Study of a project's wind potential
Grid connected wind plants
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Study of a project's wind potential
Grid connected wind plants

Authors : Denis LEFEBVRE, Jean-Marc NOËL

Publication date: January 10, 2017 | Lire en français

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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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