Optimal Design of a Wind Farm to supply power to a Reverse Osmosis-based Desalination Plant connected to Grid: A case study of Lanzarote, Spain

  1. Asensio, F. J. 2
  2. San Martín, J. I. 2
  3. Zamora, I. 1
  4. García-Villalobos, J. 1
  5. Onederra, O. 2
  1. 1 Department of Electrical Engineering. University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU). Engineering School of Bilbao
  2. 2 Department of Electrical Engineering. University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU). Engineering School of Gipuzkoa (Section of Eibar)
Journal:
Electrical Engineering Electronic Journal (EEEJ)

ISSN: 2172-1246

Year of publication: 2016

Volume: 1

Issue: 3

Pages: 31-36

Type: Article

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Abstract

This paper is focused on the optimal design of a wind farm aimed at supplying power to a reverse osmosis-based desalination plant connected to the grid, located in the Lanzarote island, Spain. For the optimal design, there have been used electricity consumption and water production real profiles of the already existing desalination plants on the island, which are owned by INALSA. It has been simulated the system in order to perform a profitability study for several models of wind turbines, which has allowed to select as optimal design the one that has minimized the total net cost of the installation for a lifetime of 25 years. In this sense, there have been compared the energy and economic results of the base case in which the desalination plant is supplied by the conventional energy grid,with the designs obtained by simulation

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The authors acknowledge the financial support from the University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU (project EHU13/66).

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