Such repowering jobs make it possible to further establish existing websites in an effective way: Modern turbines produce far more electrical power, are quieter and much better please ecological and spatial preparation requirements. Simplified approval treatments are a more advantage.
“Broadening the use of renewable resources is essential to a secure, inexpensive and climate-friendly energy supply in Dortmund. To attain this, we should utilize every suitable site in a wise and accountable way,” states Peter Flosbach, Technical Handling Director of DEW21. “Through repowering, we wish to take wind energy at this tried-and-tested website in the instant area of TU Dortmund University’s school to a brand-new level. The project signifies our commitment to implementing the energy shift in our region at eye level with our partners.”
Renewable energy for a sustainable campus
TU Dortmund University’s goal is to produce and utilize more of its own power and heat from regenerative energy in the future, and in this method decrease its reliance on non-renewable energy sources. To this end, the university is in the procedure of installing a wood pellet plant and putting up a ground-mounted photovoltaic system on North Campus. In addition, the university is forging ahead with the installation of further photovoltaic panels on the roofings of its buildings, where ideal. The planned wind turbine can potentially utilize regenerative energy supplied locally to change, eventually, all the electricity that TU Dortmund University currently generates from gas in its own combined heat and power plant on school.
Professor Manfred Bayer, President of TU Dortmund University, states: “Our university supports the regional government’s climate policy goals and is participating in the effort ‘Climate-Neutral State Administration in NRW’. The prepared wind turbine is a crucial enabler, permitting us to produce more climate-neutral electrical energy and in this method add to the energy shift. I am happy that we have actually found a regional partner in the shape of DEW21 who is eager to put this job into practice with us.”
Close intermediary with all those involved
Initial studies, carried out by the two partners and covering technical, economic and organizational aspects, to name a few things, are the first task predicted by the Letter of Intent (LOI). DEW21 and TU Dortmund University are likewise exploring the possibility of setting up a joint funding and running business sometime in the future. The State of North Rhine-Westphalia, represented by BLB NRW (its building and real estate management firm), which is likewise involved in the project, owns the sites in question. Both partners highlight the job’s collaborative approach: The LOI is not lawfully binding, but it highlights their shared decision to expedite the task in close intermediary with all those included.
“AirWin” is one of Dortmund’s very first wind power jobs. The plant has fed electrical power into the grid because 1997 and is a popular example of the city’s early intro of wind energy. The prepared repowering task should continue this success story and adapt it to the requirements of the existing energy shift. The existing plant generates 650 megawatt hours (MWh) of electrical power per year. Once the repowering task is completed, yearly electrical power production of around 10,000 MWh is expected. Mathematically, this suggests providing 3,000 families with electricity instead of 200.
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