Assessment of the Wind Resource at the Grace Pacific Quarry Site in Kapolei, Oahu

dc.contributor.advisorBusinger, Steven
dc.contributor.authorTu, Jiayu
dc.contributor.departmentOceanography
dc.contributor.departmentGlobal Environmental Science
dc.date.accessioned2026-03-02T21:42:32Z
dc.date.available2026-03-02T21:42:32Z
dc.date.issued2013
dc.description.courseOCN 499 - Undergraduate Thesis
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10125/113153
dc.publisher.placeHonolulu
dc.titleAssessment of the Wind Resource at the Grace Pacific Quarry Site in Kapolei, Oahu
dc.typeThesis
dcterms.abstractThe goal of this research project is to determine the feasibility of building a wind farm at Grace Pacific Quarry (GPQ) in Kapolei. This location was chosen because wind maps for Oahu suggest that the location of GPQ has a sufficient wind resource for a wind farm. Meteorological data from Grace Pacific Wind Towers were used to analyze the quality of the wind resource at GPQ. The people who work at First Wind in Hawaii were interviewed, and the wind resource at their wind farms was compared with that at GPQ. Finally, the thesis discusses local and political considerations and environmental impact studies needed to assess the feasibility of constructing a wind farm in Hawaii.
dcterms.extent43 pages
dcterms.languageEnglish
dcterms.publisherUniversity of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
dcterms.rightsAll UHM dissertations and theses are protected by copyright. They may be viewed from this source for any purpose, but reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission from the copyright owner.
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