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.

Thesis (MScEng (Mechanical and Mechatronic Engineering))--University of Stellenbosch, 2009. / This paper describes a MEng thesis project for a MEng in Renewable Energy Systems program at the Centre for Renewable Energy Studies at the University of Stellenbosch, South Africa. The aim of this paper was to offer to SAB (South African Breweries), in Cape Town, a feasibility study for the possibilities of the usage of wind energy on site. The small scale wind power technology has a long history and has been in South Africa for more than a hundred years in the form of water pump wind mills. All wind mills have an absolute maximum power output defined by the Betz limit. The choice of a wind turbine depends not only on this, but also on the wind speed distribution, the power curve, the location and financing. The small scale turbines have many different design which are predominantly grouped in horizontal axis (HAWT) and vertical axis (VAWT) machines. The choice of turbine for SAB depends on the available wind energy, the available budget, the available space and the application. The aim of the measurements on site was threefold; find a correlation with existing weather stations in the area like at Cape Town International Airport, propose a turbine for SAB’s budget and research the possibility for installing the turbine on one of the buildings. This is also known as building integrated wind turbines. Wind speeds can increase over buildings due to venturi effects and it could therefore be viable to locate these acceleration zones and install a turbine there. The data analysis shows that the wind above the brewery is very well correlated with the wind at the airport. We can therefore use the average speed values of this station to predict average power production. This leads to the proposal of a 1kW or 3kW turbine from a South African manufacturer: Kestrel. Building integration is however not a good idea. The wind is too turbulent and can therefore not be used. This is mainly caused by the fact that the surroundings of the brewery are too high and irregularly shaped. This makes it difficult for the wind to “lower” in between the buildings and accelerate. The wind turbine for SAB is proposed to be installed on the highest point of the roof and based on the neighbouring average wind speed values. The wind turbine should be connected directly to the brewery’s grid with an inverter and would then solely function as an energy saver. Another important aspect is the promotional value in the energy efficiency strategy of SAB. / Centre for Renewable and Sustainable Energy Studies

The aim of this study is to act as a pre-study for AirSon Engineering AB regarding a small scale wind turbine they want to install. This by means of collecting data about the windspeeds present at said location, taking into consideration local regulations and doing calculations on the turbulence in the wind, which is affected by nearby obstacles and by the house which the wind turbine is planned to be installed next to. The study puts specific focus on three main questions, namely: What kind of production is to be expected? What is the economy like for the installation of the wind turbine? What are the possibilities/limitations from a construction perspective? An analysis of the location of the installation and a comparison of the selected wind turbines and their respective dimensions, potential for production and economics is presented in this study. The emphasis of the analysis is on examining the respective wind turbines and determining which of them that best fits AirSon with regard to all three aspects. Different graphs have been used to compile wind data and the program used for this study is Matlab. In addition to that the program Excel has been used to compile and present the results for the various wind turbines.  A total of nine small scale vertical axis wind turbines with rated output powers between 1 kW and 10 kW have been examined and are presented as potential suggestions for installation. The manufacturers whose wind turbines are presented are Aeolos, Toyoda and Ropatec. By the end of this study a recommendation from the authors, to AirSon is presented for which windturbine the authors think might fit best. The plan for this study is furthermore to act as a guidance so that AirSon can, following up on the study, directly work toward acquiring and installing said wind turbine. / Syftet med detta arbete är att genomföra en förstudie åt AirSon Engineering AB rörande ett småskaligt vindkraftverk som de vill installera. Arbetet innefattar insamling av data om vindhastigheter från den befintliga platsen samt hänsynstagande till de lokala omständigheterna, till exempel vad gäller turbulensen i vinden, som påverkas av närliggande hinder och av huset vilket vindkraftverket planeras att installeras intill. Examensarbetet har sitt fokus specifikt på tre huvudfrågor, nämligen: Vad för produktion förväntas från platsen? Hur ser ekonomin ut för installationen av vindkraftverket? Vad finns det för möjligheter/hinder ur ett kontruktionsperspektiv? I arbetet presenteras en analys av platsen som vindkraftverket ska installeras på samt en analys av utvalda vindkraftverk med hänsyn till storlek, produktion och ekonomi. Analysens tyngdpunkt ligger i att undersöka det vindkraftverk som passar in bäst för AirSon med hänsyn till alla tre aspekterna. Till analysen har olika grafer använts för att sammanställa vinddata och programmet som användes till detta är Matlab. För att sammanställa och presentera de olika vindkraftverken har Excel använts.  Totalt sett har nio småskaliga vertikalaxlade vindkraftverk med märkeffekter mellan 1 kW och 10 kW undersökts och tagits fram som potentiella förslag för installation. De tillverkare vars vindkraftverk presenteras är Aeolos, Toyoda och Ropatec. I slutet av detta arbete presenteras en rekommendation för vilket vindkraftverk som författarna anser vara lämpligast för AirSon. Avsikten med arbetet är att vägleda AirSon tillräckligt mycket för att de ska kunna använda analysen för att installera verket.

All types of electricity production have a negative impact on the environment, the most sustainable electricity is the one that never has been produced. If the West is to continue living with electricity and at the same time try to reduce the carbon footprints, there must be a change. In order to increase the use of renewable energy, off-grid installations are currently being produced for those houses that are far from civilization. But if you can connect to the grid electricity, what option is best from a sustainability perspective? This project therefore examines the possibilities for energy alternatives and aims to explore which option is most environmentally friendly based on the resources offered by the environment on Bornholm. Based on previous research and data, the conditions for electricity from the grid and an off-grid combination, are examined. The study begins with an in-depth literature study that deals with site data, technical aspects and life-cycle assessments of the energy alternatives that today can be used on Bornholm. Built on the analyses and measurements made on Bornholm's electrical mix and the off-grid system that works best given the conditions that the site has, it is concluded that electricity from the electricity grid is affecting the environment the least. / All elproduktion har en negativ inverkan på miljön. Det mest hållbara är att inte producera någon el. Om världen ska fortsätta leva med elektricitet och samtidigt försöka reducera koldioxidavtrycken måste det ske en förändring. För att öka användningen av förnybar energi tillverkas idag off-grid installationer för de hus som ligger långt från civilisationen. Om det finns möjlighet att ansluta till elnätet, vilket alternativ är då bäst ur ett hållbarhetsperspektiv? I detta projekt undersöks därför möjligheterna till olika energialternativ för trädtoppshus på Bornholm. Målet är att försöka bena ut vilket alternativ som är miljövänligast utifrån de resurser som omgivningen erbjuder. Utifrån tidigare forskning och data undersöks förutsättningarna för el dragen från elnätet, och el från en off-grid kombination. Studien börjar med en djupgående litteraturstudie som behandlar platsdata, tekniska aspekter och livscykelanalyser av de energialternativ som idag kan brukas på Bornholm, samt på olika typer av off-grid alternativ. Utifrån de analyser och mätningar som gjorts på Bornholms elmix, och det off-grid system som fungerar bäst med tanke på de förutsättningar som platsen erbjuder, blir slutsatsen att el från elnätet är det som påverkar miljön minst.