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Do you have a source for the average capacity factor for a wind turbine or wind farm being 62.5%?
by applied_heat 3y ago
Do you have a source for the average capacity factor for a wind turbine or wind farm being 62.5%?
- tuukkah 3y agoI could find this but it's from 2019: > New offshore wind projects have capacity factors of 40%-50%, as larger turbines and other technology improvements are helping to make the most of available wind resources. https://www.iea.org/reports/offshore-wind-outlook-2019 https://www.iea.org/reports/offshore-wind-outlook-2019 Below, a diagram shows current numbers as approximately 30%-55% for offshore and 25%-45% for onshore wind.
- applied_heat 3y agoThanks! I thought 10MW average off a 16 MW turbine seemed optimistic.
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- Jabbles 3y agoThe article says "Every year, each one is expected to generate 80 GWh of electricity.", which is actually only 9.1MW or 57%.