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      <journal-title-group><journal-title>SET Proceedings</journal-title></journal-title-group>
      <issn pub-type="epub">2978-4387</issn>
      <publisher><publisher-name>Caravel Press</publisher-name></publisher>
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      <article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.65582/set.2011.014</article-id>
      <article-id pub-id-type="publisher-id">2011.014</article-id>
      <title-group><article-title>Wind and solar energy potential in Batna, Algeria</article-title></title-group>
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      <contrib contrib-type="author" corresp="yes">
        <name><surname>Aksas</surname><given-names>Mounir</given-names></name>
        <xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff1"/>
        <email>m_aksas@hotmail.com</email>
      </contrib>
      <contrib contrib-type="author">
        <name><surname>Gama</surname><given-names>Amor</given-names></name>
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      <aff id="aff1">Department of Physics, Faculty of Sciences, University of Batna , Algeria</aff>
      <aff id="aff2">Applied Research Unit on Renewable Energies, URAER, Ghardaïa, Algeria</aff>
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      <pub-date publication-format="electronic" date-type="pub"><day>04</day><month>09</month><year>2011</year></pub-date>
      <volume>10</volume>
      <isbn publication-format="electronic">978-1-995850-03-0</isbn>
      <fpage>1</fpage>
      <lpage>6</lpage>
      <self-uri xlink:href="https://caravelpress.com/proceedings/set/papers/2011.014"/>
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        <date date-type="received"><string-date>4 September 2011</string-date></date>
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      <permissions>
        <copyright-statement>© 2011 Copyright WSSET</copyright-statement>
        <copyright-year>2011</copyright-year>
      </permissions>
      <abstract><p>Due to several climate changes caused by greenhouse gas and to the increasing need for clean energies, scientists drew attention to renewable energy sources, which are the most suitable solution in the future. Sparsely populated and flat open terrains observed in Batna region (North East of Algeria) and its semi-arid climate, make it a promising region for the development of solar and wind energies. In this article, we analyzed ten years of daily wind speed data in a remote area of Batna: Mustafa Ben Boulaid Airport. Wind power availability, as well as annual mean values of wind speed and power, were estimated. Frequency distribution of daily totals of wind speed data were counted and illustrated too. The results have been used to estimate net energy output of different wind turbines. This simulation shows a difference in wind generators production and allows us to choose the best wind turbine adapted to site conditions. Since solar and wind energy resources may be used to compensate each other, we evaluated also the solar potential of the same area.</p></abstract>
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        <kwd>Wind energy</kwd>
        <kwd>weibull</kwd>
        <kwd>solar irradiation</kwd>
        <kwd>Linke factor</kwd>
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      <conference>
        <conf-date>4 to 7 September 2011</conf-date>
        <conf-name>10th International Conference on Sustainable Energy Technologies</conf-name>
        <conf-acronym>SET2011</conf-acronym>
        <conf-num>10</conf-num>
        <conf-loc>Istanbul, Türkiye</conf-loc>
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