The global drive for clean, sustainable, renewable energy has become the ultimate objective of most progressive
countries in the world. There is an urgent need for Trinidad and Tobago to adopt the new culture of renewable
energy due to the dwindling fossil fuel resources and the impact of this fuel on human development and the
environment. Through investing in alternative energy, the vast problems created by the diminishing energy
reserves could be minimized. Additionally, alternative energy could be the essential ingredient to promote
economic growth of the country since the economy of Trinidad and Tobago depends solely on fossil fuel
resources. Sustainable development is attained by meeting the present needs while at the same time, placing
measures to fulfill the future needs of the country. Therefore, reliance on renewable energy sources such as wind
energy, could be essential for sustainability in Trinidad and Tobago. This paper examines the viability of the
Single Exponential Smoothing (SES) method to forecast wind speed values required for wind power gen The
predicted average annual value of the wind speed is correlated with the actual average annual value of the wind
speed for a ten year period in achieving sustainability in Trinidad and Tobago.
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