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Wind-energy in Belgium. Facts en future plans. Catholic Institute of Higher Education in South – West- Flanders Belgium. Wind force 12. 12% consumption EU produced with turbines Source: greenpeace and EWEA. Onshore. Offshore. Wind-energy. Offshore. Wind-energy. Situation in Belgium.
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Wind-energy in Belgium Facts en future plans Catholic Institute of Higher Education in South – West- Flanders Belgium
Wind force 12 12% consumption EU produced with turbines Source: greenpeace and EWEA
Onshore Offshore Wind-energy
Offshore Wind-energy Situation in Belgium
Offshore project C-power • 60 wind turbines of min. 3.6 MW to max. 5 MW • Annual generation of 710 GWh to 1000 GWh • Enough energy for the annual consumption of 200,000 to 300,000 families • Enough energy to provide all the families in Belgium with electricity for three weeks • Avoided CO2 emission: 450,000 tonnes/year (compared with the environmentally most friendly gas power stations) • = the annual CO2 absorption of a forested area of 87,668 ha= a strip of forest 15km wide along the entire Belgian coastline= 4 x the area of public forest within the Flemish Region • 1/3rd of the Belgian renewable energy target by 2010
renewable energy Target 2010: 6%
Onshore Offshore Wind-energy
Enercon 112 • 4500 KW • 124 m hight • 114 m rotor diameter • Gearless system
Wind-energy in Belgium DVD visit Turbine Catholic Institute of Higher Education in South – West- Flanders Belgium
Info: • Pedro Ligneel KATHO Pedro.ligneel@katho.be • Links: • www.ewea.org • www.c-power.be