Babadag Wind Farm Explained

Babadag Wind Farm
Name Official:Parc Eolian Babadag
Coordinates:44.9017°N 28.6897°W
Country:Romania
Location:Babadag, Tulcea County
Status:O
Construction Began:April, 2010
Commissioned:2011
Cost:€23 million
Owner:Martifer
Operator:Eviva Nalbant
Ps Units Operational:20 X 2.1 MW
Ps Units Manu Model:Suzlon Energy

Suzlon S88

Wind Hub Height:790NaN0
Wind Rotor Diameter:880NaN0
Wind Farm Type:Onshore
Ps Site Elevation:70-
Ps Site Area:260ha
Ps Electrical Capacity:42 MW

The Babadag Wind Farm (also referred as Renewable Energy Production Facilities in Babadag; Romanian; Moldavian; Moldovan: Parc Eolian Babadag) is a wind farm in Babadag, Tulcea County, Romania. The wind farm is owned and operated by Eviva Nalbant, a subsidiary of Portuguese multinational company Martifer.[1] The project was developed as a joint implementation project. The wind park was financed with €23 million loan from Banca Comercială Română.[2]

The project started in 2007 when Eviva Nalbant conducted a preliminary wind resource assessment and pre-feasibility assessment. The concession contract with Babadag Municipality was signed in September 2007. In 2008, a turbine supply contract was signed with Suzlon Energy. In April 2009, the project was revised and optimized based on on-site measurement data. A construction permit was issued in March 2010 and construction started in April 2010.[3]

The wind farm is located on .[4] It contains two locations: Babadag I (16 turbines) and Babadag II (four turbines).[3] Originally, the project was to include 48 wind turbines with a nominal capacity 1 MW each.[1] However, the project was delayed and it was later change to have 20 Suzlon S88 turbines with a nameplate capacity of 2.1 MW each.[3] [5] The hub-height is and the rotor diameter is .[3]

Notes and References

  1. News: Eoliene la Babadag. 25 March 2010. Babadag Live. Wind energy in Babadag. Romanian. 14 March 2012.
  2. News: Martifer Announces Project Financing Of $34 Million For Babadag Wind Power Project, Romania. 2011-04-26. ResearchViews. 14 March 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20160305082539/http://www.researchviews.com/energy/power/DealReport.aspx?sector=Power&DealID=164988. 5 March 2016. dead.
  3. Renewable Energy Production Facilities in Babadag, Tulcea, Track I. 2010. UNFCCC. PDF. 14 March 2012.
  4. News: Martifer a concesionat 260 de hectare la Babadag, pentru un parc eolian. 22 October 2007. ZF 24. Martifer has leased 260 hectares in Babadag for a wind farm. Romanian. 2012-03-14.
  5. News: Verbund initiates construction of first section of Casimcea wind park. 12 March 2012. The Diplomat. 12 March 2012.