The Menorca Waste and Energy Consortium, the driving force behind the \"Feasibility study to determine the development strategy and implementation of a global electricity generation project\", unveiled the results of the work carried out in recent months in a presentation by Rub\u00e9n Diego Carrera, the CEO of INGECID, the company engaged to provide technical consultancy services.<\/p>\n
The feasibility study is intended to determine the strategy for developing and implementing a global project to generate power from different potential sources: wind, solar and biogas with an eye on both the medium and long terms.<\/p>\n
Rub\u00e9n Diego explained: \"Our goal is to provide the Consortium with quality information that will support its strategic decision-making concerning a potential project to improve\/expand the existing Es Mil\u00e1 wind farm, as well as the possibility of adding a solar farm on an adjacent site, specifically the location of the Mil\u00e1 1 and Mil\u00e1 2 landfills, where an organic waste recovery plant with biogas is also planned for the future.\"<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n The site under study is located to the north of Mah\u00f3n. The Es Mil\u00e1 wind farm is currently in operation, with four 800 kW wind turbines. Next to the wind farm there is a landfill site for municipal solid waste and a composting plant for waste recovery.<\/p>\n The power generated by the wind farm is currently evacuated at medium voltage, causing grid saturation issues.<\/p>\n The project under study involves repowering the wind farm, building a photovoltaic solar plant and constructing a power evacuation line.<\/p>\n General image of the presentation. SOURCE: INGECID<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n With regard to the repowering of the Es Mil\u00e1 wind farm, two scenarios are being considered, involving replacing the current wind turbines with two different capacities and technological solutions. The first consists of installing two wind turbines of 2MW each. The second is the installation of two wind turbines of 3MW each.<\/p>\n Two alternative scenarios, with different installed capacities, are also being studied for the photovoltaic solar facility. One option is to install 20,550 polycrystalline solar modules of 330 Wp per unit at the Mil\u00e1 1 and Mil\u00e1 2 landfills. The other option is to install just 11,058 solar panels on the Mil\u00e1 1 landfill only. This site has already been fully sealed and is available for use.<\/p>\n Whichever scenario is adopted, a new evacuation line will be needed as the current infrastructure does not have the capacity needed. Three options are being examined, all of them underground: a 6.4-kilometer evacuation line to the current Dragonera electrical substation (REE); a 5.2-kilometer line to ENDESA\u2019s private substation in the port of Mah\u00f3n, or a 3.7-kilometre line to a newly built substation on a free site that is currently owned by the Menorca Island Council.<\/p>\n This means a total of 12 scenarios are being analyzed. The feasibility analysis includes calculating the Net Present Value (NPV), Internal Rate of Return (IRR) and Payback Period for each alternative over 30 years at a discount rate of 4%.<\/p>\n The options were ranked based on this analysis. The best option involves installing two 3MW wind turbines and 20,550 solar modules with an evacuation line to the ENDESA substation, generating an NPV of \u20ac2,429,195.47 over 30 years and an IRR of 5.33%, with payback in 15.7 years. La mejor opci\u00f3n encontrada implica la instalaci\u00f3n de 2 aerogeneradores de 3MW, 20.550 m\u00f3dulos solares, con la l\u00ednea de evacuaci\u00f3n hasta las instalaciones de Endesa; obteni\u00e9ndose un VAN de 2.429.195,47 \u20ac (a 30 a\u00f1os), una\u00a0 TIR del 5,33% y un PAYBACK de 15,7 a\u00f1os.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n MEDIA REPORTS:\u00a0<\/em><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n