Potential of Wind Energy in Urban Areas: Gaza City as a Case Study

This project contributes to a more stabilized, decentralized energy production in Gaza City to meet the strong energy demand, to lower the number of outages, and to mitigate the consequences of blackouts. For this purpose, it is analysed with wind sensors how suitable the flat roofs in Gaza City are as locations for small wind turbines. The main scientific goal of the project lies in the analysis of wind energy production in densely populated cities based on a measure-based study. Moreover, policy recommendations on the wind energy use in urban areas should be elaborated, which are derived from real measurements at different heights in Gaza City. Finally, the application of a small wind turbine on the roof of a residential building will be evaluated.