DOCSLIB.ORG

Annex 3 Types of Plastics Purchased by Recycling Companies

Total Page：16

File Type：pdf, Size：1020Kb

Download full-text PDF Read full-text
Annex 3 Types of Plastics Purchased by Recycling Companies Call for Applications for Small Recycling Businesses (Start-up, Small- and Medium-sized Enterprises) Conservation of Biodiversity and Sustainable Land Use Management Project in Dragash/š Table of Contents Objectives of this call for application ......................................................................................... 2 General information .................................................................................................................. 2 Application Form ........................................................................................................................ 5 Section 1 Applicant information ............................................................................................ 5 Section 2 Description of the business plan ............................................................................ 7 Annex1 Summary of relevant information on Dragash territory ............................... 11 Annex 2 Companies willing to purchase plastic at the collection point ......................... 18 Annex 3 Types of plastics purchased by recycling companies ....................................... 22 Annex 4 Proposed work plan ....................................................................................... 24 UNDP 1 Objectives of this call for application The objective of this pilot initiative is to establish micro-business for recycling focusing on extracting the plastic available from the region of Dragash. This call for applications targets small business men & women of Dragash. The pilot will provide only to one beneficiary: a pressing machine capable of pressing plastics, cardboard and cans*. It is expected that the successful applicant will be a resident of Dragash territory, have an appropriate piece of land and hopefully previous experience in recycling or collecting of recyclable. It is also expected that he/she will have sufficient understanding of the business and its complexity especially in relation to collection of the plastic from the different sources: Households, schools, shops, and any other sources. The success of this project will contribute in improving the situation of waste management in Dragash, reducing the volume of plastic waste substantially and allowing for new economic resources to flow into the local economy. The benefits of eliminating the plastic waste that exists in the territory of Dragash will contribute to the developing Dragash’s Vision for the future†, which implies an improved, clean and healthy environment. This is especially pertinent as part of Dragsh territory has recently been incorporated into the Sharr Mountain National Park. Although the recycling of plastics waste has increased substantially in recent years in Kosovo, this practice has not reached the region of Dragash. This pilot project is aimed at increasing the recycling of plastics waste in Dragash and it is expected to develop techniques and procedures for decreasing the quantity of plastic waste to a minimum and at opening new markets for recycled plastics (e.g. for PET bottles, PE films or PVC building materials). This should decrease the amount of total waste reaching the dumpsite and total waste being collected by the waste company. It should also contribute to eliminating the amount of plastic laying down in the open fields of Dragash and in the rivers and surroundings of its roads. General information Dragash is a 435 square kilometres mountain region, located in the southern region of Kosovo- Prizren, and is characterized today by its high level of poverty, migration and great landscape beauty and relevant water resources. Basic background information on Dragash municipality is provided in annexes for the applicant to consider and integrate in producing his proposal. Dragash/Dragaš is one of the Balkan’s hotspots with regards to its exceptional biodiversity containing a considerable number of endemic and rare species. The main * Ownership will only be transferred once several months of consistent work and results are achieved by the beneficiary. † Dragash Vision MDP 2012-2020: “Dragash presents and preserves traditions. The southern gate of Sharr/Šar Mountain National Park with rich biodiversity, state-of-the-art infrastructure with the right scale, sustainable economy, ecological usable resources and high quality bio-products is a place where everyone wishes to come and rest in the beautiful and clean nature. Rich cultural heritage and a population ready to welcome guests with hospitality and homemade food attract local and international visitors.” UNDP 2 challenge of Dragash municipality in the years to come is to effectively protect its natural territory. Recently (Dec. 2012) a large portion of its territory has been declared part of the Sharr Mountain National Park. The National Park category brings to Dragash the possibility of increased tourism and of branding its products and services accordingly. It is well known that nature based tourism in the world is the preferred destination of tourists, and that regions where national parks exist can benefit from the economic thrive of this categorization. None the less, one obstacle that may prevent Dragash from improving its economy through the national park category and benefits is the current situation on waste management in their 35 villages and main town. There is a public waste management company which is operational only in 22 villages, while 13 villages are not included in the service. This exclusion contributes to a high level of environmental pollution; even in villages where there is waste being collected some families refuse to pay the collection service and continue to throw their waste in rivers or other public spaces within village. Waste management today in Dragash‡ is deficient, not only because it does not cover the entire territory, but also because it is an unsatisfactory service, it is irregular and it does not promote improvement with teh citizens themselves. The company itself does not promote any type of recycling or separation of waste at any stage of the process It is estimated that there is a volume of at least 747 tons of plastic in the waste produced in all 36 cadastral districts in Dragash. This figure could possibly be as high as 2081 tons given the summer population which brings to the territory and important and noticeable population of Diaspora community. Summary of information on waste is also provided in Annexes for analysis by the applicants. A simple table is provided here below: Estimation of plastic produced in Dragash Population 33,995§ Rural HHs 5635** Population estimated 61902†† during the summer Volume of waste Percentage of plastic Total plastic (tons) (%) available per sector winter summer winter summer Winter summer HH 2,756 2,793 19 8.9 525 249 Restaurants 268 170 6.4 29.7 17.15 50.49 Schools 121 2 31.8 26.5 32.06 0.53 Hotels 18 30 8.8 2 1.59 0.6 Market 3 24.3 40.2 0.73 ‡ A waste management plan has been drafted and is being discussed with the Municipality. Details of waste composition and volumes can be found in this document which will be made available to the applicants upon request § (census 2011) ** Kosovo Statistical Office †† UNDP 3 Streets 10.7 Grosseries 170 56 16 27.6 8.96 Other 477 225 26.7 5.1 127.34 11.48 shops 731.47 321.06 Total estimated plastic (tons) 1052.53 Total potential business sold at average 237 EU /ton EU 249,449.61 The figures provided above, need to be analyzed properly by the applicant as it is estimated that in most regions in Kosovo plastic is not collected in winter season. This does not mean that plastic could not be separated at the household and sold to the collection point in summer time or after winter. The level of plastic potentially collected by the collector- beneficiary will largely depend on his initiative to generate the correct economic incentive and to disseminate the information adequately amongst the community. The beneficiary will have to play some business scenarios - for example, analyzing the potential of targeting the collection of plastic intensively from the main Dragash town and the 8 main sub-centers that have been defined as the villages that have a growing trend in terms of population and where there is a trend of concentration of the main number of SME’s and or registered businesses. Details of these core sub- centers is provided also in Annexes. (Annex 1) The beneficiary will need to set up a purchasing price for plastic per kilo to create the correct incentive. It is expected also that the beneficiary- collector- will raise awareness of the community and schools ensuring that his business is known throughout the Dragash region. It is expected that he will define a collection mechanism /calendar to ensure that all villages are served by collection of plastic service, which in turn will enable his business to flourish. It is also estimated that there is a market for selling pressed plastic in different categories, a table of companies that purchase plastic at the collection point is provide in Annex 2. Plastic is sold, depending on the type at a price of 150 to 325 Euros per ton. UNDP 4 Application Form Application Deadline: Deadline for Applications is 16th of September 2013, 17:30. Completed applications should be sent to: [email protected], or to the following address:UNDP Dragash/š project offices, Sheshi i Dëshmorëve, P.n. building of Education Directorate in Dragash/šPublication Date: 07 August 2013 Published: 1. On UNDP website 2. In the Municipal website For all technical questions regarding
Load more

Recommended publications
  • The Establishment of New Municipalities in Kosovo Budgetary Implications and Financial Self- Sustainability
    July 2013 The establishment of new Municipalities in Kosovo Budgetary implications and financial self- sustainability EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Following the local elections held in 2000, 30 municipalities became functional as basic units of local self-government. In 2005 UNMIK administration initiated the pilot project for establishment of new municipalities. Hani i Elezit, Junik dhe Mamusha, were established as pilot municipalities, whereas after the 2009 local elections acquired the status of municipalities with the right to exercise powers granted to other municipalities. In the meantime, in accordance with the Comprehensive Proposal for the Kosovo Status Settlement, four new municipalities where established, namely Graçanica, Partesh, Kllokot and Ranillug. The existing Law on Administrative Municipal Boundaries (2008) created the framework for establishment of new municipalities. After the 2009 local elections, 11 groups of villages have submitted requests to the Ministry of Local Government Administration (MLGA), acquiring the status of municipality. Until May 2013, when the Kosovo Government decides to create two new municipalities in the Has region, these requests were not taken into consideration. However, current decisions for the establishment of new municipalities and promises for establishment of additional new ones, are not based on adequate assessment of relevant ministries, as required by the Law on Administrative Municipal Boundaries. Although, the legal basis for establishment of new municipalities is not sufficient, ten requests of groups of villages submitted to the MLGA do not comply not even with the existing legal requirements set forth in the Law on Administrative Municipal Boundaries. The basic criteria on the minimum size of population and territory that each municipality should fulfill, is not provided.
    [Show full text]
  • Student Movements: 1968, 1981 and 1997 the Impact Of
    Student Movements: 1968, 1981 and 1997 The impact of students in mobilizing society to chant for the Republic of Kosovo Atdhe Hetemi Thesis submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of East European Languages and Cultures Supervisor Prof. dr. Rozita Dimova Department of East European Languages and Cultures Dean Prof. dr. Gita Deneckere Rector Prof. dr. Rik Van de Walle October 2019 i English Summary This dissertation examines the motives and central visions of three student demonstrations, each taking place within different historical and political contexts and each organized by a different generation of Kosovo Albanian students. The years 1968, 1981 and 1997 witnessed a proliferation of student mobilizations as collective responses demanding more national rights for Albanians in Kosovo. I argue that the students' main vision in all three movements was the political independence of Kosovo. Given the complexity of the students' goal, my analysis focuses on the influence and reactions of domestic and foreign powers vis-à-vis the University of Prishtina (hereafter UP), the students and their movements. Fueled by their desire for freedom from Serbian hegemony, the students played a central role in "preserving" and passing from one generation to the next the vision of "Republic" status for Kosovo. Kosova Republikë or the Republic of Kosovo (hereafter RK) status was a demand of all three student demonstrations, but the students' impact on state creation has generally been underestimated by politicians and public figures. Thus, the primary purpose of this study is to unearth the various and hitherto unknown or hidden roles of higher education – then the UP – and its students in shaping Kosovo's recent history.
    [Show full text]
  • Municipal Development Plan Dragash
    United Nations Development Programme Conservation of Biodiversity and Sustainable Land Use Management in Dragash/Dragaš Municipal Development Plan for the Municipality of Dragash/Dragaš 2013 - 2023 1 Dragash / Dragaš, Kosovo August 2013 Contents Contents ...................................................................................................................................................................................... 2 List of Figures ............................................................................................................................................................................ 3 List of Tables .............................................................................................................................................................................. 3 1. Introduction ............................................................................................................................................................................ 5 Project Background ................................................................................................................................................................. 5 Purpose of the MDP ................................................................................................................................................................. 5 Public Consultation ..................................................................................................................................................................
    [Show full text]
  • Balkan Wars and the Albanian Issue
    QAFLESHI, MUHARREM, AJHC, 2018; 1:8 Review Article AJHC 2018,1:8 American Journal of History and Culture (ISSN:2637-4919) Balkan Wars and the Albanian issue QAFLESHI, MUHARREM , Mr. Sc. Phd (c) PRISHTINA UNIVERSITY, DEPARTAMENT OF HISTORY Albanian Address: Street “Bil Clinton” nr. n.n. 22060 Bellobrad -Kosovo ABSTRACT This paper will elaborate the collapse of the Turkish rule in the *Correspondence to Author: Balkans and the future fate of Albania, embarking on the new QAFLESHI, MUHARREM plans of the invasive politics of the Balkan Alliance, especially PRISHTINA UNIVERSITY, DEPAR- of Serbia, Montenegro and Greece. Then the dramatic events TAMENT OF HISTORY Albanian during the Balkan Wars 1912-1913, the occupation of Kosovo Address: Street “Bil Clinton” nr. n.n. and other Albanian lands by Serbia, the Albanian resistance with 22060 Bellobrad -Kosovo special focus on Luma, Opoja and Gora. It will also discuss the rapid developments of the Balkan Wars, which accelerated the Declaration of the Independence of Albania on 28 November, How to cite this article: 1912, and organization of the Ambassadors Conference in Lon- QAFLESHI, MUHARREM.Bal- don, which decided to recognize the Autonomy of Albania with kan Wars and the Albanian issue. today’s borders. Then, information about the inhumane crimes of American Journal of History and the Serbian Army against the Albanian freedom-loving people, Culture, 2018,1:8. committing unprecedented crimes against the civilian population, is given. Keywords: Serbia, Montenegro, Ottoman Empire, Gora, Opoja, eSciPub LLC, Houston, TX USA. Luma. For ProofWebsite: Only http://escipub.com/ AJHC: http://escipub.com/american-journal-of-history-and-culture/ 0001 QAFLESHI, MUHARREM, AJHC, 2018; 1:8 Collapse of the Ottoman Empire and interested as other Balkan oppressed people to creation of the Balkan Alliance become liberated from the Ottoman yoke.
    [Show full text]
  • Opoja and Gora According to the Serb Author Milisav Lutovac
    EUROPEAN ACADEMIC RESEARCH Vol. IV, Issue 11/ February 2017 Impact Factor: 3.4546 (UIF) ISSN 2286-4822 DRJI Value: 5.9 (B+) www.euacademic.org Opoja and Gora according to the Serb Author Milisav Lutovac M. Sc. MUHARREM QAFLESHI, Phd(c) “Ruzhdi Berisha” High School, Dragash Kosovo Abstract: Milisav Lutovac financially supported by the Serbian Academy of Sciences, stayed for two months during the years 1948, 1949, 1951 and 1953 in order to make ethnographic and geographic research in the provinces of Opoja and Gora. After the research and studies he had made on the ground he returned to Belgrade in 1955 and published the book: Gora and Opoja - anthropogeographic research. Engagement and interest of this author had a double aim, scientific and political. He was correct in the description of the geographical position, natural characteristics, economy of the region, but when speaking about settlements and the population, this author writes based on panslavism ideology, adjusting his research to the Serbian goals and politics. Milisav Lutovac book "Gora and Opoja" consists of the following titles: Geographical position, natural features, economy, settlements and population in the province of Opoja and Gora, with a total of 141 pages. Key words: Gora, Opoja, settlements, Sharri, Lutovac, Jastrebov LUTOVAC PRECEDING THE IDEOLOGICAL RESEARCHERS FOR OPOJA AND GORA For this region, it has been written more by foreign authors, a part of whom had been deliberately trying to distort the scientific arguments only to replete political goals of existing Serbian hegemonic regimes. The following authors wrote on 9654 Muharrem Qafleshi- Opoja and Gora according to the Serb Author Milisav Lutovac Opoja: Jastrebov, Cvijic, Lutovac, having a part of their writing put into the service of hegemonic politics for Albanians in general.
    [Show full text]
  • Culture, Youth and Sport of Republic of Kosovo
    NEWSLETTER JUL/AUG 2014 Bi-monthly newsletter of Ministry of Culture, Kosovo’sKosovo’s Youth and Sport of Republic of Kosovo. No. 16. Year III. Culture,Culture, YouthYouth andand SportSport Bi-monthly newsletter of Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport of Republic of Kosovo. No. 16. Year III. JUL/AUG 2014 NEWSLETTER (*',"#*+#,"'Q 2&#'+%#," inspiration for Kosovo ajlinda Kelmendi, Nora Gjakova and Driton Kuka were welcomed in a state ceremony in Prishtina, after the Mgreat success marked at the Judo World Championship in Chelyabinsk of Russia, where Majlinda Kelmendi for the second time was declared the World Champion of judo. More on page 4 Archaeological Site ‘Ulpiana’, a reference point for Kosovo 7 Database of Cultural Heritage, ',#30-.50"$-0-1-4-L'*+ a new window of Kosovo “Three Windows and one Hanging” More on page 6 23 Bi-monthly newsletter of Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport of Republic of Kosovo. No. 16. Year III. JUL/AUG 2014 NEWSLETTER !"#$!%$&$'!($W AROUND 10 KM IN SOUTH OF PRISTINA 2 No. 16. Year III. Bi-monthly newsletter of Ministry of Culture, NEWSLETTER JUL/AUG 2014 Youth and Sport of Republic of Kosovo. No. 16. Year III. No. 16. Year III. 3 Bi-monthly newsletter of Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport of Republic of Kosovo. No. 16. Year III. JUL/AUG 2014 NEWSLETTER (*',"V and inspiration for Kosovo ajlinda Kelmendi, Nora Gja- Russia, where Majlinda Kelmendi kova and Driton Kuka were for the second time was declared Mwelcomed in a state cere- the World Champion of judo. mony in Prishtina, after the great They were welcomed at Interna- success marked at the Judo World tional Airport of Prishtina, by Min- Championship in Chelyabinsk of ister of Culture, Youth and Sports, Memli Krasniqi and a lot of citizens.
    [Show full text]
  • Documenting Violations of International Humanitarian Law in Kosovo 1999 II
    Reality Demands Documenting Violations of International Humanitarian Law in Kosovo 1999 II CONTRIBUTORS This report is a resu lt of the work of numerous individuals, who cannot, unfortunately, each be named individually here, but all of whom are sincerely thanked. The following persons worked on the Humanitarian Law Documentation Project and contributed directly to the drafting and editing of the report: LORNA DAVIDSON AND SCOTT BRANDON (EDITORS) NICCOLO FIGA-TALAMANCA (PROJECT DIRECTOR) THEODORA ADEKUNLE EWEN ALLISON RICHARD BEDNAREK JONATHAN CINA CHRISTOPHER DECKER PAMELA DICKSON DANIELLE HICKMAN KOSAR HUSSAIN ANNA JACKSON BETTINA NEUEFEIND JILL O’HARA SIMON RIDLEY ANNE RUBESAME ALISON SMITH JOHN STOMPOR GIORGIA TORTORA JAMES WHOOLEY © Copyright 2000:International Crisis Group,149 Avenue Louise - Level 16,B-1050 Brussels,Belgium Cover photograph:International Crisis Group III The following pages are dedicated to our friend and colleague, Julia Ziegler, who was tragically taken away from us and her family in an accident in Kosovo on 12 November 1999. Julia gave so much of herself to the Project and to our welfare. Reality Demands was one of her favourite poems. We hope that this report in some way provides an insight into the commitment and compassion that she and so many others demonstrated in striving to meet the demands of reality in Kosovo. V REALITY DEMANDS Reality demands we also state the following: life goes on. At Cannae and Borodino, at Kosovo Polje and in Guernica. There is a gas station in a small plaza in Jericho, and freshly painted benches near Bila Hora. Letters travel between Pearl Harbor and Hastings, a furniture truck passes before the eyes of the lion of Chaeronea, and only an atmospheric front advances towards the blossoming orchards near Verdun.
    [Show full text]
  • Europe Report, Nr. 61: War in the Balkans
    WAR IN THE BALKANS: Consequences of the Kosovo Conflict and Future Options for Kosovo and the Region ICG Balkans Report N° 61 19 April 1999 Table of Contents I. INTRODUCTION .................................................................................................1 To Save Kosovo, Remove Milosevic ................................................................1 II. CONSEQUENCES OF THE ETHNIC CLEANSING.............................................2 1. KOSOVO ......................................................................................................2 (i) The Situation on the Ground........................................................................................2 (ii) Ending the Current Conflict..........................................................................................3 (a) An immediate ground force deployment............................................................................3 (b) The role of the KLA ...........................................................................................................4 (c) The dangers of "humanitarianising" the crisis ...................................................................5 (d) Sealing the borders, holding firm ......................................................................................6 (iii) Future Options for Kosovo ...........................................................................................6 2. MONTENEGRO AND SANDZAK .................................................................8 3. YUGOSLAVIA AFTER THE CONFLICT....................................................
    [Show full text]
  • Municipal Profile of Dragash/Dragaš 2012
    United Nations Development Programme Conservation of Biodiversity and Sustainable Land Use Management in Dragash/Dragaš Municipal Development Plan for the Municipality of Dragash/Dragaš 2013 - 2023 PART I: CHAPTER 1 - 4 Michael Voit Maria Elena Zuniga Barrientos - Project Manager With contributions from: Dorothea Roßner – Landscape Planner, Crystal Whitaker – Architect, Florian Bemmerlein-Lux – Biologist, Peter Bank- Biologist, Ergin Hajredini – Forestry and GIS Expert, Dr. Halil Ibrahimi – Ecologist, Todd Wassel – Tourism Specialist, Cristian Angelescu– Sanitary Engineer, Shpresa Kastrati – Sanitary Engineer, Ekkehart Naumann – Energy Expert, Maliq Pireci – Energy Expert, Rreze Duli – Institutional Capacity Development Specialist, Kaltrina Salihu – Community Officer, Bashkim Susuri – Journalist and Project Associate, Ajhan Hadzija – Tourism Coordinator, Abdullah Kryeziu – Translator, UNICEF Kosovo, and by the Municipal Working Group (MWG) of Dragash/Dragaš Municipality: Avni Nebiu – Coordinator, Kamber Kamberi – Director of Culture, Youth and Sports, Hajri Ramadani – Director of Education , Ramadan Jashari – Director of Health and Social Welfare, Ahmet Bahtijari – Director of Economy and Finance, Bajram Hodza – Director of Agriculture Development and Inspection, Bean Hadziasan – Director of Urbanism and Cadastre, Uzair Hamza – Community Officer, Tafil Krasniqi- Director of Defense, Rescue and Public Services, Lindita Piraj – Municipal Gender Officer, based on preliminary assessment by UN-HABITAT. Dragash / Dragaš, Kosovo June 2013 Conservation
    [Show full text]
  • Advisory Committee on the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities
    ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON THE FRAMEWORK CONVENTION FOR THE PROTECTION OF NATIONAL MINORITIES GVT/COM/IV(2017)007 Comments by the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) on the Fourth Opinion of the Advisory Committee on the implementation of the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities in Kosovo1 - received on 21 December 2017 1 All reference to Kosovo, whether to the territory, institutions or population, in this text shall be understood in full compliance with United Nations Security Council Resolution 1244 and without prejudice to the status of Kosovo. GVT/COM/IV(2017)007 United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo’s comments on the Fourth Opinion on Kosovo2 of the Advisory Committee on the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities 1. The United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) welcomes the Fourth Opinion on Kosovo (hereinafter the Opinion) of the Council of Europe’s Advisory Committee on the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities (hereinafter the Advisory Committee), regarding the implementation in Kosovo of the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities (hereinafter the Framework Convention). The Opinion was adopted on 8 March 2017. The Mission welcomes the opportunity to present its comments on the Opinion, in compliance with the Agreement between the Council of Europe and UNMIK on the Technical Arrangements Related to the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities, signed on 23 August 2004. 2. The Opinion is generally in line with the findings and information contained in the progress report prepared by the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe Mission (OSCE) and subsequently submitted by UNMIK to the Advisory Committee on 8 March 2016, as part of the monitoring cycle of the Framework Convention.
    [Show full text]
  • Sharri National Park
    Republika e Kosovës Republika Kosova - Republic of Kosovo Qeveria – Vlada - Government Ministria e Mjedisit dhe Planifikimit Hapësinor Ministarstvo Sredine i Prostornog Planiranja Ministry of Environment and Spatial Planning Sharri National Park Management Plan 10-Year Management Strategy 2015-2024 5-Year Operational Plan 2015-2019 January 2015 Prepared with support from the project Sustainable Land Use Management and Conservation of Biodiversity in Dragash/Dragaš Municipality Sharri National Park Management Plan 1 Contents Abbreviations used in the text ............................................................................................................................................. 4 1 Introduction ...................................................................................................................................................................... 5 1.1 Background and acknowledgements ...................................................................................................................... 5 1.2 Summary ................................................................................................................................................................. 6 2 Context ............................................................................................................................................................................. 9 2.1 Legal Basis ..............................................................................................................................................................
    [Show full text]
  • Master Thesis
    MASTER THESIS ASSESSING THE VALIDITY OF MERRA REANALYSIS DATA FOR SIMULATION OF WIND POWER PRODUCTION Submitted by SEBASTIAN MOSSHAMMER 0626201 In partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of “DIPLOM-INGENIEUR” University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna Department of Economics and Social Sciences Institute for Sustainable Economic Development Supervised by: Schmid, Erwin, Univ.-Prof. Dipl. Ing. Dr. Co-Advisor: Schmidt, Johannes, Dipl. Ing. Dr. Vienna, July 2016 Abstract The increasing share of electricity generation from wind power is accompanying by installations of wind farms at new and suitable locations. Analyzing the local wind conditions often requires time- and cost-intensive measurements. Therefore, methods are developed to pre-assess the quality of new wind farm locations. The aim of this thesis is to use MERRA reanalysis data in a wind power simulation model in order to assess the validity of the MERRA data by comparison with real production data. The wind power production of 4 wind farms (1 in Austria and 3 in New Zealand) are compared with the simulation results. At each wind farm, the wind speeds (of the point in the MERRA dataset closest to the wind farm) are extrapolated to the hub height of the turbines by using the empirical derived “power law”. The simulation of the production uses the power curves of the installed turbines (of each wind farm), which represent the relation between wind speed and electricity generation. Several temporal resolutions – from hourly to annual – are analyzed and compared between the 4 wind farms. Results show that the simulation model does over- and underestimate the total production depending on the location.
    [Show full text]