Wind Farms

Group members:-
1. Wa’ed Alyahya.
2. Qusai Hulaiel.
3. Ali Alawi.
4. Dawoud Salhab.
5. Gaith Alsyoof.

Advisor:-
Ghassan Tashtoush
 • Wind energy is clean and renewable.

• Around 80 different countries use wind power to generate

electricity commercially (as of 2009).

• In some countries such as Denmark and Portugal, wind power

Introduction contributes around 20% of the total electricity production.

Wind Energy Facts • Modern wind turbines usually have 3 blades which can reach
speeds at the tip of over 320 kph (200 mph).

• The tips of large wind turbines can reach heights up to 200 m

(650ft).

• Large groups of wind turbines are called wind farms.

• In 1997 wind power generated only 0.1% of the world’s electricity,

this increased to 1.5% in 2008 and 2.5% in 2010.
 wind power
• A wind farm

is a collection of these wind turbines in a given location,

used collectively for the generation of electricity. A wind
farm is often a very large installation, which can be
hundreds of square kilometers in area, and provide
electricity to the electrical grid for people to use.

• A wind turbine

is a single unit, It transfers energy from the wind into

rotational motion, which it then transforms into
electricity by the use of a generator. A single turbine may
be used to provide electricity to a group of houses or
buildings.
 Wind energy in Jordan
• The country's Wind Atlas indicates that some
areas in the northern and western regions of
the country have wind speeds that exceed 7
meters/second and can reach up to 11.5
meters per second in hilly areas.
Wind energy in Jordan

Tafila Wind Farm (117MW)

Wind energy in Jordan

Ma’an Wind Farm (80MW)

The world’s largest onshore wind farms

• The world’s biggest onshore wind

farm called Jiuquan Wind Power Base
located in China with a planned
installed capacity of 20GW. Also
known as Gansu Wind Farm, it will
feature 7,000 wind turbines
The world’s largest offshore wind farms

• The world's largest offshore wind

farm Located 120 kilometers off
England's Yorkshire coast, it will
produce enough energy to supply 1
million UK homes with electricity
when it is completed in 2020.

•  It consists of 174 seven-megawatt

wind turbines (totally 1.2GW),

• With towers that are each nearly 100

meters tall.
system components
 Onshore and offshore wind farms
• Offshore wind farms are collections of wind turbines located in water.

• They are often built in the ocean but also on lakes and fjords when wind speeds are strong enough.
Offshore wind farms generally experience stronger wind speeds due to their location. They can harness
a colossal amount of power.

• Onshore wind farms are groupings of wind turbines clustered into a windy area on land.
 • In terms of cost, the infrastructure necessary for electricity transmission in onshore
is significantly cheaper than that in offshore turbines.
• Companies producing onshore turbines are on the land, and therefore, if wind farms
are set up near the companies, it can be economical. These companies will also boost
Advantages the economies of the areas they are situated at.
• Onshore wind, in most cases, will attract investment in the area. This is because
various projects will be started near the wind farm, which will, in turn, create a chain
of other businesses.
• The onshore wind turbines have minimal maintenance costs.
onshore
• The speeds of onshore wind are unpredictable, more than in offshore. The
inconsistencies in the wind speeds will cause inefficiency with the turbines,
especially when the speeds are too low, or even too fast.
• Not only does onshore wind differ in speeds, but the directions also vary more often.
For the turbines to function efficiently, they should face the direction of the wind. If
Disadvantages
the direction keeps on changing, it will negatively affect the efficiency of the
turbines.
• onshore wind farms are dangerous to birds, and its noise produced by the rotor
blades.

• generate lesser energy than their offshore.

 • availability of large continuous areas, suitable for major projects.
• elimination of the issues of visual impact and noise.
• higher wind speeds, which generally increase with distance from the
Advantages shore.
• less turbulence, which allows the turbines to harvest the energy more
effectively and reduces the fatigue loads on the turbine.
• lower wind-shear, thus allowing the use of shorter towers.
offshore
• the more expensive marine foundations.
• the more expensive integration into the electrical network and in some
cases a necessary increase in the capacity of weak coastal grids.
Disadvantages
• the more expensive installation procedures and restricted access during
construction due to weather conditions.
• limited access for operations and maintenance during operation.
 Coming Outlines

Wind Farm Site

Displacement And Arrangement

Case Study