building the findhorn wind park. total capacity of 750kw = 176 kw after capacity factor findhorn...
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BUILDING THE FINDHORN WIND PARK
Total capacity of 750kW = 176 kW after capacity factor
Findhorn Wind Park
The planning process
Cost: £100k- No guarantee!
•Wind resource assessment•Financial model•RAF•Application for planning permission
•Visual impact study•Noise study•Bird study
Visibility of the proposed turbines
The effect of other windfarms and proposals
EXCAVATION
ROTOR
NARCELLE
Generators CapacityContinuousAnnualFactor RunningOperations
kW kWhrThree wind turbines @ 225 kw capacity24% 162 1,419,120One wind turbine @ 75 kw capacity 18% 14 118,260
1,537,380
The annual output is 1,537 megawatt hours per annum
1,537 MWhr/annum350 homes
475,000 litres of oil660 tonnes carbon dioxide
Planning permissionGranted 18 Jan. 05
Financial Model
•ROC’s & LEC’s are about 50% of income•Cost of generating power = 1.6 to 5.9 pence/kWh