The zafarana project has contributed to technology transfer in terms of providing operational experience in wind power plant operation, as well as local assembly of the wind turbines, wind power works says. Zafarana substation has five transformers to connect all wind farms nordic, vestas, gamesa to unified power grid. This infrastructure is of type wind power plant with a design capacity of 550 mwe. Nrea is charged with introducing renewable energy technologies. Egypt enjoys an excellent wind regime, particularly in the suez gulf, where average wind speeds reach over 10 msecond. Improvement integration of zafarana egypt wind farm connected to the unified power grid. Zafarana wind farm egypt geo global energy observatory. Project title zafarana wind power plant project project design document 1278 kb accepted 18 jun 2012 view previous. Given the predicted wind climate, it is straightforward to derive the predicted power production of a single wind turbine or wind farm. Studying of wind farm performance at zaafarana egypt. Wind farms vary in size from a small number of turbines to several hundred wind turbines covering an extensive area. The wind farm is erected in one of the windiest sites in this part of the world, where the average wind speed exceeds 9 msec.
Zafarana 1 egypt wind farms online access the wind power. Studying of wind farm performance at zafarana egypt. Smart over speed protection of zafarana gridconnected wind. Zafarana 8 wind power plant project, arab republic. If a constantspeed windturbine is used the same type as at the zafarana wind farm, power fluctuations occur. Nordex n43600 power 600 kw, diameter 43 m total nominal power. Zafarana kfw iv wind farm project, arab republic of egypt. Past and current immediate and near future plans addressing issues such as the national policylegislative framework that has been put in place to support the. The largest wind farm in egypt was constructed in 2001 2010, zafarana wind farm hosts 545 mw of grid connected wind power, to become the largest wind farm in africa and the middle east. The zafarana wind farm is located in an active seismic zone along the west side of the gulf of suez. The red sea coast at zafarana was selected for establishment of large scale wind farms. The first unit was commissioned in 2003 and the last in 2010. Zafarana 3, 120 mw wind farm 1 introduction the new and renewable. The development of zafarana wind farm is a result of efforts initiated in 1997 with development of a wind map for egypt and with detailed wind mapping of the zafarana site, as well as institutional support to nrea.
In order to accurately examine the proposed grounding system, we present a model that takes into account both soil ionization and frequency. Dkk years in operation 20052010, 5 years description the project is the grant contribution to a mixed credit loan for the extension of the zafarana. Jan 02, 2018 in an effort to boost renewable energy in egypt and establish egypt as a leading player in environmental development, the ministry of electricity and renewable energy initiated a le 5 billion project to build the largest wind farm in the middle east, locates in the suez bay, funding the project through investments of several international entities, reported alahram continued. The superforecast is based on the newest versions of high resolution weather prediction. Operation and control of 850kw doubly fed induction. The new and renewable energy authority nrea has awarded the tender to build lekela egypts eur 260 mn, 250 mw wind plant in ras ghareb to danish firm vestas, sources in the electricity ministry told al mal.
The final contract is expected to be signed this month after the nrea agrees terms with the company. Wind energy in egypt an overview of the energy sector in egypt. Pdf improvement integration of zafarana wind farm connected to. The plant consists of 46 windmills, 2 weather stations and 4 transformer stations.
Egypt to build the largest wind farm in the middle east. The first experimental commercial wind farms of 5 mw capacity is running successfully at hurghada on the red sea coast, while 143 mw wind farms at. Improvement integration of zafarana wind farm connected to the egyptian unified power grid conference paper pdf available september 2011 with 402 reads how we measure reads. Wind farms zafarana i and iiiii ex post evaluation report. For a wind turbine, the tower is considered one of the major components in wind turbines with a contribution to cost of energy of 8 to 12% 1. Improvement integration of zafarana wind farm connected to the egyptian unified power grid. In this respect, longterm data of wind speed of zafarana farm have been collected and processed to define gust intensity and its distribution moreover, the geographical farm area is classified to different rows according to the recorded gust values. Winds competitiveness in the lone star state has been helped by the expansion of transmission capacity and market reforms.
This was an important step in the use of this environmentally sound resource. All the units are equipped with plc systems, which monitor and control the connection of the wind mill generators to the local electricity. The dna in the host country issues the letter of no objection. Implementation of integrated multichannel analysis of. A smart relay setting will be formulated by developing heuristic algorithm, which relates cct. International operation and control of 850kw doubly fed induction generators based al zafarana egyptian wind farm. Zafarana 6 egypt wind farms online access the wind. Impact of the integration of the 63 mw windfarm in zafarana. Zafarana wind plant pitch and stall control 38 diaa eldin younes. Improvement integration of zafarana wind farm connected to the unified power grid 517 p a g e where. The electricity produced is fed into the national electricity grid and off set use of natural gas for.
Zafarana 85mw wind farm plant nrea kfwgermany zafarana suez 163,000 zafarana 80mw wind power plant danida. View the article pdf and any associated supplements and figures for a period of 48 hours. National context the new and renewable energy authority nrea was established as the focal point in egypt to assess renewable energy resources and to investigate the different available. Zafarana suez 249,000 zafarana 120mw wind power plant danida denmark zafarana nrea suez zafarana 120mw 225,000 power plant nrea spain zafarana suez 155,3 zafarana 85mw wind farm plant nrea kfwgermany zafarana suez 163,000 zafarana 80mw wind power plant danida denmark kfwgermany nrea zafarana suez 250,000 zafarana 140mw wind power plant. Aziz, faculty of engineering, fayoum university abstract t his paper proposes a study of zafarana egypt wind farm performance and verification of its equivalent by studying the load power flow and short circuit for both the. Jul 08, 2009 the zafarana project has contributed to technology transfer in terms of providing operational experience in wind power plant operation, as well as local assembly of the wind turbines, wind power works says. Nrea danida feasibility report zafarana 3, 120 mw windfarm. In an effort to boost renewable energy in egypt and establish egypt as a leading player in environmental development, the ministry of electricity and renewable energy initiated a le 5 billion project to build the largest wind farm in the middle east, locates in the suez bay, funding the project through investments of several international entities, reported alahram continued. Posted on february 28, 2019 march 1, 2019 by gambeta news. Micro wind turbines for the beginner how to part one by missouri wind and solar duration. The danish wind farm is connected to the substation through three working feeders j6, j7, j10, and the german wind farm connected via feeders j5, j8, j9 as shown in fig. Wind energy grows, leading to about 20% contribution from renewable hydro and wind.
Wind has historically been understood by man as a viable source of energy. The failure cost consequences of one of the main components of the. Egypt to benefit from denmarks strategic sector cooperation programme to grow the energy sector. Zaafarana wind farm kiki dance challenge is forbidden by egyptian law, official says. In this study, stochastic and probabilistic seismic hazard procedures are used to estimate the seismic hazard for wind turbine tower sites in zafarana wind farm, gulf of suez, egypt. The rise of wind power in texas scientific american. This paper presents the use of three level inverter based on a static synchronous compensator statcom to improve the integration of zafarana wind farm to egyptian unified power grid. May 08, 2019 zafarana 1 egypt wind farms online access the wind power.
Harmonic resonance overvoltage due to main transformer. To reduce this problem, variablespeed wind turbines can be used. Wind farm planning at the gulf of suez nielserik clausen1 ed, niels g. Spatial modeling of optimum zones for wind farms using remote. As far aback as 5000bc, boats sailing the nile river were powered by the wind. This top drawer bar can be switched on or off in theme options, and can take any widget you throw at it or even fill it with your custom html code. Based on this experience the egyptian government is opening up a larger area of 656 km 2 at elzayt, south of zafarana. The egyptian wind energy market increased from just 5 mw in 2001 to 310 mw at the end of 2007, and 80 mw of new capacity were added in 2007 to the zafarana wind farm. The first largescale wind farm was built in egypt in 20002001. A wind farm or wind park, also called a wind power station or wind power plant, is a group of wind turbines in the same location used to produce electricity.
The use of variablespeed wind turbines, however, causes other powerquality problems, and produce different amounts and orders of harmonics depending on the type of. Nrea danida feasibility report zafarana 3, 120 mw windfarm implementing agency. Zafarana wind farm project egypt and denmark to expand energy sector with new partnership. Probabilistic and stochastic seismic hazard assessment for.
Jan 23, 2014 the red sea coast at zafarana was selected for establishment of large scale wind farms. Zafarana 85mw wind farm plant nrea kfwgermany zafarana suez 163,000 zafarana 80mw wind power plant danida denmark kfwgermany nrea zafarana suez 250,000 zafarana 140mw wind power plant. Zafarana 1 egypt wind farms online access the wind. Aziz, faculty of engineering, fayoum university abstract t his paper proposes a study of zafarana egypt wind farm performance and verification of its equivalent by. This is the wind, wave and weather superforecast for zaafarana in al bahr al ahmar, egypt.
Accordingly, seismic fig 1 location map of zafarana wind farm and the egyptian national seismological network includes both very broadband stations purple hexagonal and short period and broadband station. Zaafarana wind farm culture capital wroclaw at crossroads of central europe history. The final contract is expected to be signed this month. Model of the zafarana wind farms and parameters for the models 52. Donor country denmark zafarana wind farm project, component. Improvement integration of zafarana egypt wind farm. Zafarana wind plant pitch and stall control 38 youtube. Zafarana 8 wind power plant project, arab republic of egypt project design document 3853 kb approved 21 jan 20 view previous registration request form 525 kb.
Project title zafarana kfw iv wind farm project, arab republic of egypt project design document 1102 kb. It describes different siting considerations for wind farms and also the nuclear power plants in general. Zaafarana wind farm 87% of egyptian men believe womens basic role is to be housewives. Studying of wind farm performance at zafarana egypt eng. Currently, a wind farm of 6 mw is operative at zafarana on the gulf of suez coast, where the first large commercial wind farm of 60 mw is being developed. A detailed analysis of the recoded failure data of the wind turbines in zafarana wind farm namely site3 has been introduced. Pdf improvement integration of zafarana egypt wind farm. Six companies supplying wind turbine parts to zafarana. Smart over speed protection of zafarana gridconnected. National context the new and renewable energy authority nrea was established as the focal point in egypt to assess renewable energy resources and to investigate the different available technologies through both studies and pilot projects. Although zafarana is an existing wind farm with existing equipment, the investigated scenarios and results will contribute in developing the power system restoration procedures for existent wind farms, its extension, and futureplanned wind farms taking into consideration the plans to extend wind farm projects to contribute to the energy mix.
Supply of oil based energy production will remain at the same level, ng supply will grow at an annual 5% rate. Zafarana wind farm project, component iii purpose increase production of wind power to benefit economic growth in a sustainable manner recipient country egypt sector energy total funding 319. Improvement integration of zafarana egypt wind farm connected. Six companies supplying wind turbine parts to zafarana wind farm. The proposed farm will make use of the optimal wind conditions in the gulf of suez area to produce 250 mw, making it lekelas third and biggest energy project in egypt. Jan 14, 2015 in this study, stochastic and probabilistic seismic hazard procedures are used to estimate the seismic hazard for wind turbine tower sites in zafarana wind farm, gulf of suez, egypt.
International operation and control of 850kw doubly fed induction generators based alzafarana egyptian wind farm. Also, wind farm components, such as wind turbine down conductor, transformers, surge arresters, overhead, and distributed line, are modeled using high. Zafarana wind power plant project project design document 1278 kb accepted 18 jun 2012 view previous pdd appendices appendix 1 revised pdd tracked changes 11 kb. Spatial modeling of optimum zones for wind farms using. European governments help egypt to build zafarana windfarm. Pdf studying of wind farm performance at zaafarana egypt. The seismic activity in and around the study area, which includes many active fault systems along the gulf of suez resulting in many moderate and strong earthquakes, has been well described. By 200bc, wind mills were already being used to pump water and for other farm chores around the middle east and asia. The project was undertaken for vestas wind technology of denmark. Rapid penetration of different applications in many sectors is expected in the next few years, especially for the extension of the wind. Mortensen1, jens carsten hansen1, ib clausager2, flemming pagh jensen3, laila georgy4, usama said said4 4new and renewable energy authority, egypt 3hedeselskabet as, denmark 2national environmental research institute, denmark 1riso national laboratory, denmark. This is mainly because the competitive tender for the equipment achieved results which allowed a wind farm with a nominal capacity of 33 mw to be installed at zafarana i, instead of the. Seismic response of a fullscale wind turbine tower using.
The location is 120 km south of suez on the red sea. This is the wind, wave and weather forecast for zaafarana in al bahr al ahmar, egypt. Zafarana wind farm time history analysis seismic response introduction in 2003, a detailed wind atlas was published for egypts gulf of suez coast, concluding that the region has an excellent wind regime with wind speeds of 10 ms and the potential to host several largescale wind farms. Egyptian president abdel fattah alsisi launched several projects, including one of the largest wind farms in the world, which experts say will help the country overcome its crippling power crisis. Pdf improvement integration of zafarana wind farm connected. Impact of the integration of the 63 mw windfarm in.
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