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zondag 15 september 2013

Turn Key Solar Projects In Romania For Sale - Solar Projects Romania

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dinsdag 10 september 2013

Wind energy production doubles in first half of 2013

Energy production in the wind power plants stood at 2.413 billion kWh in the first six months of this year, increasing 1.226 billion kWh from the similar period last year, according to the data released by the National Institute for Statistics (INS) on Aug. 8. The production in thermal power plants accounted for 12.140 billion KWh, declining 26.4 percent. The hydro-power plants generated 15.9 percent more energy, reaching a production of 8.494 billion kWh. At the same time, the nuclear power plant of Cernavoda produced 5.663 billion kWh, by 3.8 percent more. The final electricity consumption in the first quarter of 2013 stood at 24.881 billion kWh, by 7.5 percent lower compared with the first half of last year. In the assessed period, the public lighting registered a 9.1 percent decline and the household consumption was 0.9 percent lower. The primary energy resources dropped 15.2 percent in the first six months of this year and the electricity resources decreased 6.9 percent, the INS data also show.

zondag 31 oktober 2010

wind energy romania - investment on network

The Transelectrica Company includes in the next five-six year investment plans the construction of eight power transformation plants and the corresponding transmission lines in the Dobrogea area, a high potential area in the wind energy production, Capital publication reads. The estimated amount for these investments raises up to approximately 250 million euros, necessary for the connection of the wind turbines to the national grid, a connection for which agreements totalling 3,600 MW have already been signed. After the investment is complete, the energy takeover capacity will be of 4,000 MW.

“These investments will be correlated with the investors’ plans for the wind turbines,” Transelectrica head of Corporate Strategy Directorate Razvan Purdila said, cited by Capital.

At the end of 2009, Romania ranked 23rd out of 27 among the European Union states on the capacity of wind energy production, with a total 14 MW, up by 3 MW from the previous year, shows a study made by the European Wind Energy Association.
Transelectrica is a public company, with monopoly activities in the electric power distribution, having an up-to-date capitalization of almost 1.3 billion lei (approximately 305 million euros).

According to the data of the electric power operator for the Romanian market controlled by Transelectrica (OPCOM), the average price of electric power in January-August on the market was 149.6 lei per MW/h, growing by 10 percent, from 135.8 lei per MW/h in the last year's similar period. The transaction rate of internal consumption grew up to 16.12 percent from 13.4 percent in the same period of last year. The main shareholder is the Ministry of Economy, which owns 73.68 percent of the share capital and the Fondul Proprietatea controls 13.5 percent.

zaterdag 16 oktober 2010

Wind energy Romania

Romania's wind power projects threefold the capacity of a nuclear reactor

Applications for the connection to the national power grid filed with Transelectrica are threefold the capacity of a Cernavoda nuclear reactor, reports financiarul.com. However, many of these projects will just stay on paper. The most advanced investment is that of CEZ (Czech Republic), the biggest onshore wind farm in Europe, due for completion this year. Grid connection applications by companies that plan to invest in wind power generation total 22,800 MW, eight times the capacity national electricity operator Transelectrica can install. "This significant demand for installed wind power capacity exceeds by far the current adjustment possibilities of the national electricity system. The maximum wind power capacity that can be installed is 2,660 MW," reads a Transelectrica document posted on the website of the National Energy Regulatory Authority (ANRE). According to Dan Preotescu, Transelectica network planning director, grid connection contracts signed so far amount to 1,500 MW and 1,160 MW are still available. "We accept applications by the criterion first-come, first served," says Preotescu. The most advanced wind power investment in Romania is that of CEZ - Czech Republic. The 600 MW wind farm is sited in Dobrogea, at Fantanele and Cogealan, and its capacity is almost equal to that of a nuclear reactor of the Cernavoda plant, which can produce 700 MW. CEZ officials say that 350 MW will be available mid-2010 and the complete 600 MW of clean electricity will be in place at the end of 2010. This will be Europe 's largest onshore wind farm and the total investment amounts to 1.1 billion euros. "It's still unclear what Romania’s wind power capacity will be at the end of the year. Apart from CEZ, other companies also announced projects due for completion, yet of lesser capacity," said Preotescu. "The other projects totaling 18,900 MW have the studies for the connection to the public network finalized and a considerable part thereof have the documentation submitted for the technical connection approval," shows the Transelectrica release. Dan Preotescu says the biggest issue for investors in renewable energy is not the connection to the power system, but the market, that is where to sell the electricity. In late 2008, Romania’s total capacity of wind turbines was of just 10 MW, below that of neighboring countries. The new wind turbines installed by CEZ will sap the costly technology of local producers in the country, especially power stations. "This investment might hasten the closure of cost-intensive plants like Doicesti, Borzesti, Galati and Braila. On average, a wind farm effectively operates at 30% of the installed capacity. But the aforementioned plants use even less of their capacity. They are kept alive artificially," says energy analyst Jean Constantinescu. The benefits of wind farms are connected to the green certificates award system for the produced energy according to which for 1 MWh of electricity fed into the power grid, the producer gets a double price, allowing him to charge more advantageous fees. In addition, clean electricity is the first fed into the transport networks, which gives the producer an edge over coal or gas fired power plants. The downside is that wind farm electricity supplies are not continuous, like those of a thermal power plant, because of the variable direction of the wind. Dobrogea is the main target for investors in wind energy facilities. Deputy Gheorghe Dragomir, member of the Budget-finance Committee, estimated that total investments in such farms amount to four billion euros. The main investors in the sector are the Czech CEZ, Italy’s Enel, Iberdrola, Energia de Portugal.

Renewable energy sources in Romania - wind energy

Romania has a wide range of renewable resources: hydro-energy, biomass, solar energy, wind energy and geothermal energy sources. However, they are currently virtually unexploited, except fro hydro-energy which is converted into power both in small and large hydropower plants.

Romania’s hydropower economic potential in the short run is 23 - 25 TWh, with an installed power of 8,000 MW. In 2005, the utilization degree of the economic hydro-energy potential reached 80%, while there are underway hydro-energy construction works summing up an installed power of 600 MW with a production potential of 1,870 GWh per annum.

As regards biomass, there is an energy potential of 7,594 thou toe/year, broken down as follows: 15.5% forest exploitation waste and fire wood, 6.4% sawdust and other wood waste, 63.2% agricultural waste, 7.2% household waste and 7.7% biogas.
The solar energy potential of Romania is estimated at 1,100 kWh/m2 per annum (average solar energy quantity received in horizontal plane per annum). Solar – thermal systems’ potential in Romania is estimated at approximately 1,434 thou toe per annum while photovoltaic systems’ potential is estimated at 1,200 GWh per annum.

The wind energy potential is currently estimated 23,000 GWh per annum, while the geothermal potential of Romania is of 167 thou toe/year (low enthalpy resources), of which only 30 thou toe/year are currently utilized.

Romania has adopted the “green certificates” mechanism for encouraging production of electrical energy from renewable energy sources and, currently, there is a functioning market on which “green certificates” are purchased and sold. The following compulsory quotas have been established, as % of annual gross consumption of electrical energy: 2.2% for year 2006, 3.74% for 2007, 5.26% for 2008, 6.78% for 2009 and 8.4% starting with year 2010.Romania has adopted the “green certificates” mechanism for encouraging production of electrical energy from renewable energy sources and, currently, there is a functioning market on which “green certificates” are purchased and sold. The following compulsory quotas have been established, as % of annual gross consumption of electrical energy: 2.2% for year 2006, 3.74% for 2007, 5.26% for 2008, 6.78% for 2009 and 8.4% starting with year 2010.

Romania will promote usage of renewable energy sources by implementing mechanisms for supporting production of energy using these sources (including production of thermal energy and hot water for household consumption), by continuously developing the green certificates market and by attracting private capital investment in this sector.

It has been estimated that the needed investments for usage of renewable energy sources in years 2006-2009 are approximately 500 million EUR.

Another important measure is promoting biofuels instead of classic fuels for transport, since, by 2007, Romania must reach a minimum 2% usage share of biofuels and other renewable fuels out of the overall volume of gasoline and diesel fuels used for transport. Moreover, by 2010 a 5.75% usage share of biofuels and other renewable fuels must be reached.

So far, many foreign and locally owned private companies have expressed their interest in building refineries for biofuel production, which are estimated to generate over 700,000 tonnes of biodiesel and bioethanol per annum.

Although wind energy technologies have already reached maturity worldwide, the weight of electrical power generated from wind energy out of the total energy balance in Romania is still way below the country’s real potential. Romania has a temperate continental climate, with a high wind energy potential in areas such as the Black Sea shore, the Moldova and Dobrogea plateaus (mild climate) or the mountain areas (rough climate). 5 wind energy potential areas have been identified on Romania’s territory, based on the energy potential and on the environmental and topographical conditions. The wind potential map was drawn up considering the energy potential of wind sources at a 50 meters altitude and based on meteo-geographical data and information collected from year 1990 to the present.

Considering the analysis of all gathered data, wind systems / installations that could be set up on Romania’s territory would total up an installed power of maximum 14,000 MW, bringing a contribution of approximately 23,000 GWh / year of electrical energy. The seashore and offshore areas have an exploitable wind energy potential of approximately 2,000 MW, with and an electrical energy production of 4,500 GWh per annum.

However, in order to efficiently benefit from the wind energy potential, adequate technologies and equipment are required (wind turbines with a nominal power from 750kW to 2,000 kW).