Engineering:Lamma Winds
| Lamma Winds 南丫風采發電站 | |
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 Lamma Winds in June 2008 | |
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| Official name | Lamma Wind Power Station |
| Location | Lamma Island, Hong Kong |
| Coordinates | [ ⚑ ] : 22°13′30″N 114°7′14″E / 22.225°N 114.12056°E |
| Status | Operational |
| Project commissioning | 23 February 2006 |
| Owner(s) | Hongkong Electric |
| Operator(s) | Hongkong Electric |
| Wind farm | |
| Type | Onshore |
| Hub height | 46 m (151 ft) |
| Rotor diameter | 50 m (160 ft) |
| Rated wind speed | 3 to 25 m/s (9.8 to 82.0 ft/s) |
| Power generation | |
| Nameplate capacity | 800 kW |
Lamma Winds (traditional Chinese: 南丫風采發電站; simplified Chinese: 南丫风采发电站; pinyin: Nányā Fēngcǎi Fādiànzhàn) is a wind farm, more accurately a lone wind turbine, in Tai Ling, Lamma Island, Hong Kong where the average wind velocity is 5.5 m/s.[2]
Built near the Lamma Power Station and owned by Hongkong Electric, on average it provides slightly over 100 kW of power[3] to Hong Kong Island and Lamma Island.
Technical details
Lamma Winds began operating on 23 February 2006, and was the first commercial-scale wind turbine in Hong Kong. The wind turbine is a Nordex N50/800 kW model with a rotor diameter of 50 metres (160 ft), a nameplate capacity of 800 kilowatts (1,100 hp)[4] and a capacity factor of about 13%[5] which delivers an average output of around 100 kilowatts (130 hp). It can generate enough power for approximately 250 households in ideal conditions,[6] though considerably fewer in typical conditions. Before the construction of the wind turbine, Environmental Resources Management of Hong Kong (ERMHK) analyzed its environmental impacts, and predicted no significant adverse effects.[7]
Exhibition centre
Lamma Winds is one of the relatively few commercial-scale wind turbines in the world that is open to the public. An exhibition centre surrounds the base of the wind turbine, and is open daily from 7 AM to 6 PM, including weekends and holidays.[8] Access to the exhibition center is on foot; the walk from Yung Shue Wan Ferry Pier takes about 40 minutes.[9]
Kiosk at the wind turbine base
See also
- Electricity sector in Hong Kong
- List of power stations in Hong Kong
References
- ↑ "Lamma Wind Power Station". HK Electric. 2021-09-10. https://www.hkelectric.com/en/our-operations/lamma-wind-power-station.
- ↑ "Renewable Energy - Powering the Future with Nature". Hongkong Industrialist. December 2007. pp. 17. http://www.industryhk.net/english/fp/fp_hki/files/07hki12-covere.pdf. Retrieved 2009-08-22.
- ↑ Lau, Frank (2010-12-21). "Development of Renewable Energy Projects in Hong Kong: Hong Kong Electric's Experience". http://www.emsd.gov.hk/emsd/e_download/about/symposium/2011/session/fullpaper/E2_Full%20Paper_Frank%20Lau.pdf.
- ↑ Kwan, Hilda (2007-11-28). "Technical Visit to Lamma Power Station and Wind Power Station". Children of Engineering, Institution of Mechanical Engineers Hong Kong, Young Member Section. http://hkyms.wordpress.com/2007/11/28/technical-visit-to-lamma-power-station-and-wind-power-station/.
- ↑ Lau, Frank (2010-12-21). "Development of Renewable Energy Projects in Hong Kong: Hong Kong Electric's Experience". http://www.emsd.gov.hk/emsd/e_download/about/symposium/2011/session/fullpaper/E2_Full%20Paper_Frank%20Lau.pdf.
- ↑ "Hong Kong harvests wind". Renewables - Made in Germany. http://www.german-renewable-energy.com/Renewables/Navigation/Englisch/Windkraft/case-studies,did=166958.html.
- ↑ "Renewable Energy by a Wind Turbine System on Lamma Island". Hongkong Electric. September 2004. http://www.epd.gov.hk/eia/register/report/eiareport/eia_0992004/Exec%20Summ/pdf%20version/Executive%20Summary%20_fn_.pdf.
- ↑ "Lamma Wind Power Station". Hongkong Electric. http://www.heh.com/hehWeb/MajorGroupCompanies/TheHongKongElectricCompanyLimited/RenewableEnergy/Index_en.htm.
- ↑ "Lamma Island". Hong Kong Extras. http://www.hongkongextras.com/lamma_island.html.
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