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Abstract

Venezuela is a country with large reserves of fossil fuels, and it’s estimated that resources from renewable energies are also large enough. Nevertheless, the technical evaluation of the majority of these resources has not been sufficiently investigated, particularly eolic resources. In this article, we present the analysis of the wind flow based on different climate data sources, as well as a preliminary technical evaluation of the wind resource, in order to identify those areas susceptible for the development and implementation of wind power. The results presented here are theoretical considerations of the technical potential of wind powered energy in the country, which might be considered as a preliminary study in order to formulate projects aimed at obtaining electrical power from wind energy. The results show that there are many places that have excellent wind resources; however, the major energetic potential of wind flows is located along the coast, with values in excess of 5500 MWh/km², mostly in the Falcon, Zulia, Sucre and Nueva Esparta states.