Electricity Assessment of Wind Power Plants

How is wind energy assessed?

The assessment of wind energy requires data collection and the use of analytical methods and techniques to estimate the availability of winds for a wind turbine over its lifetime 7.

How is energy consumption calculated in a wind power plant?

From the resource statement of the wind power plant’s life cycle, energy consumption per turbine including grid connection has been calculated, i.e. manufacturing, operation, transport, dismantling/disposal and transmission.

How do you assess wind energy potential?

The most commonly methods and techniques for assessing wind potential include the analysis of on-site measured meteorological data, GIS analysis, and machine learning. Geographic Information Systems (GIS) are valuable tools for analyzing and assessing wind energy potential. However, they have some limits in wind energy applications.

How much energy does a small wind power plant use?

If the system is analysed in terms of gross energy, then the small wind power plant consisting of 30 turbines has an increased energy consumption of 5%, giving an energy balance of 7.8 months.

What is the importance of electricity production in a wind power plant?

Electricity production in relation to resource consumption is seen as the most important aspect of the onshore wind power plant. I.e. a 50% increase of the electricity production will result in a 50% decrease of the energy balance.

What are the essential assumptions of a wind power plant?

The essential assumptions are: The electricity production of the chosen site for the wind power plant. The electricity production reflects a standard site in i.e. Denmark, but will the results be affected by the choice of another site with different wind conditions.