SWOT analysis on using wind and solar energy in central Kazakhstan
Strengths
Wind
Solar
- average wind speed 4-6m/s (table 1)
- does not require water
no emissions
-
2200–3000h of sunlight per year
- No NIMBY effect
not limited
- silent
- Big territory
- required materials are domestically produced
good resources
(fig.1, fig.2)
- requires little maintenance
- no harm to natural
beauty
- Yerementau mountains
(table 3)
- solar thermal plants can store energy
Weaknesses
Solar
Wind
Opportunities
Wind
Solar
- dependence on clouds
- dependence on the sun and wind intensity
- estimated potential is low (table 2)
- "Astana Solar" project
- Aim - 50% share of renewables by 2050
- decrease import,
increase export
- hard to compete
with fossil fuels
- no production of solar
elements and batteries
in KZ
- reducing dependence on coal, oil
- noisy
-
- improve
ecological condition
- affects biodiversity
- new jobs
- development of science
Threats
Solar
Wind
- economical
crisis
- decrease of
biodiversity in area
(mostly insects)
- decrease of
biodiversity in area
(mostly birds)
- possibility
of fail
- high - risk
business evironment
- generated by nuclear fusion
within the sun, this process operates
on the very same basic laws of nuclear
physics used in nuclear power
plants and atomic bombs!
- inadequate
scientific support