Objective
An autonomous wind system will supply the required energy for the island of Drenec for desalination purposes in order to demonstrate that wind energy is suitable for such applications.
A wind turbine made by AEROWATT INT. will be installed on the island of Drenec in order to cover part of the electricity needs of the local marine centre. The maximum population of the island is 60 persons and the needs for water will be covered by an inverse osmosis desalination system which will be added to the existing loads. A battery storage system will also be used in order to ensure the continuity of the energy supply. The wind turbine has a nominal power of 10 KW and is of the UM 100 (VMS 40)/10000/BAT type aiming to generate about 10500 KWh/yr. The generated energy will also be used for lighting and refrigeration purposes. The regulation system of the wind turbine allows control of the autonomous system. Furthermore, the reactive power for starting of the asynchronous generator will be taken by the 10 kW inverters which have been specially built by FAIVELEY for the needs of AEROWATT INT. and will be used in this project.
The total cost of the project is much higher than the one which is indicated here, as the desalination system is not included in the cost of this project.
Useful application, especially for cases, as this one, where any other possible solution is not realistic. Therefore the demonstration phase is very essential.
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94385 Bonneuil
France