Publications
Identification of Evening Peak Optimized Wind Sites
Detailed analysis of ten potential wind farm sites, eight of them onshore and two offshore. The sites were selected in seven different states in environments that combine high wind speed ratios and high capacity factors, thus low LCOE.
EMD has combined diverse information fromdifferent sources for the analysis and
classification of the “peak wind speed
generation clusters”.
Key Findings
1
Wind generation spots in India are able to provide power during non-sunshine hours and peak power demand times at a lower cost than any other form of new generation capacity in India.
2
While some countries do have more wind resources and sunshine, India is able to generate power from its wind resources and the sun at world record low and therefore globally highly competitive prices.
3
During increased national power demand in the summer, the wind generation in India is highest.
4
Compared to many other countries, wind generation in India sis more reliable. There are no days withut wind generation. The longest periods with comparably low generation are of maximum 7 days.
5
India is one of the most attractive countries in the world for green hydrogen production due to high potential plant load factors of electrolysers thanks to the combination of wind and solar resources in India.
Offshore Wind - Achieved Cost Reductions in Germany
Developments in Germany have demonstrated that competitive offshore
wind energy is not a vision of the distant future anymore. These developments are promising as the German cost reduction experience might be transferable to other countries.
The report gives a brief overview of the achieved cost reductions in and its drivers. It concludes with several lessons learned.