Babadag Wind Farm

Babadag Wind Farm
Location of the Babadag Wind Farm in Romania
Official name Parc Eolian Babadag
Country Romania
Location Babadag, Tulcea County
Coordinates 44°54′06″N 28°41′23″E / 44.90167°N 28.68972°E / 44.90167; 28.68972Coordinates: 44°54′06″N 28°41′23″E / 44.90167°N 28.68972°E / 44.90167; 28.68972
Status Operational
Construction began April, 2010
Commission date 2011
Construction cost €23 million
Owner(s) Martifer
Operator(s) Eviva Nalbant
Wind farm
Type Onshore
Avg. site elevation 70–180 m (230–590 ft)
Site area 260 ha (640 acres)
Hub height 79 m (259 ft)
Rotor diameter 88 m (289 ft)
Power generation
Units operational 20 X 2.1 MW
Make and model Suzlon Energy: Suzlon S88
Nameplate capacity 42 MW

The Babadag Wind Farm (also referred as Renewable Energy Production Facilities in Babadag; Romanian: Parc Eolian Babadag) is a wind farm in Babadag, Tulcea County, Romania. The wind farm is owned and operated by Eviva Nalbant, a subsidiary of Portuguese multinational company Martifer.[1] The project was developed as a joint implementation project.[2] The wind park was financed with €23 million loan from Banca Comercială Română.[3]

The project started in 2007 when Eviva Nalbant conducted a preliminary wind resource assessment and pre-feasibility assessment. The concession contract with Babadag Municipality was signed in September 2007. In 2008, a turbine supply contract was signed with Suzlon Energy. In April 2009, the project was revised and optimized based on on-site measurement data. A construction permit was issued in March 2010 and construction started in April 2010.[2]

The wind farm is located on 260 hectares (640 acres).[4] It contains two locations: Babadag I (16 turbines) and Babadag II (four turbines).[2] Originally, the project was to include 48 wind turbines with a nominal capacity 1 MW each.[1] However, the project was delayed and it was later change to have 20 Suzlon S88 turbines with a nameplate capacity of 2.1 MW each.[2][5] The hub-height is 79 metres (259 ft) and the rotor diameter is 88 metres (289 ft).[2]

References

  1. 1 2 "Eoliene la Babadag" [Wind energy in Babadag]. Babadag Live (in Romanian). 25 March 2010. Retrieved 14 March 2012.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Renewable Energy Production Facilities in Babadag, Tulcea, Track I (PDF) (Report). UNFCCC. 2010. Retrieved 14 March 2012.
  3. "Martifer Announces Project Financing Of $34 Million For Babadag Wind Power Project, Romania". ResearchViews. 2011-04-26. Retrieved 14 March 2012.
  4. "Martifer a concesionat 260 de hectare la Babadag, pentru un parc eolian" [Martifer has leased 260 hectares in Babadag for a wind farm]. ZF 24 (in Romanian). 22 October 2007. Retrieved 2012-03-14.
  5. "Verbund initiates construction of first section of Casimcea wind park". The Diplomat. 12 March 2012. Retrieved 12 March 2012.
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