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Tauernwindpark
Tauernwindpark is the heighest situated wind farm.
Building time
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Start Finish Period |
05/07/2002 06/12/2002 5 month |
Location
The Towernwindpark is located in central Austria in the mountains of Nieder Tauern and 1900 m above the sea level. The Towernwindpark is the highst located wind farm in the world.
Graph 1: Relations of interest rate and energy costs
Infrastructure
The farm can be reached over well developed streets.
Wind conditiones
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Middle wind speed in hub heights Middle power density of the wind Full load hours Cummulated power capacity Energy production |
7.0 m/s 472 W/m² 2150 h/a 19.25 MW 40 GWh/a |
Technic
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Manufacturer Quantity Type Rated power Rotor diameter Swept area Hub heights Nominal revolutions Operational interval Cut-in wind speed Rated wind speed Cut-out wind speed Wind tracking Aerodynamc breakes Mechanical breakes Further information |
Vestas Germany GmbH, Husum 11 V66 – 1.75 MW 1,750 kW 66.0 m 3421 m² 60.0 m 21.3 1/min 10.5 – 24.5 1/min 4 m/s 16 m/s 25 m/s 4 electro engines Position of blades Disc brake |
Investments
|
Wind power plant and equipment |
16,915,206 |
|
Total investments |
23,864,166 |
O&M Costs (operating and maintenance costs)
|
Equipment, maintenance, reparations Others |
474,650 43,000 40,000 |
|
Total O&M costs per year |
878,650 |
Financing
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Equity capital |
3,650,000 |
|
Total financing |
23,864,166 |
Specific Investments und Costs
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Specific Investments Specific O&M costs |
1,239,696 €/MW 21.23 €/MWh |
Energy costs
The energy costs are very depended on the interest rate. The interests rates for wind parks are often around 7 % and in this case the energy costs for an average year regarding the full load hours are 7,6 € ct/kWh. Fourther details are shown in graph 2.
Graph 2: Relations of interest rate and energy costs
Pay-back Time
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Turbine type Rated power Commulated primary energy demand for construction, operationand maintenance[1] Full load hours inland site Energy gain inland site Average efficiency, coal power plant in the world[2] Pay-back time Times of pay-back of cummulated energy demand for a lifetime of 20 years |
Vestas V-66 1.75 MW
4580 MWh 2150 h/a 3760 MWh/a 31 % 4.5 month 53 |
Further information about the Tauernwindpark
Sources
[1] Pick, E.; Wagner, H-J.; Bunk, O.: Kumulierter Energieaufwand von Windkraftanlagen. BWK Bd. 50 (1998) No. 11/12, P. 52-55
[2] Schilling, H.-D.: Wie haben sich die Wirkungsgrade der Kohlekraftwerke entwickelt und was ist künftig zu erwarten ?. (2004), P. 5
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