Performance and viability analysis of small wind turbines in the European Union |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Department of Industrial Engineering, University of Bologna, Viale del Risorgimento, 2, 40136 Bologna, Italy;2. Department of Management and Engineering, University of Padova, Stradella San Nicola, 3, 36100 Vicenza, Italy;1. Department of Mechanical Engineering, Shahrekord Branch, Islamic Azad University, Shahrekord, 88137-33395, Iran;2. Young Researchers and Elite Club, Shahrekord Branch, Islamic Azad University, Shahrekord, Iran;3. Industrial Engineering Department, Yazd University, Yazd, Iran;4. Qatar Environment and Energy Research Institute, Hamad Bin Khalifa University, P.O. Box 5825, Doha, Qatar;1. Institut des Sciences de la Terre. Centre d’Etudes et de Recherches de Djibouti (CERD), Route de l''aéroport, B.P. 486. Djibouti, Ville, Djibouti;2. Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Science, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, 20742, USA;3. Integration of Renewable Energy Sources Group, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden;1. UR-EEDD, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Ecole Supérieure Polytechnique, Nouakchott, Mauritania;2. LCOMS EA7306, University of Lorraine, 1rte D’Ars Laquenexy, 57070, Metz, France;3. Department of Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Civil Engineering, Yildiz Technical University, Davutpasa Campus, 34220, Esenler, Istanbul, Turkey;1. Industrial Engineering Department, Yazd University, Yazd, Iran;2. Faculty of Social Sciences, Yazd University, Yazd, Iran |
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| Abstract: | Nowadays, wind energy plays a key role as a sustainable source of energy and wind turbines are a relevant source of power for many countries world-wide. In such a context, this paper investigates the technical and economic feasibility of small wind turbines for five of the main European Union countries (France, Germany, Italy, Spain and The Netherlands). Ten commercial turbines with rated power from 2.5 kW to 200 kW are evaluated considering their installation and operative conditions. Several parameters most affecting wind turbine performances are evaluated and the estimation of the annual cash flows during the expected plant life-time are determined as a function of both the installation location (wind speed probability distribution, national incentive scheme and tax level) and the wind turbine characteristics (rated power curve, maintenance, installation and shipping costs). The obtained data are presented and discussed through a parametric analysis based on the Net Present Value capital budget approach, showing the conditions making these systems profitable or non-profitable and explaining the relative motivations. Moreover, the analysis outcomes are further investigated highlighting the dependence of the turbine profitability from the considered parameters, including a comparative analysis among the five analyzed European countries. |
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| Keywords: | Small wind turbine Wind energy Profitability analysis Parametric cost model |
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