Fântânele-Cogealac wind farm
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| Coordinates | 44 ° 35 '25 " N , 28 ° 33' 55" E | ||
| country | Romania | ||
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| Type | Wind farm | ||
| Primary energy | Wind energy | ||
| power | 600 MW | ||
| owner | ČEZ | ||
| Project start | 2008 | ||
| Start of operations | 2012 (complete) | ||
| turbine | 240 × General Electric 2.5 XL | ||
| Website | Website of the operator ČEZ | ||
| was standing | July 2014 | ||
The Fântânele-Cogealac wind farm is a wind farm on the territory of the two Romanian communities Fântânele and Cogealac in the Constan Kreisa district . With 240 wind turbines of the 2.5 MW class and a total nominal output of 600 MW , it was the largest wind park in Romania when it was commissioned and is one of the largest wind parks in the world. The operator is the Czech energy company ČEZ .
General
The area of the wind farm extends over an area of approx. 7,200 ha (12 km × 6 km). With 139 turbines, the greater part of the wind power plants is on the basis of the municipality of Fântânele. 101 further plants are located on Cogealacer territory. The total construction costs of the wind farm and its infrastructure amounted to approx. 1.1 billion euros.
history
The wind farm was planned by the US company Continental Wind Partners , which sold the rights to ČEZ in 2008, but was still responsible for construction. After approval was granted in 2007, construction work began in November 2008. The project was approached in two phases, whereby first the turbines were installed at Fântânele and then the plants at Cogealac. The first turbine went online in June 2010, and the last one went into operation in November 2012.
technology
250 General Electric 2.5 XL wind turbines, each with a capacity of 2.5 MW, have a hub height of 100 m and a rotor diameter of approx. 100 m. This results in a total height of the systems of 150 m. The turbines were manufactured in different countries: the nacelles come from the plant in Salzbergen , Lower Saxony, the rotor blades were manufactured in different plants in Brazil , Spain and Germany . The electrical components come from the USA.
The electrical energy produced is fed into the high-voltage network by five transformer stations built especially for the wind farm . Four substations are used to convert 33 kV medium voltage to 110 kV high voltage , and one to convert high voltage to 380 kV. The latter substation also serves as a transfer station for the transmission system operator Transelectrica .
See also
Web links
- Website of the operator ČEZ
- Fantanele-Cogealac Wind Farm, Romania Power Technology
Individual evidence
- ↑ Wind farms bring renewable energy and good fortune to Romania . In: The Guardian , August 31, 2010. Retrieved April 20, 2015.