BUILDING THE FINDHORN WIND PARK. Total capacity of 750kW = 176 kW after capacity factor Findhorn Wind Park.

BUILDING THE FINDHORN WIND PARK

Total capacity of 750kW = 176 kW after capacity factor

Findhorn Wind Park

The planning process

Cost: £100k- No guarantee!

•Wind resource assessment•Financial model•RAF•Application for planning permission

•Visual impact study•Noise study•Bird study

Visibility of the proposed turbines

The effect of other windfarms and proposals

EXCAVATION

ROTOR

NARCELLE

Generators CapacityContinuousAnnualFactor RunningOperations

kW kWhrThree wind turbines @ 225 kw capacity24% 162 1,419,120One wind turbine @ 75 kw capacity 18% 14 118,260

1,537,380

The annual output is 1,537 megawatt hours per annum

1,537 MWhr/annum350 homes

475,000 litres of oil660 tonnes carbon dioxide

Planning permissionGranted 18 Jan. 05

Financial Model

•ROC’s & LEC’s are about 50% of income•Cost of generating power = 1.6 to 5.9 pence/kWh