Offshore Wind Turbine Performance Data for Algeria, 2019-2021

Said Khoudiri's dataset on figshare provides mean output power and capacity factor for offshore wind turbines in Algeria. It contains results from a multi-source workflow combining ERA5 reanalysis, Global Wind Atlas, and Copernicus Marine Service data. The data was last updated on 2026-05-14.

Use Cases

• Ranking potential offshore wind zones based on wind climate and bathymetry constraints mentioned in the description.
• Comparing performance of different 3-MW-class commercial turbines using rotor equivalent wind speed (REWS) and power curve mapping.
• Estimating net annual energy production (Net AEP) and capacity factor after applying aggregated loss factors.
• Screening sites using extreme coastal wave height data to check operational clearance assumptions.

Strengths

• Applies a multi-year ERA5 reanalysis (2019-2021) for wind climate quantification.
• Reports specific performance metrics, including a mean net annual energy production of 10.397 GWh/yr and a net capacity factor of 39.56% per turbine.
• Uses a multi-source workflow combining open datasets from Global Wind Atlas, Copernicus Marine Service, and ERA5.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• The dataset is very small (9.5 KB), indicating limited scope.

Provenance

Source

Said Khoudiri via figshare.

Collection Method

Derived from a multi-source screening-to-yield workflow combining open datasets (ERA5, Global Wind Atlas, Copernicus Marine Service).

Time Range

2019-2021

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-14 17:36:29; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Algerian coastline