Titan Wind Project

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Titan Wind Project
CountryUnited States
LocationHand County, South Dakota
Coordinates44°30′58″N 99°12′6″W / 44.51611°N 99.20167°W / 44.51611; -99.20167Coordinates: 44°30′58″N 99°12′6″W / 44.51611°N 99.20167°W / 44.51611; -99.20167
StatusPhase I operating
Commission datePhase I: 2009
Owner(s)[1]
Power generation
Units operational10 x 2.5 MW Liberty Wind Turbines
Nameplate capacityPhase I: 25 MW
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The Titan Wind Project is 25MW wind farm which had a proposed expansion to 5,050 MW, formerly known as Rolling Thunder, based in South Dakota. The project developers, Clipper Windpower and , expected to build Titan in several phases and, when completed, it would have been one of the largest wind farms in the world.[2][3][4][5]

The complete wind farm would have used up to 2,020 of Clipper's Liberty 2.5 MW wind turbines.[2] However, this is no longer planned, as Clipper Windpower has since ceased production of wind turbines due to financial problems and the potential capacity is double local demand.[5]

Planned capacity[]

Operating at full planned capacity, the proposed expansion would be able to supply the electricity for 100% of the households in the state several times over. South Dakota's entire electricity consumption in 2005 was 9.811 TWh.[6] At an assumed capacity factor of 40% (roughly what is currently observed in South Dakota), a 5.05 GW nameplate capacity would correspond to an annual generation of 17.7 TWh.

Phase I[]

Construction of phase I began in 2009 on a 7,500-acre (3,000 ha) site in Hand County in the Ree Hills south of Ree Heights.[1] The project was complete by the end of the year.[7] Phase I consists of 10 Liberty C89 2.5 MW wind turbines for a combined nameplate capacity of 25 MW. Northwestern Energy has a long-term power purchase agreement.[1][7]

Battery storage pilot project[]

As of 2018, BP is planning to use the project as a pilot for battery storage with Tesla.[8]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c "BP Ramps Up to Full Construction of First Phase of Wind Farm in South Dakota". . 2009-08-05. Retrieved 2010-03-16.
  2. ^ a b "Titan Wind Project To Produce 5,050 MW". Renewable Energy World. 2008-08-05. Retrieved 2010-03-17.
  3. ^ "Clipper & BP Complete Titan Wind Turbine Deal". Renewable Energy World. 2008-12-04. Retrieved 2010-03-17.
  4. ^ "Clipper Windpower and BP Alternative Energy form Joint Venture to Develop up to 5,050 MW". Clipper Windpower. 2008-07-30. Archived from the original on 2013-01-19. Retrieved 2010-03-17.
  5. ^ a b Mark Anderson (2012-04-01). "End of the road for 5GW mega project". Wind power monthly. Retrieved 2018-12-21.
  6. ^ "Electric Power and Renewable Energy in South Dakota". USDOE, EERE. 2008-06-25. Retrieved 2010-03-15.
  7. ^ a b "U.S. Wind Energy Projects - South Dakota". American Wind Energy Association. 2009-12-31. Retrieved 2010-03-16.[dead link]
  8. ^ Jillian Ambrose (2018-04-10). "BP to store wind power with help from Tesla". The Telegraph. Retrieved 2018-12-21.
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