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Proceedings of the 19th BWEA Annual Conference

1997 From Theory to Practice

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The British Wind Energy Association's 19th Annual Conference, Wind Energy Conversion - 'From Theory to Practice', held in Edinburgh, highlighted the increasing importance and potential of operational wind farms, in the UK and in the wider international arena.

Wind energy naturally encompasses a wide range of disciplines and issues, including noise, visual impact, aesthetic, and other environmental considerations as well as economic and engineering parameters. This volume gives particular emphasis to the latest systems and design methods, planning and consultation and financing and economics. Recent developments in sustainable renewables, public relations, financing and industrial opportunities are also discussed.

Leading researchers and industrialists presented papers which included a wide range of studies, results of research and practical applications on an international scale. These proceedings are an important source of new ideas and information to all those involved in the development of and investment in renewables and wind energy.

Keynote Session

  • Conference welcoming address R Hunter
  • Conference opening address John Battle MP5
  • Wind energy industry and environmental bodies - friends not foes! M Mathers

Overviews and Perspectives

  • Windfarms of the UK - a 1997 update P Hannah
  • UK DTI wind programme area - review and current priorities J W Craig
  • Winning the communications war A Hyde

Windfarm Design and Construction

  • Logistical problems with constructing windfarms in remote Scottish locations R P Blunden and A Schmidt
  • Road construction at Novar windfarm P C McLellan, R Nicolson and T C D Dargie
  • WINDOPS: a new PC-based approach for windfarm design and optimization N G Douglas, N M Robinson, E M Leeming and S H Hall

Windfarm Power Quality

  • Experience of windfarm electrical issues in Europe and further afield P Gardner
  • The use of advanced static VAR compensators to improve the power quality of windfarms Z Saad-Saoud and N Jenkins

Wind Turbine Philosophies

  • Light can be tough P H Geraets, R S Haines and M A Wastling
  • Common fallacies in wind turbine design P Jamieson
  • A 20kW grid-connected wind turbine for rural electricity users G Jenkins, P Bennett and A Thornton
  • Aerodynamic damping for flexible structures K Kaiser

Autonomous Systems

  • An improved model for estimating the yearly performances of photo-voltaic, wind, and hybrid energy systems A N Celik and R Marshall
  • Control of an integrated wind turbine generator and photo-voltaic system for battery charging S Arul Daniel, K Pandiaraj and N Jenkins
  • Computer modelling of a large-scale stand-alone wind-powered desalination plant Z Rahal and D G Infield

Standards, Design Methods, and Technical Tools

  • Identification of low-cycle effects on wind turbine component lifetime estimation F Mouzakis and E Morfiadakis
  • Inspection of a lightning-damaged wind turbine blade G M Smith and B R Clayton
  • The mast on the house L Landberg
  • Examining the relationship between wind turbine blade performance and tip vortex behaviour in the wake J Whale

Components

  • Development of blade test facility to accommodate flexible blade assembly for the new MS4 wind turbine K McLernon, N Gibson and P Geraets
  • High-current and high-voltage testing of wind turbine blades and bearings I Cotton, N Jenkins, S Haigh, M Hancock, N Hatziargyriou and A Bücker
  • Mass savings in wind turbine towers M Johnston and J Twidell

Planning

  • 'Developing planning for renewables' for Scotland C Revie
  • Life-cycle assessment of wind energy: a case study based on Baix Ebre windfarm, Spain T M Waters, R Forrest, D C McConnell, S Tribe and V Pollard

Visual and Aesthetic Considerations

  • Computer-generated video fly-through: an aid to visual impact assessment for windfarms G Neilson, T Leeming and S Hall
  • Assessing the impact of windfarms - the learning curve in Cornwall A Hull
  • Winds of change C Palmer and L Short

Noise Issues

  • A European intercomparison of an acoustic emission standard I Arbuckle
  • Development of a wind farm noise propagation prediction model - project progress to date P Robinson, A Bullmore, J Bass and E Sloth
  • Wind turbine noise: detailed analysis of new data and comparison with theory M Lowson, J Lowson and A Bullmore

Non-UK Markets

  • An overview of wind energy potential in Russia H Bensaad
  • The stimulation of windpump markets in developing countries D G Davies and R J Hacker
  • Status of wind energy in Ireland after two rounds of the AER L D Staudt

Financing and Economics

  • Reconciling the expectations of community participants with the requirements of non-fossil fuel obligation: the experience of Harlock Hill windfarm J Harrop
  • Can windfarms provide the returns necessary to encourage investment without government assistance? J H Johns
  • Wind prices are down - but are they too low? D Milborrow

UK Market and Industrial Opportunities

  • Feasibility of industrial wind energy schemes G Gow, P Gardner and M Thomas
  • Speech for the British Wind Energy Association C Thomas
  • Progress with the Scottish Trading Arrangements Group (STAG) A Fellows
  • An assessment of the potential for business use of wind turbines on farms in Scotland A G M Hunter, R Graham and O W Morgan
  • Promotion of an indigenous manufacturing industry in the UK C Anderson

Integrating Wind Energy into the Grid

  • Towards a 100% renewable grid with domestic scale flywheel storage G Proven
  • Short-term prediction of windfarm power output - from theory to practice L Landberg
  • Are PES connection costs too high? N Scott

Additional Paper

  • Planning as a process - the use of a draft environmental statement for consultation C Larke