Hawaii - 50 m Wind Power 156°
157°
MOLOKAI
Wind Power Classification Wind Power Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Resource Potential Poor Marginal Fair Good Excellent Outstanding Superb
Wind Power Density at 50 m W/m2
Wind Speed at 50 m m/s
0 - 200 200 - 300 300 - 400 400 - 500 500 - 600 600 - 800 > 800
0.0 - 5.6 5.6 - 6.4 6.4 - 7.0 7.0 - 7.5 7.5 - 8.0 8.0 - 8.8 > 8.8
155°
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a Wind speeds are based on a Weibull k of 2.0.
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Wind Speed at 50 m mph 21° 0.0 - 12.5 12.5 - 14.3 14.3 - 15.7 15.7 - 16.8 16.8 - 17.9 17.9 - 19.7 > 19.7
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Kahului
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KAHOOLAWE
The Weibul k may vary from 1.5 to 3.0 depending on location.
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Hawi
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159° Lalamilo
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KAUAI
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Kamuela
Na Pali Coast 22°
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OAHU
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Waianae %
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158°
156° 50 25
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Ewa Honolulu
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Hilo
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Kailua Kona % Captain Cook
Hanamaulu Lihue
NIIHAU
The annual wind power estimates for this map were produced by TrueWind Solutions160° using their Mesomap system and historical weather data. It has been validated with available surface data by NREL and wind energy meteorological consultants.
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155° 50
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100 Kilometers 50
75 Miles
U.S. Department of Energy National Renewable Energy Laboratory
12-JUL-2005 2.1.5