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Danish wind power in Brazil. Part 2. Experience with Danish 75 kW wind turbine - the first modern turbine in Brazil

Abstract

In June of 1992, the first grid-connected wind turbine (75 kW, 12 m/s) in Brazil was installed in the complex terrain of the island of Fernando de Noronha in the northeastern part of the country. The objective was to install a Danish wind turbine in order to encourage the use of wind energy in Brazil and to demonstrate Danish wind technology with the view of opening up the Brazilian market for Danish windmills. It is claimed that the turbine, backed up by the media, attracted a certain amount of attention despite problems caused by the weakness of the electric grid on the island. The market in Brazil is still not ready for wind turbines and responsibility for any future wind energy policy is held by the political decision makers, so it is recommended that further demonstration projects be set up. The document presents a general view of the wind conditions and a view of the local electric power system with the aim of improving the potential for further installation of Danish wind turbines on the island. It proved difficult to obtain information on the performance of the windmill due to frequent rotations in the hierarchy of the state utility company  More>>
Publication Date:
Apr 01, 1996
Product Type:
Technical Report
Report Number:
NEI-DK-2409
Reference Number:
SCA: 170400; PA: DK-96:001523; EDB-96:118404; SN: 96001632658
Resource Relation:
Other Information: PBD: Apr 1996
Subject:
17 WIND ENERGY; BRAZIL; DENMARK; MARKETING; WIND TURBINES; CAPACITY; DESIGN; INSTITUTIONAL FACTORS; PERFORMANCE
OSTI ID:
266813
Research Organizations:
Nordvestjysk Folkecenter for Vedvarende Energi, Hurup (Denmark)
Country of Origin:
Denmark
Language:
English
Other Identifying Numbers:
Other: ON: DE96770295; CNN: Contract ENS-51171-93.0014; ISBN 87-7778-063-9; TRN: DK9601523
Availability:
INIS; OSTI as DE96770295
Submitting Site:
DK
Size:
30 p.
Announcement Date:
Aug 19, 1996

Citation Formats

Husted Rich, N, and Kildemoes Moeller, T. Danish wind power in Brazil. Part 2. Experience with Danish 75 kW wind turbine - the first modern turbine in Brazil. Denmark: N. p., 1996. Web.
Husted Rich, N, & Kildemoes Moeller, T. Danish wind power in Brazil. Part 2. Experience with Danish 75 kW wind turbine - the first modern turbine in Brazil. Denmark.
Husted Rich, N, and Kildemoes Moeller, T. 1996. "Danish wind power in Brazil. Part 2. Experience with Danish 75 kW wind turbine - the first modern turbine in Brazil." Denmark.
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title = {Danish wind power in Brazil. Part 2. Experience with Danish 75 kW wind turbine - the first modern turbine in Brazil}
author = {Husted Rich, N, and Kildemoes Moeller, T}
abstractNote = {In June of 1992, the first grid-connected wind turbine (75 kW, 12 m/s) in Brazil was installed in the complex terrain of the island of Fernando de Noronha in the northeastern part of the country. The objective was to install a Danish wind turbine in order to encourage the use of wind energy in Brazil and to demonstrate Danish wind technology with the view of opening up the Brazilian market for Danish windmills. It is claimed that the turbine, backed up by the media, attracted a certain amount of attention despite problems caused by the weakness of the electric grid on the island. The market in Brazil is still not ready for wind turbines and responsibility for any future wind energy policy is held by the political decision makers, so it is recommended that further demonstration projects be set up. The document presents a general view of the wind conditions and a view of the local electric power system with the aim of improving the potential for further installation of Danish wind turbines on the island. It proved difficult to obtain information on the performance of the windmill due to frequent rotations in the hierarchy of the state utility company CELPE, and the highly bureaucratic structure in general. It is stated that CELPE intends to install two more wind turbines on the island and that this could be a proof of recognition that technical problems that arose were caused by the unsatisfactory grid structure on the island and not related to faults in the wind turbine itself, and also a proof of their confidence in the idea of wind energy as a reliable source of electricity production. (AB)}
place = {Denmark}
year = {1996}
month = {Apr}
}