Conclusion
Wind data collected for a year during December2011-November2012 revealed an average wind speed
of 4.28 m/s, from north 83.3 % of the time, on Phangan island at 120m height. Simulations of wind farms
based on these data gave capacity factors in the range 0.98-2.68% suggesting that such investment would
be poorly utilized. The potential of wind turbine installations on the more elevated parts of Phangan
island should be assessed, as those locations have higher wind speeds.