CrimeaPRESS reports:
The use of renewable energy sources on the territory of Crimea is effective. So says the head of the Department of Electricity and Electrical Engineering of the KFU. V. I. Vernadsky Eskender Bekirov. He gives three reasons: favorable weather conditions, a large number of underground sources and the recreational potential of the peninsula.
Two types of installations based on renewable energy sources are used in Crimea: wind and solar. At wind farms, electricity is generated by converting the movement of air masses. On the peninsula, such stations are located in various areas, and their capacity is about 80 megawatts. As soon as the wind gusts exceed 25 meters per second, the wind turbines are stopped to prevent their destruction. There are already wind farms in the world that operate starting from a wind speed of 2.5 meters per second. The blades of existing Crimean wind farms begin to rotate when the wind speed reaches five meters per second— the press service of the university quotes Eskender Bekirov.
There are five solar power plants in Crimea — in the city of Feodosiya, in Simferopol and Saksky districts. The installed solar panels are oriented strictly to the south. The expert notes that the capacity of each of them allows you to independently feed only a small village, since in the evening and calm time they require the use of additional power reserves. In addition, some underground sources are thermal and can be used for heat supply. Individual plant species and their waste can also be used to produce biofuels.
Renewable energy sources are highly dependent on environmental conditions and cannot work around the clock, so both wind and solar power plants in Crimea are connected to the common power grid. The power system cannot function stably in the presence of a large number of small sources of electricity generation, because any other inclusion will lead to a change in the mode of electrical networks and overvoltage. Among the disadvantages of renewable sources: higher cost. But in recent years, solar converters have been falling in price. The lifetime of alternative solar energy sources is approximately 30 years— notes Eskender Bekirov.
According to the specialist, additional placement of renewable energy sources would be relevant in the eastern and western regions of Crimea. The steppe regions of the peninsula are suitable for wind farms. And for solar — any territory of the Crimea, except for the lands allocated for agriculture for growing various crops.
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