Objective
To save energy for the operation of a water pumping installation and other electricity requirements of a small community by using a properly designed 150 kW wind turbine and to demonstrate that such a turbine, connected directly to a system of water pumps and connected parallel to the grid is a technically and economically feasible system. The project will take place at the village of Malaki, in Creta island and the objective is to gain experience from the construction of such a wind turbine, from its operation on a highly complex terrain and from the operation of such a multi-usage system. Innovation lies on the use of newly designed blades under the CEC-DG12 contract which allows also to upgrate to 150 kW the existing design of the 120 kW machine.
The wind turbine will be of 150 kW rated power and will be constructed by Ecotecnia S. Coop. It will be an upgrade of their 120 kW machine. It is going to be a 20 m, upwind, 3 bladed machine with active yawing system and stall control. One of the objectives will be the optimization of the wind turbine performance to the wind characteristics of the site (highly complex terrain), so that the highest possible amount of energy savings could be obtained.
The community of Malaki intends to use the pumped water from a new drilling plant for water supply purposes and for irrigation. The pumping installation consists of a submersible 33 kW pump and a booster pump connected to a reservoir which will be used for irrigation purposes. A control unit will be designed in order to determine, by switching on and off the pumps, the specific use of the generated electrical power according to the different demands. When both pumps will be turned off, the electrical energy produced by the turbine willbe either fed to the grid or used by the Community for other needs.
The whole project will be performed in close collaboration between the Greek and Spanish partners.
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74100 MALAKIA
Greece