INSTALLATION OF A 1 MW WIND FARM BASED ON 2 ECOTECNIA 36/500 WIND TURBINES IN TARIFA

Project Information

Grant agreement ID: WE.-00374-94

Project closed

Start date 19 July 1994

End date 31 January 1998

Funded under

• Programme (EEC) for the promotion of energy technology in Europe (THERMIE), 1990-1994

Total cost € 1 025 397,00

EU contribution € 410 159,00

Coordinated by

ECOTECNIA SOCIEDAD COOPERATIVA CATALANA LTD
Spain

Objective

Construction of a wind farm consisting of 2 new developed ECOTECNIA 500 kW 3 bladed, 36 m diameter fixed pitch wind turbines at Tarifa (Spain). The mean wind speed at the site is 8.3 m/s in 30 m height. The aim is to demonstrate the new 500 kW unit. Particulary under the complex terrain an high wind speed environment. The project includes a comprehensive scientific measurement programme of wind turbine loading and performance characteristics.

Programme(s)

• ENG-THERMIE 1 - Programme (EEC) for the promotion of energy technology in Europe (THERMIE), 1990-1994

Topic(s)

Data not available

Call for proposal

Data not available

Funding Scheme

DEM - Demonstration contracts

Coordinator

ECOTECNIA SOCIEDAD COOPERATIVA CATALANA LTD

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: C/AMISTAD 23, 1ER ; 08005 Barcelona ; Spain
• Total cost: No data