Are medium sized windturbines smart and prepared for smart grids?

1. 6th World Summit for Small Wind
2015
Smart medium size wind turbines
– a market overview -
Frits Ogg
O2G Sustainable Energy Solutions
The Netherlands
Husum 19 march 2015

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Why and how
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Survey
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Who
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What is medium size?
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Technology
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Two ways to be smart
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Applications
Content

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Why this survey?
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Within a few years there is nowhere in the world a
traditional macro and/or micro electricity grid
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A lot of PV is added, worldwide
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Storage will be added, at least for the switches between
RE and diesel & coop with diesel
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Organic growth & > 100% RE
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Traditional manufacturing SWT & MWT can't cope with
smart grid, foster awareness manufacturers
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Market information against charlatans and pro #POFF
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Ongoing process !!

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How?
1. Sources SWWR, Internet and int. fairs
2. Focussing 50 – 300 kW (5 – 50 kW maybe next survey)
3. Mailing questionnaire to all known email
addresses of could be manufacturers
4. Some follow up by phone/skype or mail

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Overview survey

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Short List
Your company is not on this list? and it should be? Please let me know
The survey isn't done yet

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What is medium size?
Has to be based on the use of the energy
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Small
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Just to supply one household or less
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from 0.003kW to ~ 10 kW
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Medium
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To big for a household and to small for a village,
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between ~10 kW and < 300 kW
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Big medium size
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to great for a rural grid, mostly > 300 kW & < 1MW

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Manufacturers worldwide
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0-50 kW ~ 350 manufacturers (source SWWR)
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50-300 kW ~ 70 manufac. (source 35 SWWR, fair, internet)
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300-1000 kW > 5 manufacturers (source internet)

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What matters?
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Average use
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Peak demand
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Other (renewable)
sources
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More than 100% RE
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With or without diesel
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With or without storage
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Use of excess heat

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Technology
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“All wind used” < 30% wind
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“All wind used” > 30% wind < 100%
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> 100% Wind / RE

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Smart Grid everywhere
Source: www.cnx.org

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SCADA
© WES

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Two ways to be smart
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New smart turbines
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Refurbishment & Power
management

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Smart turbines & electronics
© WES

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Electronics for New & Refurbishment
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ABB www.abb.com/windpower
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Danvest Power Box www.danvest.com/danvest-power-box.pp
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Deif www.deif.com
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KK-elektronics www.kkwindsolutions.com
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Mita www.mita-teknik.com
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Saera www.argolabe.es/saera%28en%29.html
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Sopra www.alfen.com/en/products/smart-grids/sopra
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Spica spicatech.dk/products/spica-retrofit-controller
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Wicotech www.wicotech.com
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130 Renewables www.130renewables.com
Your company not on this list?
Let me know!

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Applications
WES Wind Energy Solutions – St.Helena
http://slidesha.re/1eBwdZl

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Applications
Vergnet – Hybrid Wizard – Samoa
Www.vergnet.fr

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Applications
Danvest – Power Box – Patagonia
http://bit.ly/Danvest-Patagonië

19. Recommendations – Findings
As a manufacturer of small and/or medium turbines you
will not sell turbines with only a mast, rotor and
asynchronic motor as generator anymore. Your turbine
needs to be intelligent.
Your turbine has to coop with (local) situations with
(more than 100%) renewables.
For the customer: buying a cheaper model, build on the
old fashioned way, will be more expensive in the end
when you have to refurbish.
There are no single solutions yet, every situation is still
unique. Caveat Emptor.

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Sources
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SWWR http://www.wwindea.org/bookshop
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Internet:
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Www.small-wind.org
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http://www.windenergysolutions.nl/content/hybrid-0
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Www.vergnet.fr
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https://www.facebook.com/pages/Danvest-references/604009246282402?ref=hl
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http://www.danvest.com/documenten/Danvest%20Brochure%202012.pdf
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Www.windtech-international.com
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http://www.danvest.com/documenten/Argentina%20patagonia%20project.pdf

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Thank you for your attention
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