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Abstract
Offshore wind energy is a renewable energy source that has great potential in energy
markets worldwide as our current knowledge of offshore engineering technology makes it ready
for implementation immediately. In this Thesis, Zayt Gulf region of Egypt was chosen to be the
focus of this research interest for establishment and construction of both offshore and onshore
wind farms for its high potential wind speeds all over the year. New different proposal for wind
farms in the newly introduced site Zayt Gulf is suggested. Both size and site of wind farm units
are to be selected based on maximizing the use of available wind gust as well as avoiding
environmental problems such as bird migration pathways and noise. Technical and economical
analysis shall be provided to base the comparison between the different alternative wind farms.
The speed and power characteristics of Zayt Gulf region have been modeled and analyzed. To
avoid bird migration problem, it is suggested to use modified wind turbines in the proposed
onshore wind farms. Two proposals of onshore wind farms are introduced in the new area.
Another proposal for offshore wind farm is introduced at 10km away from Zayt Gulf region
which has privilege of being away from bird migration pathways, avoiding noise problem and
having higher wind speeds. For the privileged wind characteristics in this site, it is concluded that
the cost of energy production is much lower than the internationally recognized benchmarks.