For there is not any other source in the internet listing the top 10 wind farms in Turkey in 2009 in terms of capacity factor, I think this blog entry is going to engage your attention.
Before listing top 10 wind farms, I would like to give a brief information about capacity factor.
Capacity factor of a wind farm can be defined as the ratio of electricity generated in a certain time to electricity generated at continuous full-power operation during the same time.
For example, Catalca RES Wind Farm (http://www.sankoenerji.com/eng/index.html#/fields of operation/wind farm) consists of twenty units of Vestas V90 3 MW wind turbines with total capacity of 60 MW. This wind farm generated 150834 Megawatt-hours of electricity in 2009. So, the capacity factor of Catalca RES Wind Farm can be calculated as:
150834 MWh / (60 MW * 8760 h)= %28,7
After this brief information, lets take a look at the top 10 wind farms in Turkey in 2009 in terms of capacity factor:
As it can be seen from the list, Bilgin Enerji Yatirim Holding A.S's Bandirma Wind Energy Power Plant (BARES) leads the way with a capacity factor of 41,96%. BARES consists of 20 units of GE 1,5MW wind turbines. You can find detailed information about this WPP in http://www.bilgin.com.tr/eng-bandirma.htm .
BARES is followed by Keltepe RES with a capacity factor of 38% and Bores with a capacity factor of 35,6%.
The other wind farms that are achieved to hold a place in this list are Yuntdag RES, Mare RES, Camseki RES, Alize Enerji RES, Karakurt RES, Akbuk RES and Catalca RES.
Note 1) Downtime is neglected while calculating capacity factors. Capacity factors are calculated by taking yearly production on basis of 365 days.
2) Barres, Keltepe, Bores, Yuntdag, Mare-Res, Camseki, Alize, Karakurt, Akbuk, Catalca, Tepe, Datca, Burgaz, Duzova, Ayyildiz, Sayalar, Sebenoba, Samli, Mazi, Bandirma, Lodos, Ares, Belen, Sarikaya, Bahce and Soma wind power plants' production rates are taken into consideration while preparing this ranking.
A.Yigit NEPHAN
22.07.2010
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