Data from: Wind resource assessment and energy potential of Natadola in Viti Levu, Fiji

This study uses 1.75 years of continuous measured wind data at a height of
50 m AGL to model and assess the wind resource potential at the site of
Natadola in Viti Levu, Fiji, utilizing the Wind Atlas Analysis and
Application Program (WAsP). WAsP is employed to model and assess the wind
resource and for modelling a 10 MW utility-scale windfarm. The findings
indicated that the average wind speed and the mean power density at the
Natadola measurement site are 6.94 m/s and 328 W/m2 at 50 m AGL, which
falls in Wind Power Class 3 and is suitable for the application of
utility-scale wind power. High-resolution resource maps reveal that the
Natadola site has an average wind speed of 7.11 m/s, with an average power
density of 358 W/m2, and a potential annual energy production of 0.786 GWh
at a height of 55 m AGL. The wind direction is dominantly easterly. A
model 10 MW windfarm using 37 × 275-kW Vergnet wind turbines at the
Natadola site generates a net AEP of 30.947 GWh/year, windfarm wake loss
of 5.81 %, Turbulence Intensity of 4 %, and a capacity factor of 0.35.
Study aligns with SDG 7 and SDG 13.