3. Study of a project's wind potential
The cost price of wind-generated electricity is highly sensitive to the level of the wind field. The study of a wind farm project, in the economic conditions of the moment when most of the financing is in place, implies a very precise approach to the wind deposit, and to future producibility, in order to convince the financiers.
It is therefore essential to carry out as accurate a study as possible of the wind potential at the project site.
3.1 Objectives
The first objective of a wind resource study prior to the installation of a wind power plant is to assess, as closely as possible, what the project's deliverability will be during its lifetime. Given that wind power projects have a lifespan of around 20 years, the aim is to assess...
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La bibliographie récente relative à l'électricité éolienne est à la fois pauvre et surabondante. Pauvre, parce que la technologie, le marché et le futur de l'électricité éolienne évoluent tellement rapidement que le temps nécessaire à la rédaction d'un ouvrage le rend caduc avant sa parution. Surabondante, parce que le nombre des articles de toutes sortes décrivant un des éléments de l'énorme...Websites
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1.1. France
The development of wind power in France is organized by the Ministry of the Environment, Energy and the Sea, in conjunction with the Ministry of the Economy, Finance and Industry.
Among the organizations most involved in this development are :
ADEME, the French Environment and Energy Management Agency...
Standards and norms
International standards
The standards to which wind turbines must conform are drawn up and constantly updated by the IEC (International Electrotechnical Commission). http://www.iec.ch/
All standards relating to wind turbines are classified under IEC 61400. http://www.iec.ch/
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