Speaking AE 2 Presentation

World highest-capacity wind farm

Name : Trinh Quoc Khanh

Student ID : BTFTIU18188
 World highest-capacity wind farm
Roscoe wind farm

 I. Information - construction
 II. How the turbine works?
 III. Impact of Roscoe wind farm
Roscoe wind farm – Texas USA
I.Information
 Country : United State
 Location: Texas
 Onshore wind farm
 Originally developed by Airtricity
 Owned and operated by E.ON Climate & Renewables (EC&R).
 Awarded the world’s largest wind farm by Guinness in October 2009
Roscoe wind farm – Texas USA
I. Information – Some interesting figures
 $1 billion investment in total, more than 300 landowners and 500
workers
 Area : 400 Km squares (100000 acres)
Several times the size of Manhattan or nearly 56000 standard foot ball pitch
 627 turbines supplied by Mitsubishi, Siemens AG and General Electric
 781.5 MW of power
Support more than 260000 homes, more than the combined effort of other
25 states
Roscoe wind farm – Texas USA
I. Information – Construction
Construction on RWF began in May 2007, and it has been
operational since October 2009
A. Phase I : 2/2008
 Part: Roscoe
 209 turbines: Mitsubishi (power 1 000 kW, diameter 61.4 m)
 Hub height: 75 m
 Total nominal power: 209,000 kW
B. Phase II : 3/2008
 Part: Champion
 55 turbines: Siemens (power 2 300 kW, diameter 93 m)
 Hub height: 80 m
 Total nominal power: 126,500 kW
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I.Information – Construction

C. Phase III : 2009

 Part: Pyron
 166 turbines: GE (power 1 500 kW, diameter 77 m)
 Hub height: 80 m
 Total nominal power: 249,000 kW
D. Phase IV : 2009
 Part: Inadale
 197 turbines: Mitsubishi (power 1 000 kW, diameter 61.4 m)
 Hub height: 75 m
 Total nominal power: 197,000 kW
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I. Information – Construction

Roscoe Champion Pyron Inadale

Total Annual
Year 209 MW 126.5 MW 249 MW 197 MW
MW·h
Unit [6] Unit [7] Unit [8] Unit [9]
2008 523,383 277,725 - - 801,108
2009 488,402 317,097 506,951 - 1,312,450
2010 532,548 349,945 559,509 384,481 1,826,483
2011 615,420 416,677 603,565 380,443 2,016,105
2012 596,742 413,620 716,988 476,472 2,203,822
2013 561,408 393,195 775,605 549,300 2,279,508
2014 591,896 406,486 811,344 592,687 2,402,413
2015 440,211 349,128 706,057 495,005 1,990,401
2016 562,424 308,250 772,988 539,177 2,182,839
2017 554,037 366,144 712,817 506,879 2,139,877
Average Annual Production (years 2011-2017) ---> 2,173,566
Roscoe wind farm – Texas USA
II. How the turbines works ?

 Vertical-axis wind turbines

 wind turbines use wind to generate
electricity
 A wind turbine works on a simple principle:
energy in the wind turns two or three
propeller-like blades around a rotor.
 The rotor is connected to the main shaft,
which spins a generator to create electricity
Roscoe wind farm – Texas USA
II. How the turbines works ?
Roscoe wind farm – Texas USA
III. Impact of Roscoe wind farm
 Alternative energy & No gas emission
affordable, clean and sustainable
produces no greenhouse gases or radioactive or toxic waste.
Roscoe wind farm – Texas USA
III. Impact of Roscoe wind farm
 Reduce the cost & Revive promote areas
Wind Power is cheaper than Fossil fuels
Cost of wind production ranges between $36–51 per megawatt-hour (MWh)
Coal costs range from $65–150 per MWh and gas from $52–218 per MWh

According to the American Wind Energy Association, the $3.3 billion in annual
savings includes a few key elements:
 Less sulfur dioxide and nitrogen pollution ($723 million).
 Fewer carbon dioxide emissions (more than $1 billion).
 Savings against possible fuel price volatilities (almost $61 million).
 Savings against expected increases in other energy sources (estimated at over
$491 million).
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III. Impact of Roscoe wind farm
Roscoe wind farm – Texas USA
III. Impact of Roscoe wind farm
Roscoe wind farm – Texas USA

Question ?
Reference
1. 6 Reasons Why Texas Leads the Nation in Wind Power – EcoWatch June 06,2016
https://www.ecowatch.com/6-reasons-why-texas-leads-the-nation-in-wind-power-1906696525.html
2. The Great Texas Wind Power Boom – Forbes Oct 11,2016
https://www.forbes.com/sites/judeclemente/2016/10/11/the-great-texas-wind-power-
boom/#5e57693cc6aa
3. U.S. Wind Energy Industry Installs over 2,800 MW in First Quarter – Business Wire
https://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/google/?ndmViewId=news_view&newsId=2009042800631
5&newsLang=en
4. The Roscoe Wind Farm Project, Texas, USA – Power Technology
https://www.power-technology.com/projects/roscoe-wind-farm/
5. Roscoe (USA) – The WindPower
https://www.thewindpower.net/windfarm_en_3161_roscoe.php