Research Article

Investigation of Energy Storage Systems, Its Advantage and Requirement in Various Locations in Australia

Table 2

Number of potential locations in different states in Australia.

Australian statesNumber of observed locationsSolar radiation locationWind speed locationBoth solar and wind locations
≥6.0 kWh/m2/d≥6.0 m/s≥5.0 m/s and 5.0 kWh/m2/d
Numbers %Numbers %Numbers %

Northern Territory (NT)18844.4105.5316.7
Queensland (QLD)501020.0510.01326.0
New South Wales (NSW)47102.1204.3102.1
South Australia (SA)15000.0213.3640.0
Victoria (VIC)31103.2516.1103.2
Western Australia (WA)35822.81028.61234.3
Tasmania (TAS)14000.0857.1000.0