Operators know that icing on wind turbines continues to cause heavy losses in the #windenergy industry. But just how big are those losses? Let's look at ice's effect on a medium-size wind turbine.
The typical 4MWh turbine generates only 35% of the 4MWh
•24 hours x 365 days = 8,760 hours per year
•4MW x .35 x 8760 = 12,264 MWh/year
Estimated Losses by Condition
1. LOW ICING CONDITIONS
Loss: 1-5% of annual output.
MWh Loss:
Minimum: 12,264 x 0.01 = 123 MWh/year
Maximum:12,264 x 0.05 = 613 MWh/year
At an average sell price of 1 MWh at $50 your losses are between $6150 - $30,650
2. MEDIUM ICING CONDITIONS
Loss: 5-15% of annual output.
MWh Loss:
Minimum: 12,264 x 0.05 = 613 MWh/year
Maximum: 12,264 x 0.15 = 1,839 MWh/year
At an average sell price of 1 MWh at $50 your losses are between $30,650 - $91,950
3. HIGH ICING CONDITIONS
Loss: 15-25% of annual output.
MWh Loss:
Minimum:12,264 x 0.15 = 1,839 MWh/year
Maximum: 12,264 x 0.25 = 3,066 MWh/year
At an average sell price of 1 MWh at $50 your losses are between $91,950 - $153,300
Phazebreak Coatings patented NEINICE coating has been shown to mitigate
ice accumulation on turbine blades, improving energy output and revenue for each coated turbine.
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