The cost of energy associated with micro wind generation: International case studies of rural and urban installations

Sunderland, Keith; Narayana, Mahinsasa; Putrus, Ghanim; Conlon, Michael; McDonald, Steve

doi:10.1016/j.energy.2016.05.045

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“…The levelized cost of energy can be calculated and complemented by other economic criteria, such as the time of investment return, cost-benefit analysis, etc. There are several examples of the use of this methodology that can be consulted [23][24][25][26][27].…”

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Techno-Economic Feasibility Study of Small Wind Turbines in the Valley of Mexico Metropolitan Area

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The use of small wind turbines (SWTs) is an alternative energy strategy with increasing potential for satisfying in situ electrical demands and should be studied to promote social penetration. The Valley of Mexico Metropolitan Area (VMMA) has air pollution issues that need to be addressed. This has resulted in programs for monitoring atmospheric variables, such as wind speed. By selecting and using 3 years’ worth of available data, we developed a methodology to study the technical and economic feasibility of using SWTs in the VMMA. To this end, 28 SWT models were assessed at 18 locations to estimate annual energy production. In light of certain data characteristics, an adjustment to the power production was proposed for the specific case of using SWTs. Cash flow analysis and annualized net present value (ANPV) were used to determine economic feasibility for each location; furthermore, electric home feeds in the VMMA were considered to model local economic conditions. Similar wind conditions were observed within the VMMA; however, only two wind turbine and location models provided positive ANPV values. The extra annual benefit for each project was calculated by associating the cost per mitigation of CO2 emissions, which may provide an economic strategy for promoting the penetration of this technology.

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Techno-Economic Feasibility Study of Small Wind Turbines in the Valley of Mexico Metropolitan Area

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“…Sunderland et al [137] noted that for micro-wind turbines to be economically feasible in the urban environment as compared to a rural environment, the optimization of efficiency of the turbine must be targeted. The authors presented results for the Levelized Cost Of Energy (LCOE), which is defined as the cost of energy to break even over the entire lifetime of the turbine.…”

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“…The study did not include any feed-in tariff considerations. Results are reported from Sunderland et al [137] in Table 2 for convenience. In the U.K., the cost of energy reported by the authors stands at 0.98 eur, which is still prohibitively large.…”

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A Review of Urban Wind Energy Research: Aerodynamics and Other Challenges

Micaleff

Bussel

2018

Energies

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Urban wind energy research is crucial for the success or failure of wind turbines installed in the built environment. Research in this field is fragmented into various research groups working on different topics in isolation with seemingly few efforts of integrating the various fields. This review aims at highlighting the synergies between the various advances, particularly in aerodynamics, but also in other areas. Past and current work has been focused on establishing reliable wind statistics at the site of interest. Advances in building aerodynamics have provided new insight on the local flow occurring at the rotor location. An outlook toward future research and the need to treat the different flow scales in a holistic manner is emphasized given also the recent advances in rotor aerodynamics related to the effect of flow skewness and turbulence. This will shed light on the critical issues that need to be addressed by scientists in order to make urban wind energy viable for decentralized generation. Various other present challenges are discussed briefly including structural aspects, noise emissions, economics and visual impact. Research in this field should be the guidepost for more targeted certification standards, in an effort to regularize the small wind energy market.

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“…the energy sources and renewable energy viz., solar energy [5][6][7] and wind energy [8,9] can be considered as a long-term sustainable solution for the input for deriving hydrogen fuel. Different roles of hydrogen in the renewable system have been demonstrated in industrial scale [10][11][12] as well as small scale [13].…”

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Modeling and experimental validation of a unitized regenerative fuel cell in electrolysis mode of operation

Bhosale

Mane

Singdeo

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Energy

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Unitized regenerative fuel cell (URFC) is considered to be the compact solution to generate and utilize hydrogen. It possesses combined capabilities of operating in fuel cell and electrolyser modes. In the present study, the performance of a URFC in electrolyser mode is modelled and also experimentally validated. The performances are being modelled using a combination of structural and CFD analysis tool. The effect of the operating gas pressure arising from the variation in the contact pressure between GDL and BPP on the performances are studied. The clamping pressure, as well as the operating pressure of the electrolyser, are seen to have a high impact on the contact resistance and thereby the performance as well. It is observed that the simulated polarization behavior is in good agreement with the experimental results. To restrict the area specific resistance below 150 mΩ cm 2 the operating pressure should be maintained below 5.9 bar at clamping pressure of 1.5 MPa.

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The cost of energy associated with micro wind generation: International case studies of rural and urban installations

Cited by 39 publications

References 16 publications

Techno-Economic Feasibility Study of Small Wind Turbines in the Valley of Mexico Metropolitan Area

Techno-Economic Feasibility Study of Small Wind Turbines in the Valley of Mexico Metropolitan Area

A Review of Urban Wind Energy Research: Aerodynamics and Other Challenges

Modeling and experimental validation of a unitized regenerative fuel cell in electrolysis mode of operation

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