Tauernwindpark
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| Coordinates | 47 ° 16 '22 " N , 14 ° 23' 16" E | ||
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| Type | Wind farm | ||
| Primary energy | Wind energy | ||
| power | 32.05 megawatts | ||
| operator | Tauernwind Windkraftanlagen GmbH | ||
| Start of operations | 12/2002 (11 Vestas 1.75 MW)
(Adult 11/2004 +2 Vestas = 13) (Adult 2011 + photovoltaics) (Adult 2013 +1 Enercon 2.35 MW = 14) (Repower. 9/2019 –13 p. +9 p. 3.3 MW = 10) |
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| turbine | (up to 2018: 13 × Vestas V66 1.75 MW)
(from 2013 :) 1 × Enercon E92 2.35 MW (from 2019 :) 9 × Vestas V112 3.3 MW |
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| Energy fed in per year | 75 GWh | ||
| Website | tauernwind.com | ||
The Tauernwindpark , also called Oberzeiring Windpark , is located on Schönberg in the mountain range of the Niederen Tauern in Styria , Austria , at an altitude of 1900 m and is the first wind farm in Styria. Its rank as the highest wind farm in Europe was taken over by the Gütsch wind farm in 2010 and by the Gries wind farm in 2016 , both in Switzerland.
location
The Tauernwindpark is located in the Wölzer Tauern in Upper Styria at a central point in Austria. It is located in the municipality of Oberzeiring west to west-northwest of the town center near and north of the Klosterneuburger hut . The wind farm can be reached via a forest road (private road) from Oberzeiring. The road from the Lachtal ski area to the west has a driving ban in the upper area.
The ridge between Kobaldeck and Pichlerstein runs at right angles to the prevailing main wind direction and, due to its exposed location, is very well suited for the operation of wind turbines. The wind measurements carried out showed an average wind speed of 7 m / s, which roughly corresponds to the wind conditions on the North Sea coast. However, the air pressure at 1900 m is around 20% lower than at sea level.
Technical Equipment
The Tauernwindpark originally consisted of eleven Vestas V66 / 1750 wind turbines with a nominal output of 1.75 MW each, which were put into operation in December 2002 ( Oberzeiring I). In the autumn of 2004, the Tauernwindpark was expanded by two identical turbines ( Oberzeiring II, in operation November 2004). The total output of the wind farm increased to 22.75 MW. The towers have a hub height of 60 m and the rotors have a diameter of 66 m.
The annual energy yield is around 56,000 M Wh , the needs of around 13,000 households. The green electricity generated by the Tauernwindpark contributes to oil savings of 12,000–15,000 t and a CO 2 reduction of around 35,000 t annually. Another wind turbine was approved in 2013, and a photovoltaic system was added.
The system was developed by EWS Consulting and is operated by Tauernwind Windkraftanlagen GmbH, based in Pottenbrunn, Lower Austria, a cooperation between Imwind Immobilien-Windkraft Verwaltungs- und Beteiligungs GmbH, Pottenbrunn (80%), and WEB Windenergie AG , Pfaffenschlag (20 %), which operates numerous systems, especially in Lower Austria.
The Tauernwindpark can only be reached by vehicle from around the beginning of April to the end of October via an access road, the so-called Höhenstraße. In winter, the ridge can be reached from the Lachtal / Rossalpe ski area with the drag lift or on foot, or with the special vehicles from Tauernwind GmbH.
chronology
The blades of the first wind turbines are to be flown up from a transshipment point in / near Oberzeiring by the heavy transport helicopter Kamow Ka-32 A12 of Heli Swiss , which was present in August 2002 . Warm air temperature (low density ) reduces the load capacity, there is also fog, the pilot breaks off on the 2nd attempt or flight. 1.5 months later in September 2002 in colder weather, the flights were successful. The masts are transported by road.
2002 Commissioning of the first 11 wind turbines as the first high-alpine and highest wind farm in the world at the time
2004 In addition, two more identical Vestas V-66 wind turbines go into operation = a total of 13 turbines
2011 The photovoltaic modules go into operation at the Tanzstatt (?) - with 2 MW peak output and 2.2 million kWh / a annual yield from 13,500 m² area, the largest solar power system in Styria at the time of construction
In 2013 a wind turbine, Enercon E-92, from another manufacturer was added = a total of 14 turbines
The wind farm was repowered from April 2018 to September 2019 , during which, in addition to the cabling loop in the ground, only the youngest 14th turbine (from 2013) remained. 13 turbines from 2002 and 2004 have been sold to Kazakhstan and are gradually being replaced by 9 modern ones, each about twice as powerful on new foundations. With then a total of only 10 turbines left, the (total peak) output was increased by around 50%.
From May 2018, the 13 older wind turbines and their foundations were gradually dismantled.
At the end of August 2018, the first of the 9 new, larger wind turbines went into operation.
On August 10, 2018, a new rotor blade had an accident while being transported on Bergstrasse.
As of August 21, 2018, a mast of the new wind turbines (2018) stood at the west end of the wind farm - visible via webcam - and 7 old wind turbines in the east of the park still appear structurally complete.
On September 14, 2019, the opening of the renewed wind farm was celebrated at the invitation of the operator ImWind with a Bergkirtag, which was attended by around 1000 locals and those involved in the project. In addition to a marquee with restaurants, there were outdoor attractions. Also included: "Wilder Wind", the children's animation from the power plant operator ImWind. A wind turbine could be viewed via the stairway in the mast, and a mobile crane lifted around 7 people in a cage almost to hub height.
Wind energy priority zone Oberzeiring
The entire approximately 3½ km long Gratzug from the Tanzstadlkapelle via Schönberg and Kobaldeck to the Steinerkogel is shown in the development program for the field of wind energy (Sapro Windenergie) 2013 with an area of 1.5 km² as a priority zone for further expansion. This includes shares between 1700 and 1920 m in the municipalities of Oberzeiring, Pusterwald and Schönberg-Lachtal . The program stipulates that an expansion must include at least 10 MW, i.e. three to four modern systems. Here, an expansion through the nearby ski area appears to be entirely compatible with the landscape, and the strategic environmental assessment for the priority zone emphasized that “due to the appropriate staging of the existing wind turbines as clean energy generation and due to the uniqueness of this wind park in Styria for many years, the tourist significance of the area has not yet been achieved was affected ”- the Tauernwindpark has become an attraction in itself.
Accident when replacing with larger wind turbines
In 2018, the existing wind turbines will be gradually replaced by those with a larger rotor diameter. For this purpose, an interim storage facility for rotor blades was created in Oberzeiring. The approximately 15 km long and 14 t heavy rotor blades are transported individually on an 8-axis (64-wheel) self-propelled vehicle , hydraulically clamped on one side, protruding diagonally upwards and hydraulically tiltable and pivotable. The platform truck, including its cargo, weighs 84 tonnes and is also pulled by a truck on the steeply uphill private road. On August 10, 2018, a self-propelled vehicle loaded with a new rotor blade tipped 120 ° sideways down the valley on the road. The sheet came to rest in the forest, resulting in property damage of several 100,000 euros. 2 men were able to jump off the self-propelled vehicle and were not injured, the truck stopped, the drawbar held. Two truck-mounted cranes were used to erect the self-propelled machine - on the same day - the damaged rotor blade was separated and secured against slipping.
Others
The aerobatic pilot Hannes Arch (1967-2016) flew a slalom in a fixed wing aircraft between the 14 60 m high masts of the park, each about 100 m apart. The three-bladed turbine wheels have been placed in the Y position for this.
Web links
- tauernwind.com webcam
- imwind.at - The current operator ImWind Management GmbH
- Kanal3 Obersteiermark week 39 2019 kanal3, youtube.com, published September 19, 2019, event scout contribution from the Kirtag reopening 2019, video 2: 24–8: 18/35: 39.
- Reopening of Tauernwindpark 2019 dropbox.com, texts, images, technical data on the occasion of the repowering 2019.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Klosterneuburger Hütte / Tanzstatt
- ↑ a b c d Description: Location of the Tauern wind farm ( Memento of the original from May 9, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , tauernwind.com
- ↑ a b Oberzeiring Windpark (Austria , Part 1, Part 2 , thewindpower.net
- ↑ Extension ( Memento of the original from December 18, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , tauernwind.com
- ↑ Oberzeiring Windpark (Austria) , thewindpower.net
- ↑ 4-person household, 3,500 kWh / a as the usual comparison measure
- ↑ Environmental balance ( Memento of the original from May 28, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , Extension / Life Cycle Assessment ( Memento of the original from June 5, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , both tauernwind.com
- ↑ a b c Development program for the subject area of wind energy landesententwicklung.steiermark.at, accessed August 11, 2018. - With links to 1st subject program wind (total), 2nd ordinance on subject program wind, 3rd amendment to subject area wind energy.
- ↑ ImWind Group GmbH: Statement on the draft of the SaPro Windenergie verwaltung.steiermark.at, April 7, 2013, accessed August 11, 2018.
- ↑ https://www.kleinezeitung.at/steiermark/murtal/5462573/Tauernwindpark_Spektakulaerer-Neubau-eines-Windparks#image-Tauernwindpark_1531318064748205
- ↑ Truck accident: several 100,000 euros in damage orf.at, August 11, 2018, accessed August 21, 2018.
- ↑ Webcam tauernwind.com, August 21, 2018, 3:38 pm CEST .
- ↑ Ordinance of the Styrian state government of June 20, 2013, with which a development program for the field of wind energy is issued. LGBl. No. 72/2013 (as amended online, ris.bka ).
- ↑ Truck accident: several 100,000 euros in damage orf.at, August 11, 2018, accessed August 11, 2018.
- ↑ Hannes Arch: The most spectacular actions of the aerial acrobat salzburg.com, September 10, 2016, accessed September 10, 2016.
