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RIGHT KNOWN WRONGS IN WIND ENERGY

Wind turbines, which are seen in abundance by those who go on holiday in summer and comment abundantly with various estimates and hearsay information, actually contain one of the most environmentalist movements about our world under their gigantic images. While we need to get rid of fossil fuels urgently, the myths about wind power are still confusing.

In this article, we wanted to give the main information as much as we can and convey the mistakes that are thought to be correct.

The average blade diameter of a turbine is around 60 to 100 meters. Tower height from the ground can also vary between 65 and 120 meters. Of course, these figures vary according to environmental conditions. In our country, it is accepted that a wind power plant with a power of 5 MW per square kilometer can be established in areas with a height of 50 m from the ground and wind speeds above 7.5 (m/sec).

Wind turbines protect themselves. The turbine stops operating below a certain wind speed (3-4m/sec) and above a certain wind speed (90-108m/sec). The wind regime in our country is extremely suitable for turbine installation.

Now we can move on to the false facts part.

FALSE 1: It is claimed that wind turbines emit electromagnetic radiation harmful to human health.

TRUTH: Parts that will cause electromagnetic radiation are electrical generators and transformers; The magnetic radiation emitted by them is also extremely low and effective in a very small area. These transformers and generators are already used everywhere in our environment. Measurements show that the magnetic radiation caused by these parts is negligible even when we reach the base of the turbine. If there is any concern about radiation, it is better to talk about hair dryers.

FALSE 2: Wind turbines prevent the operation of electronic devices.

TRUTH: Wings do not affect magnetic waves, but they can block them. This also applies to short distances. The phone may not be able to receive while inside the tower; However, there is no problem in the operation of devices such as telephones and radios beyond 20 meters.

FALSE 3: Wind power plants harm agriculture.

TRUTH: On the contrary, wind power plants occupy only 1 percent of the area where they are installed. The rest of the area can be used for agriculture. Since wind turbines are zero waste, soils, lakes and streams remain clean. Because it does not use water, the saved water remains for agriculture and people’s use. However, thousands of tons of water are consumed every day in thermoelectric power plants.

FALSE 4: Wind power plants are noisy.

TRUTH: A wind turbine now emits no more than a refrigerator at a distance of 300 meters. The sound of the wind blowing in quiet rural areas is often louder than that of turbines. Nevertheless, it is a priority to install wind turbines away from the surrounding settlements in order to prevent possible disturbances based on EIA reports.

FALSE 5. Wind energy causes bird deaths.

TRUTH: Every wind power plant is established as a result of the review of Environmental Impact Assessment reports. Great care is taken not to set up plants in areas, such as migration routes, that attract large bird or bat groups. It has been calculated that the total turbines are responsible for the direct death of only 0.01-0.02 percent of all birds that die each year, whereas land vehicles cause many times more of these deaths.

6.YANLIŞ: Turkey is not a geography have enough wind to benefit from wind energy.

TRUTH: According to the data of German Wind Energy Institute DEWI, our country’s wind potential is equivalent to Spain’s wind potential. Spain, on the other hand, ranks second after Germany among countries with wind farm installed power in Europe.

FALSE 7: Wind energy cannot be an uninterruptible power source.

RIGHT: Turkey’s wind map shows that it is possible to produce electricity from wind energy there almost whole year. The last wind turbine installed power of our country is 8700 MW and these thousands of turbines are connected to the interconnected system without any problem. Apart from this, technology is developing and if the energy storage capacity is created around 6 times the hourly production, it can produce energy without the need for any other energy support.

MİLRES Rüzgar Enerji Sistemleri AŞ is a domestic enterprise. This national enterprise can provide certification to the products it produces and will produce with TSE and Türk Loydu in the IEC 61400 standard. Our first application was the 2007 TSE Gebze campus, and even though the certification is in 2017, we are always looking forward.

As with every product based on Renewable Energy, wind turbines pay back the investment as much as the energy it generates. For this, the investor naturally demands a guarantee. Standards not only provide the production quality, but also ensure the safety of the product for the environment and human beings. Disasters such as fire, earthquake and lightning are very destructive events that lead to the termination of investment. No matter how well you model a product, standards cannot certify that product without applying and testing.

Allianz Teknik has recently started its activities as the only accredited laboratory where products can be tested in terms of earthquake and fire in our country and has met a very important need. In this context, MİLRES Rüzgar Enerji Sistemleri A.Ş. will take precautions against these destructive events and become ready by working in cooperation with Allianz Teknik for both its existing turbines and the turbines in the certification process.

Turbines will be modeled and directly exposed to earthquake heights in test environments that can be loaded up to 10 G magnitude impacts. Turbine parts will also be tested in this laboratory, weaknesses will be determined, developed and documented.

Allianz Technical and MİLRES managers, by stepping into a successful cooperation in the domestic production of turbines met again to achieve a first in Turkey. With this cooperation, certification on earthquake and fire issues in the local turbine will be provided.

This very important cooperation will ensure that the turbines of MİLRES are sold abroad within the scope of insurance and benefit from foreign financial funds in the country. It will be ensured that the turbines are resistant to earthquakes and fire and this will be documented. As a result of the document, insurance will be provided in the most economical way in the largest scope.

Insuring a domestic turbine in Turkey was provided for the first time in Poyra 300 turbine in Bursa Municipality. The insurance work was carried out in 2016 by Kotra Insurance Agency, which is today a partner of MİLRES. It is the first study in Turkey’s history in this sense. This situation, still ignored by the public sector, made connected to the first certificate in Turkey. The place where all these will attract attention will be MİLRES.