Småskalig vindkraft : En förstudie åt AirSon Engineering AB

Sammanfattning: The company Airson Engineering AB has an office building on their property in Ängelholm,Sweden, with an integrated roof slope. The purpose of the slope is to improve thepreconditions for a small-scale wind turbine in accession. AirSon desired both an evaluationof the appointed locations prerequisites, and possible installations. While focusing oneconomic benefits, electricity production and Public Relations. By simulating how the wind flow was influenced by the building in the program RWIND, theresult showed that the wind that hits the slope indeed accelerates. After this, the projectcontinued with a frequency analysis of the wind. To give AirSon a greater basis for an eventual investment, the market was analyzed. Possiblerisks, important knowledge to have before an investment and the legal framework wasdocumented. Six possible wind turbine installations were analyzed. Three of them had vertical axes andthree of them had horizontal axes. The size of the wind turbines in both categories rangedfrom 3kW to 10kW. All turbines were manufactured by Aeolos Wind Turbine. In the case of AirSon, a small-scale wind turbine installation is ultimately not recommended. The slope accelerates the wind by approximately 30%, but that’s not enough to make aninvestment economically profitable. For someone who is not well acquainted with the subject, the small-scale wind turbine marketcan be treacherous. It is important for consumers to thoroughly analyze possible options andto have a critical mindset, to reduce the risk unnecessary complications. This report tacklesthis issue as well and provides advice for possible consumers.