Fundamentals Of Electrical Engineering: Wind

Showing posts with label Wind. Show all posts

Showing posts with label Wind. Show all posts

Thursday, February 16, 2012

Wind Farm Model Project

Wind Systems February 16, 2012

Wind Farm Model Project

In a bid to come to a full understanding of Wind Farms, I have embarked on a project which will involve modelling an actual wind farm.

As opposed to regular models by Architects, my model will be alive but not generating. This simply means that, the vegetation will be alive and growing.

To save up on time, since the grass and other vegetation will take time to mature, I will start by

Saturday, January 7, 2012

World Future Energy Summit 2012

Wind Systems January 07, 2012

World Future Energy Summit 2012

There are many energy events that one can afford to miss out but this one is not. The World Future Energy Summit is the hallmark of energy and innovation events. Coming this 18th to 21st January 2012 is this year's World Future Energy Summit 2012. Under the Patronage of H.H. General Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces.

Wednesday, November 30, 2011

Kinagop Wind Park, 61MW

Wind November 30, 2011

Kinagop Wind Park, 61MW

Kinagop Wind Park LTD, a local company here in Kenya has announced plans to build a 61MW wind park in Kinagopplateau in Nyandarua County.

The wind farm will have a nameplate capacity of 60.8 MW and the power will be fed into the grid. The company added to say that they will apply for a power generating license in December 5th.

The new plant will add to the nations wind power network breaking

Monday, November 14, 2011

South Korea to build the world's largest Wind Farm

Wind Systems November 14, 2011

South Korea to build the world's largest Wind Farm

The 50Million people Republic of Korea has announced plans to build the world's largest Wind Power Station which will be offshore. The government has said that it will invest 10.2 trillion won (US$9 billion) in building a 2.5 Gigawatt (GW) offshore wind farm, the largest in the world.

Korea Electric Power(KEP), the countries largest power company, will be incharge of the project.The project

Saturday, November 12, 2011

Wind Farmer 4.2

Wind Systems November 12, 2011

Wind Farmer 4.2

When it comes to designing a wind farm project, no one does it better than WindFarmer 4.2. Yes, GL Garrad Hassan have released version 4.2 and I cannot wait to get my hands on.
This is what lies inside this release:

NEW: Increased support of ESRI shape files for site limits and object locations
NEW: Tools for design and optimisation of regular grid turbine layouts
NEW: Improved modelling of

Thursday, September 1, 2011

Wind Energy Installation Systems

Wind Systems September 01, 2011

Wind Energy Installation Systems

When you decide to install a wind system in your house, there are a number of wind installation systems that are available and they depend much your nearness to the power line.
The 3 common installation systems are:

Grid Connected
Grid Connected with battery backup
Off-Grid

The Grid Connected involves the wind turbine produces power (AC) which is fed into the house. Should the wind turbine

Monday, August 15, 2011

The Roscoe Wind Farm, US - Largest Wind farm in the World

Wind August 15, 2011

The Roscoe Wind Farm, US - Largest Wind farm in the World

Fast Facts
Country: US
Locale: Texas
Status: Operational
Comissioning Date: 2009
Construction Cost: 1Billion USD
No of Turbines: 627
Type: Onshore
Capacity: 781.5MW

Owned and operated by E.ON Climate & Renewable, the Rescoe Wind Farm stands tall with 627 turbines with an installed output of 781.5MW. It was constructed in 4phases:

1st Phase, Rescoe -2008, 209 Mitsubishi

Sunday, August 14, 2011

Brazil Windpower 2011-Conference & Exhibition

Wind August 14, 2011

Brazil Windpower 2011-Conference & Exhibition

The Sulamerica Conference Center in Rio, Brazil will play host to the Brazil Windpower Conference. This conference will bring together people and market leaders in the industry to showcase their products.

According to the event organaizers, there shall be more space available for the booths and many are expected to attend, including me. The event will run for 3 days, that is August 30, 31 and

Wednesday, June 8, 2011

The Altamont Wind Farm

Wind June 08, 2011

The Altamont Wind Farm

QUICK FACTS
Location: Alameda County, California, US
Maximum Output: 576MW
Annual Power Generation 1.1TWh
No of Turbines: 4,930
Installation Date: 1981
Condition: Good to Poor

Image:theage.com.au

The Altamont wind farm, constructed in the 1980�s was at one time the largest wind farm in the world in terms of capacity. This farm was well known by the sheer number of bird mortality at the

Friday, June 3, 2011

10 Steps to install a small wind power project

Wind June 03, 2011

10 Steps to install a small wind power project

Thinking of installing a domestic wind turbine?
Good, now read on....

Step1
Measure the electrical consumption of your domestic appliances in KWh

Step 2
Access your wind resource.

Step3
Head to the dealer and select a turbine and a tower basing your selection on the wind resource. The dealer will advice you.

Step4
Contact the municipal authority or council for laws or regulations that

Tuesday, May 31, 2011

Avian Mortality by Wind Turbines

Wind May 31, 2011

Avian Mortality by Wind Turbines

Since the commissioning of early commercial; wind turbines, the idea of bird mortality by the blades of wind turbines has never settled. many biological researchers have protested the commissioning of large wind farms citing massive death of birds in future.

In this post we are going to explore this concept of death of birds due to wind turbines.

The Reality
When a wind farm is installed in

Sunday, April 10, 2011

Introduction to Wind Power & Energy from the Wind

Wind April 10, 2011

Introduction to Wind Power & Energy from the Wind

Wind has been in use since the early days of civilization but its use is what differs from today�s world. In those days wind was used primarily to drive ocean-going ships that connected continents and opened up international trade. One of the famous winds is the Monsoon that held up local and international trade.

In western countries however, wind was a major component and energy source in

Monday, March 28, 2011

Lake Turkana Wind Power Project Given a Go - Ahead

Wind March 28, 2011

Lake Turkana Wind Power Project Given a Go - Ahead

Related Posts:
Lk.Turkana Wind Power Project - Details
Wind Power In Kenya - Ngong Wind Power Station

The Lk. Turkana Wind Power Project which was to start installation last year has finally been given the green light. This had followed months of delay from the Government of Kenya, through the Ministry of Energy in handing out a Letter of Support. The Letter of Support provides two components

Saturday, February 12, 2011

First Green Energy Centre to be set up in Nairobi, Kenya

Wind February 12, 2011

First Green Energy Centre to be set up in Nairobi, Kenya

Kenyans are set to reap the rewards of a new initiative to help local companies develop and set up climate friendly technologies that will create thousands of jobs.World Bank�s Special Envoy for Climate Change Andrew Steer announced that the world�s first Climate Innovation Centre (CIC) will be established in Nairobi.Mr Steer made the revelation yesterday during a conference at the Danish

Monday, November 29, 2010

Ngong Wind Power - Kenya

Wind November 29, 2010

Ngong Wind Power - Kenya

Installed Capacity: 5.1 Mega Watts

Commisioning Year: 2009

Wind Turbines: 6

Output of each turbine: 850kW

Model: Vestas V52

Main Contractor TPF-Econoler SA (Belgium)

Location:Ngong Hills, 22km SW of capital, Nairobi - Kenya.

Standing tall at a height of 50m from the ground, the wind turbines rotate at the winds pace in a bid to generate Kenya's source of Wind Power.The Ngong Wind

Wednesday, August 18, 2010

Kenyan Cabinet approves a 421MW Power Generation Programme

Wind August 18, 2010

Kenyan Cabinet approves a 421MW Power Generation Programme

The power shortage in Kenya is set to ease following Tuesday�s move by the Cabinet to approve a major generation programme.

Under the New Planned Power Generation Capacity Programme, six power projects are to be initiated this year.They
include:

21MW Songoro Hydropower Project.
10MW Tana Hydropower Project.
5MW Ngong Windpower Project.
80MW Early Geothermal Power Project.
25MW Kindaruma

Monday, August 16, 2010

Community Power Centers (CPC) : UNIDO

Wind August 16, 2010

Community Power Centers (CPC) : UNIDO

United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), in partnership with other stakeholders has been working on a project of lighting up Kenya using electricity generated from renewable sources. The energy generated is taken to a village power center that acts as a community development center.Once electricity is at the center, it is used for different applications. Presently, unto

Friday, March 5, 2010

Is Engineering all about money?

Wind March 05, 2010

Is Engineering all about money?

Sometimes I really wonder whether this world is ever going to move forward if everybody just want money but no development. I was shocked when my fellow students were looking for an attachment at local companies based on how much they pay trainees.Why would one want to be paid and yet you are even not qualifies - you are there for the practical application of what one has learned in class.

Wednesday, March 3, 2010

Lake Turkana Wind Power Project - Kenya

Wind March 03, 2010

Lake Turkana Wind Power Project - Kenya

PROJECT: LAKE TURKANA WIND POWER STATION
CAPACITY: 310 MW (2012)
LOCATION: SOUTHEASTERN END OF LAKE TURKANA
DUE DATE: JULY 2010 FULL CAPACITY JULY 2010
TURBINE TECHNOLOGY: VESTAS V-52 850 KW WIND TURBINE

PROJECT SUMMARY
The Lake Turkana Wind Power Project consists of 3 major units.
310 MW wind farm at Lake Turkana.
Lake Turkana to Suswa 428 km transmission line.
Road

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