INTRODUCTION ABOUT WIND FEASIBILITY STYUDY:

Good Day Sir!

This is Mukunthan Sekar,I Would Like to Thank you for Providing me Such an

Wonderful Opportunity to Explore about the Energy Generation from Wind

Energy(King Fahad Causeway)

My Point of View is that to Implementation of Wind energy In King Fahad Causeway is the

Good Idea of Producing the Electrical Energy from Wind.

There is a Huge Sapces available in Um Al Nassam to Adhari for installing the Wind tubines.We

Don’t face Any Transportation Issues also in that Route.

It can be difficult and costly to obtain planning consent for onshore wind turbine projects and

all planning applications are inherently risky – some much more than others. It is important

to understand the extent and nature of these risks when Large Number of Energy Can be

Generated from wind Energy, and to understand the costs, financial returns and

environmental benefits. Once these are adequately understood an objective view can be taken

whether to proceed to a planning application and incur the costs of doing so.

THE PURPOSE OF A WIND FEASIBILITY STUDY:

• Determine the most appropriate scale and location of turbine for the site
• Initial assessment of on-site wind resource
• Technical assessment of physical and planning constraints and initial technical issues
that may affect the viability of the project
• Initial assessment of project costs, payment and return on investment
• Provide an objective view as to the level of risk should the project proceed to a planning
application

The assessment is broadly structured as below.

PHYSICAL CONSTRAINTS MAPPING

The first part of the feasibility study is to examine the physical constraints that will determine

whether sufficient developable area is available on your property to install a wind turbine,

which scale of turbine (initial candidate turbine) may be appropriate and the most appropriate

location at this stage of development. It is surprising how little of an apparently large area is

physically suitable for a wind turbine, which is why this is the essential first step in the wind

feasibility study process.

GIS software is used to overlay a map on your site with the physical constraints that would

prevent the installation of a wind turbine on your land. The constraints considered on the wind

turbine physical constraints map include:

• Footpaths
• Roads
• Woodlands and hedges
• Residential and non-residential buildings
• Residential amenity buffers
• Noise buffers
• Power lines
• Watercourses
• Other landscape features that will impact on turbine location

Once completed, a clear ‘developable area’ or several possible areas should be visible

(assuming there is one) where wind turbines could be installed from a physical constraints

point of view.

PLANNING CONSTRAINTS MAP:

The Planning Constraints Map builds on the Physical Constraints Map and uses GIS software

to plot known sensitivities on or near the site up to varying distances according to the

sensitivity, based on the most likely turbine positions determined in the Physical Constraints

Map. The turbine position may change throughout the process depending on the results of

the analysis. These sensitivities include:

• Aviation (MOD, civil and meteorological radar, low flying zones and physical
safeguarding)
 • Communications (microwave links)
• Landscape (National Parks, AONBs, Greenbelts etc.)
• Ecological (all designations – particularly birds and bats)
• Cultural Heritage (listed buildings, ancient monuments, National Trust properties etc.)

The report section includes the planning constraints maps themselves, a color-coded analysis

table clearly showing what’s considered low, medium or high risk and recommendations for

further consideration during the Planning Sensitivity Assessment.

PLANNING SENSITIVITY ASSESSMENT:

The planning sensitivity assessment aims to quantify (within reason) the planning consent

risks at the site.

Broken into three key sections of Ecology, Landscape and Cultural Heritage within each

section, all of the key sensitivities are analyzed, and for each of these the closest five sites

within the assessment radius are identified and reviewed. The distance to the location is

measured and a scoring algorithm calculates the planning sensitivity. Basic checks are also

made for coal mining areas and problematic orography.

The various scores are aggregated at sensitivity and section level, then the results presented

in a color-coded summary sheet. More detail on individual sensitivities is provided on the

scoring sheets for a more detailed review. Although wind planning risk is quite subjective, the

Planning Sensitivity Assessment gives a good indication of the overall level of risk and where

attention should be focused.

PLANNING REVIEW:

The planning review uses our in-house planners to review (up to) the nearest 3 planning

applications for similarly sized wind turbines, which can be a mine of valuable information

that is directly relevant for any new projects in the area. By reviewing the consultation

responses it is possible to get a better feel for the local planning sensitivities and the likely
scope for a new wind turbine planning application. Also included is a review of Local Planning

Authority plans and policies which will also shed lights on local issues that may add additional

risk to your project. Finally, our planners have a brief discussion with the Local Authority to

further assess their position on wind turbine development in the proposed area.

GRID CAPACITY:

Getting permission to connect your wind turbine to the electricity grid is a key risk to any

wind project. At this early stage we assess grid capacity constraints in your local area using

the tools and information we have available from the Distributed Network Operator. We also

contact the Distributed Network Operator to obtain initial feedback on grid capacity issues

that may impact your project. It should be noted that the only certain way to determine

capacity is to submit a formal grid application in order to obtain a grid connection agreement,

however that is generally inappropriate at this early stage due to the cost incurred with the

application however it would be prudent to apply for a grid connection agreement in parallel

with the planning consent process to finalize grid connection costs.

ENERGY PRODUCTION & FINANCIAL MODELLING:

Energy Production & Financial Modelling Using the wind resource and turbine type, scale and
position determined at the earlier stages, we use our databases to assess the annual energy
production from the wind turbine. For multiple wind turbine sites, at an extra cost, we can
complete additional full energy optimization modelling in order to position the wind turbines
to maximize energy yield and minimize interference from turbulence Losses.

We can then select the appropriate and realistic electricity export rate (or account for on-site

energy use) to estimate the annual income that the turbine(s) will produce. We also take into

account maintenance, insurance and business rates to give you a realistic income estimate

after operating costs.

We will also provide a budget cost estimate for the whole project, including the remaining

feasibility stages, obtaining planning consent and then the design and installation of the

system.
INITIAL COMMUNICATIONS ASSESSMENT:
After we have determined the most suitable wind turbine location, we will submit the pre-

planning communications consultation to the statutory telecommunications bodies and

complete a communications assessment based on the responses.

This communications assessment checks for microwave links (and other communication links)

across the proposed site that could either prevent the installation of a wind turbine or require

the position of the turbine to be adjusted in order to lessen the likely interference to the

communication link.

If we determine that a communication link does conflict with the turbine position and there

are no alternative positions available then we can determine the exact link path in relation to

the proposed turbine location and complete communication link modelling and consultation

with the communication service provider to try and mitigate the risk.

INITIAL ACCESS ASSESSMENT:

Initial Access Assessment

We use software tool and online resources to assess the most likely delivery route for the

wind turbine, from the nearest major ‘A’ road to the turbine location in site.

The assessment includes checks for sharp corners, excessive gradients, low bridges and weak

bridges. The proposed route is then shown on a map with all areas of concern identified with

images (and categorized as low, medium and high risk, along with recommendations for any

further work that may be necessary to further analyze specific risks.

Note that this doesn’t replace a full access assessment which may be required at the planning

application/installation stage, but does provide an initial check if it will be possible to transport

and install wind turbine at the site.

SUMMARY AND RISK ASSESSMENT:

To conclude, the wind turbine feasibility report will provide a summary of key issues and risks

to the project for all aspects assessed, and considerations for deciding whether to proceed to

a planning application. We may identify further Third party specialist assessment work to

mitigate some of these risks which may help the planning application decision.