Report
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Green hydrogen: mitigating electrical instability in off-grid networks
Project details
Project name:
Multiple onshore wind projects
Client name:
Bord Na Móna
Location:
Ireland
Key stats
Scale:
Set to become Ireland's largest group of neighbouring onshore wind farms
Assessment accuracy:
Bank-grade energy yield and site conditions assessment
Power performance services:
IEC 61400 terrain and obstacle assessment
Enabling efficient wind farm expansion to achieve Ireland's 2030 renewable goals
Ireland has committed to generating 80% of electricity from renewable sources by 2030. Our client, Bord na Móna, – an Irish, semi-state climate solutions company – is helping lead Ireland towards a climate-neutral future.
The company has ended peat harvesting and is focused on developing climate solutions in renewable energy, sustainable waste management, carbon storage, and biodiversity conservation. To power a net-zero future, the company is expanding its renewable energy infrastructure and using its experience to build renewable energy developments across the country.
These developments are transforming the way Ireland generates and consumes energy. Bord na Móna is working across wind, solar, biomass and biogas to help Ireland achieve its target and to provide energy security for future generations.
Wood is recognised in the wind industry, and has delivered in excess of 200 GW of renewable energy projects worldwide.
Having previously supplied technical modelling, analysis and assessment services for Bord na Móna, Wood was invited to tender for this scope.
Wood's wind energy assessment scope
Wood is responsible for pre-construction analysis of three onshore wind farms, one of which is set to be part of Ireland’s largest group of onshore wind farms.
Each wind farm assessment is comprised of two work packages. Work package one will deliver Bank- Grade Energy Yield and Site
Conditions Assessments. Work Package two will deliver Terrain and Obstacle Assessment to IEC 61400 standard. In conjunction with the work packages a site visit will be completed for each wind farm.
Work Package One assessments must consider noise and shadow flicker curtailment strategies, maximum power limitation export, wind flow model analysis in WAsP and CFD, forestry modelling and external wake modelling inclusive of wind farm
blockage effects.
Work Package Two assessment includes power curve warranty review and proposed WTG test locations. The assessment must also consider the forestry in the vicinity of each Project site.
Technical considerations
- Site visit to each project location and assessment of measurement instrumentation to IEC 61400 standard
- The assessment of the wind resource using long-term data against several wind turbine generator (WTG) models
- The impact of changes to forestry throughout the measurement period and operational lifetime
- Calculation of the energy yield with consideration of noise and shadow curtailments
- Review of power curve warranty to IEC 61400 standard
- Delivering on time and on budget for each wind farm assessed
Wood's wind farm solutions
- Specialist resources including parametric CFD modelling to determine losses due to wind farm blockage effect
- A team of more than 20 dedicated wind analysis professionals highly experienced in wind resource assessment, energy yield assessments and power performance testing
- Wood’s track record and experience in the area will be advantageous for the different assessments required
- With analysts in Wood's Glasgow and Galway offices, we can provide detailed assessment services both on and off-site
