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Influence of structure of wind farms on cost and profit

Abstract:

The solution for the two of the main problems that must be solved in the first stages of the wind farm project: the park structure and its profitability. A mathematical model developed from the parametric method is applied, which allows determining quickly and with acceptable precision the capital cost through relevant technical parameters. The model was calibrated through a database representative of the Latin American countries that make the most use of wind energy. Was applied to define the best appropriate structure of the project of five parks in the province of Chimborazo, Republic of Ecuador, reaching the conclusion that the number of machines, their powers and heights of the towers, are the three parameters that determine the cost of the park, and that at the same time, are those that define the energy produced and profitability, so a cost model that integrates these variables, is an important tool when applying economic-financial validation criteria such as Net Present Value, the specific cost of energy, the life cycle cost and others.