The Dream Team: Hybrid Wind and Solar Power Plants Gain Market Share
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Europe’s energy system is undergoing a rapid transformation, giving rise to new applications that are increasingly combining different climate-friendly technologies.
The energy transition has made the European energy supply cheaper and more secure. However, the market value of solar and wind power is under increasing pressure from low electricity prices, complicating financing.
The industry has an effective solution for this: hybrid power plants. They combine photovoltaics (PV) with wind and sometimes even a battery energy storage system (BESS). This combination offers several advantages, including higher energy yields and capacity due to complimentary generation profiles, stable generation, and efficient use of infrastructure, space and grid connection points. With BESS installed, renewable electricity can be fed into the grid according to price, consumption and grid signals. Hybrid power plants will be a hot topic at Intersolar Europe. The world’s leading exhibition for the solar industry will take place from June 23–25, 2026, as part of The smarter E Europe at the Messe München.
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The Dream Team: Hybrid Wind and Solar Power Plants Gain Market Share
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Category: Company Announcement
Europe’s energy system is undergoing a rapid transformation, giving rise to new applications that are increasingly combining different climate-friendly technologies.
The energy transition has made the European energy supply cheaper and more secure. However, the market value of solar and wind power is under increasing pressure from low electricity prices, complicating financing.
The industry has an effective solution for this: hybrid power plants. They combine photovoltaics (PV) with wind and sometimes even a battery energy storage system (BESS). This combination offers several advantages, including higher energy yields and capacity due to complimentary generation profiles, stable generation, and efficient use of infrastructure, space and grid connection points. With BESS installed, renewable electricity can be fed into the grid according to price, consumption and grid signals. Hybrid power plants will be a hot topic at Intersolar Europe. The world’s leading exhibition for the solar industry will take place from June 23–25, 2026, as part of The smarter E Europe at the Messe München.
It has been six years since the first issue of Windtech International, which featured the public release of a revolutionary and groundbreaking new technology – lidar. Today, we look back over those six years to see how the technology has fared and what the future holds. Natural Power recently launched the new ZephIR 300. On page 6 you will find the full article about the new device.
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Vertical Integration in Offshore Wind
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Introducing the New ZephIR 300 By Ian Locker, Managing Director, ZephIR, and Alex Woodward, Product Development Manager, Natural Power
Ethernet Networks for Wind Power Applications By Maciej Goraj (RuggedCom), Yannick Epassa (RuggedCom) and David Meadows (Siemens T&D)
Intellectual Property in the Wind By Dr Christoph Schreiter, 24IP Law Group, Germany
Shining a Light on the Future of Blade Repair By Dan Jones, Research & Technology Manager, Gurit, UK
High Efficiency Blade Design for the Next Generation of Wind Turbines By Ignacio Romero Sanz, Chief Functional Engineer, and Juan Diego Díaz Vega, Marketing Director, Gamesa, Spain
Throughout the world many of the best wind sites have been built out, leaving the more challenging sites – those with lower wind speeds, more complex terrain, or greater distance to the grid – to be developed. Recently NRG Systems and Leosphere introduced their second generation lidar, the WINDCUBE v2. In the article on page 7 the authors talk about reducing uncertainty and cost with lidar remote sensing and the WINDCUBE v2.
Canary Islands plans to install 440MW of wind energy. Recently Endesa was awarded 69.3MW of the 440MW of wind power capacity allocated during the round of tenders held by the Canary Islands’ Department of Industry. The image at the cover shows the Parque Eólico at Los Valles near Teguise (Lanzarote) and has a capacity of 7,65MW.
In this issue we have several articles stressing that new development is necessary for growth. Lueder von Bremen (page 6) writes that the central insight is that wind, solar, pan-European transmission and storage form an interdependent system. This system has to be optimised according to the specific costs of each of these technologies. Like other industry leaders he argues for a European Supergrid. The image shows the annual average wind speed (metres/second) in Europe in 2007 at 90 metres height.
Supergrid and Storage Boost Solar and Wind By Lueder von Bremen, ForWind – Center for Wind Energy Research, University of Oldenburg, Germany. Co-authors: Jens Tambke, Jan De Decker and Kurt Rohrig
The DANAERO MW Experiment By Christian Bak (Senior Scientist) and Helge A. Madsen (Research Specialist), Risø DTU National Laboratory for Sustainable Energy, Denmark
Most wind farms are located in open, lightning-prone areas and have turbines reaching many tens of metres into the sky, lightning safety is a major concern for wind farm operators. The article on page 7 will provide insight into practices that are currently being used by many leading wind farm power companies to enhance operational efficiencies and ensure employee safety.
<table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="5"> <tbody> <tr> <td valign="top"> <h4>The Front Cover</h4> <div align="justify"> <p>The image on the cover shows the WindWing which incorporates a horizontal wing configuration instead of a propeller. The technology which was covered in more detail in the March 2008 issue of Windtech International is not solely dedicated to producing electricity. Now two years later the WindWing is in the final stages of development and the company will be entering the market soon. In the article on page 7 Gene Kelley gives an update about the WindWing/WaterWing project and his view on the industry in general.</p> <h4>Publisher's Note</h4> <div> <p align="justify"><a href="index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=3578:publishers-note-june-2010&catid=7&Itemid=7"><strong>Despite the air traffic disruptions EWEC 2010 was successful</strong></a></p> </div> <h4><strong>Features<br /> </strong></h4> <div><a href="index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=3577:the-windwingwaterwing-project&catid=4&Itemid=8"><strong>The WindWing/WaterWing Project</strong></a><br /><em>By Gene R. Kelley, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, W2 Energy Development Corporation, USA</em><br /> <br /> <a href="index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=3576:modelling-the-risk-of-icing&catid=4&Itemid=8"><strong>Modelling the Risk of Icing</strong></a><br /><em>By Silke Dierer and Rene Cattin, Meteotest, Thomas Grünewald and Michael Lehnin, WSL Institute for Snow and Avalanche Research and Philippe Steiner, Federal Office of Meteorology and Climatology, Switzerland</em><strong><a href="http://127.0.0.1/content/view/2587/62"><br /> </a> <br /><a href="index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=3575:deep-wind&catid=4&Itemid=8">Deep Wind</a></strong><br /><em>By L. Vita, U.S. Paulsen, T.F. Pedersen, H.A. Madsen and F. Rasmussen, Risø DTU Technical University of Denmark, Denmark</em><br /><br /><em> </em><a href="index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=3574:overall-vibration-values-for-reliable-wind-turbines&catid=4&Itemid=8"><strong>Overall Vibration Values for Reliable Wind Turbines</strong></a><br /><em>By Dr Edwin Becker, Head of Service & Diagnostic Centre, Prüftechnik Condition Monitoring, Germany</em><br /> <br /><a href="index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=3573:expected-probability-of-extreme-winds-on-wind-farms&catid=4&Itemid=8"><strong>Expected Probability of Extreme Winds on Wind Farms</strong></a><br /><em>By Y. loureiro and P. Benito, CENER National Renewable Energy Centre of Spain, Spain</em><br /> <h4>WWEA Page</h4> <strong>WWEA Page June 2010</strong></div> </div> </td> <td style="width: 15px;" valign="top"> <div></div> </td> <td> <div><img style="width: 131px; height: 185px; vertical-align: middle;" src="images/stories/Issues/2010/covermay2010.jpg" alt="covermay2010" title="covermay2010.jpg" height="184" width="130" /><a href="index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=3592:contents-june-2010&catid=43&Itemid=41" target="_parent"><br /> </a></div> <div align="center"><br /> <strong> </strong><a href="index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=3569:contents-may-2010&catid=43&Itemid=40">Table of Contents</a></div> <div align="center"><strong><br />Supported by:<br /> </strong> <br /> <a href="http://www.bachmann.info/" target="_blank">bachmann electronic</a> <br /> <a href="http://www.catchthewindinc.com/" target="_blank">Catch the Wind</a> <br /> <a href="http://www.cgglobal.com/" target="_blank">CG Power </a> <br /> <a href="http://www.gamesacorp.com/" target="_blank">Gamesa</a> <br /> <a href="http://www.hvinc.com/" target="_blank">High Voltage</a> <br /> <a href="http://www.hytorc.com/" target="_blank">Hytorc </a> <br /> <a href="http://www.klueber.com/" target="_blank">Klüber </a> <br /> <a href="http://www.lidarwindtechnologies.com/" target="_blank">Lidar Wind Technologies </a> <br /> <a href="http://www.meteosimtruewind.com/" target="_blank">Meteosim Truewind</a> <br /> <a href="http://www.moog.com/wind" target="_blank">Moog </a> <br /> <a href="http://www.naturalpower.com/" target="_blank">Natural Power</a> <br /> <a href="http://www.nexans.com/wti" target="_blank">Nexans</a> <br /> <a href="http://www.nrgsystems.com/" target="_blank">NRG Systems</a> <br /> <a href="http://www.repower.de/" target="_blank">REpower Systems</a> <br /> <a href="http://www.secondwind.com/?utm_campaign=General&utm_medium=Website%20Button&utm_source=Online%20Ads" target="_blank">Second Wind </a> <br /> <a href="http://www.sinoi.de/" target="_blank">Sinoi </a> <br /> <a href="http://www.tentec.net/" target="_blank">Tentec</a> <br /> <a href="http://www.windspeed.co.uk/" target="_blank">Vector Instruments</a> <br /> <a href="http://www.windpowerasia.com/" target="_blank">Wind Power Asia 2010</a> <br /> <a href="http://www.wwec2010.com/" target="_blank">WWEC 2010 </a> <br /> <br /></div> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table>
The image on the cover shows the WindWing which incorporates a horizontal wing configuration instead of a propeller. The technology which was covered in more detail in the March 2008 issue of Windtech International is not solely dedicated to producing electricity. Now two years later the WindWing is in the final stages of development and the company will be entering the market soon. In the article on page 7 Gene Kelley gives an update about the WindWing/WaterWing project and his view on the industry in general.
The WindWing/WaterWing Project By Gene R. Kelley, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, W2 Energy Development Corporation, USA
Modelling the Risk of Icing By Silke Dierer and Rene Cattin, Meteotest, Thomas Grünewald and Michael Lehnin, WSL Institute for Snow and Avalanche Research and Philippe Steiner, Federal Office of Meteorology and Climatology, Switzerland
Deep Wind By L. Vita, U.S. Paulsen, T.F. Pedersen, H.A. Madsen and F. Rasmussen, Risø DTU Technical University of Denmark, Denmark
Players in the wind energy business from all over Europe will be meeting in Warsaw, Poland, from 20 till 23 April. Poland is one of the promising emerging wind markets in Europe. Currently, the installed capacity in Poland is approximately 724MW (on December 2009). The Polish government has the ambition to have installed 2,000MW by 2020. If you want to know more about the new wind countries in Central and Eastern Europe it is worthwhile to pay a visit to EWEC in Warsaw, Poland. The image shows the 30MW Zag?rze windfarm in Poland. (courtesy PWEA).
In order to keep a wind power plant in operation reliably, regular maintenance work is essential. The rotors, in particular, bear enormous mechanical stress and therefore require regular periodic checking for failures. The image of the cover shows the development of a special self-propelled robot, which enables inspections on the surface of a wind turbine?s rotor blades to be carried out mechanically. On page 6 you will find the article about this development.
#12 GE Vernova 2.75-120 wind turbines installed at Cibuk 1 wind farm in Dolovo, Serbia (courtesy Tomasz Weidler-Pióro)
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