Danish wind turbine technology and russian applications

The potential in Russia is primarily found in the northern territories, mostly in areas with moderate wind conditions and other external conditions different from most Danish applications. The area involves almost 70% of Russian territory, including European North, Siberia and Russian far East. Here, large land areas are available for wind installations and the need of locally produced electricity is widespread in sparsely populated areas with local regional grids. Therefore, there is a need to extend the Danish research and experience to adapt and optimize the Danish wind technology to applications characterized by moderate winds, extreme climate and Russian energy systems. Transfer of technology and industrial cooperation require a common framework, thus a compilation and analysis of Russian wind load and other external conditions in relation to European wind turbine design criteria as well as common procedures for verification of performance and loads are needed. The project is part of a larger programme which ultimately may lead to demonstration and large-scale implementation of wind energy using Danish/Russian wind turbines. This project considers only the first phase research phase with the main activities: 1) Survey of representative site conditions for the programme 'Power supply for the Northen Territories', including limited review of climate conditions and energy system characteristics. 2) Compilation of readily available Russian standards and practices and analysis in relation to Danish technical requirements. 3) Wind measurements at test site in Istra to verify the available wind climatology for the region and the test site conditions. 4) Seminar in Denmark for the industry and authorities in Denmark and Russia on technical requirements to wind installations in Russia, development plans and future bi-lateral business opportunities. 5) Planning of test facility and test programmes involving an adapted Danish wind turbine at the Istra test station. 6) Exchange of scientist for intensified cooperation and exchange of knowledge and experience in the area of wind turbines and measurement techniques