Statistical Analysis of Wind Energy Potential in Uzbekistan’s Bukhara Region Using Weibull Distribution

With the development of small business in Uzbekistan’s rural areas, there is a shortage of electric power, as well as power outages for these consumers. The use of renewable energy sources is one way to solve this problem, and this has been little studied in Bukhara oblast. A preliminary study of this problem shows that the region has the necessary capacity of renewable energy sources. This paper presents the results of a study of wind speed and wind energy potential in Bukhara oblast located in southwestern Uzbekistan. The data of wind speed and direction measured at the weather station at Bukhara’s international airport, taken at an altitude of 10 meters, were analyzed on the basis of the two-parameter Weibull distribution function. The main parameters k and c of the Weibull distribution function were determined using the empirical method. Wind speed and direction were statistically analyzed in MatLab and a graph (wind rose) was plotted. Wind energy potentials at different altitudes were also evaluated.