Thirteenth International Conference on The Constructed Environment

Abstract

Nowadays, renewable energy sources have become essential for all world countries. However, each State’s ability to use those sources depends on specific determinants such as meteorological geographical variables; Also, the low cost of produced energy is one of the provisions in choosing the most appropriate method for the renewable energy source. Since the most famous of these sources are solar and wind energy, most countries try to use both on a large and small scale. However, while the State is exposed to an excellent mean wind speed throughout the year, such as Hawaii, this aerial potential must be widely utilized using small wind power sources over buildings. Therefore, this paper studies the potential wind energy in the urban fabric on a microclimate scale to use vertical axis wind turbines on the top roof of a residential building as a case study to generate clean energy. Also, the results are compared with those of solar sources in terms of energy production and cost.

Presenters

Fahd Hemeida
Assistant Professor, Architectural Engineering and Environmental Design Department, Arab Academy For Science, Technology and Maritime Transport, Alexandria, Egypt