Annual Report 2011-2012

Annual Research Report 2011-2012
Project Title:
Feasibility Studies for Construction of Wind Power Plants
with a Capacity of 500 MW
Department: Renewable Energies
Employer: Monenco Iran
Project Manager: Arash Haghparast Kashani
Project Code: CNEMO02
Project Summary:
The use of wind energy as a clean and great source is a choice for the provision of
human demands. In order to enjoy of this energy and construction of wind farms, the
first and most important step is to find and approve the appropriate potential areas for
installing wind turbines. At the present project, the feasibility studies for the
construction of wind power plants with a capacity of 500 MW have been carried out.
The project was conducted in four parts. In the first part of this project, wind power
plants and their role for energy supply, development and future perspective were
considered as a pilot study. Then techniques of site selection and general characteristics
of the convenient sites were identified for the construction of wind farms. In addition,
the technology of wind turbines and techniques of turbine selection were studied. In this
project, database of commercial wind turbines along with their technical specifications
were prepared.
At the second section, the suitability of considered windy areas has been evaluated by
using existing data. Studies were conducted to determine the windy areas. Then some
requirements such as GPS along with the related check lists that must be completed
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