SANTA CRUZ DE TENERIFE, September 14 (EUROPA PRESS) –
Since mid-June, the Technological and Renewable Energy Institute (ITER), an entity dependent on the Cabildo de Tenerife, has been carrying out an evaluation campaign of the wind resource at its facilities in the Granadilla de Abona Industrial Estate to analyze the efficiency of the five new generators that will be installed soon.
For this purpose, LiDAR (Light Detection and Ranging) equipment is being used, a device capable of measuring the speed and direction of the wind at different heights using light pulses and which will allow the current wind regime in the area to be characterized and technically assess the new wind turbines to be installed.
The Minister of Innovation, Development and Research, Juan José Martínez, points out in a note that this campaign “will allow ITER to accurately assess the production and efficiency of the new wind turbines that will be installed within the framework of the technological adaptation project for its wind farms. and that includes the replacement of its 29 wind turbines with five new highly efficient machines.
With this, he indicated, “we will be able to not only optimize the power, but also reduce the visual impact of the wind turbines.”
The measurement campaign has a planned duration of one year and will allow the energy potential of this new wind project to be analyzed, as well as to guarantee the suitability of the new wind turbines in relation to the wind profile of their future locations in the ITER facilities.
The initiative is promoted by ITER and Enel Green Power Spain, and is developed in the context of the technological adaptation of the 4.8 MW MADE, 5.5 MW ENERCON and 2.4 MW Experimental platform wind farms, with more than 20 years of operation and close to the end of its useful life.
The LiDAR system is capable of obtaining high-precision measurements up to 200 meters high, and at different levels, which, in combination with its portable and lightweight nature, makes it easy to adjust the measurement needs to the locations and different hub heights planned. for the projected wind turbines, and modify them in the event of possible project redefinitions, the corporation highlights.
EXPAND THE METEOROLOGICAL BASE
The data obtained as a result of this campaign will allow the ITER meteorological database to be expanded, which is currently fed with data from the Torre, Solten and Euclides stations up to 45 meters high.
Knowing the trend in the wind sector towards wind turbines of increasing altitude and rotor diameter, having measurement systems that allow reaching higher heights will positively contribute to the ITER data history extending its interest and usefulness to the level of analysis of wind installations. surrounding areas, in their development and operation phases.
These data will also allow the optimization of the wind generation forecasting systems, which ITER develops and maintains in continuous growth through the DELFOS and NEXO projects, favoring the development of a more efficient management and operation strategy for the parks, and with this, to the optimization of energy production and the reduction of associated costs.
