1、WWEC2025Small and medium sizewind turbines Continental and Regional Boostsfor Small and Medium Wind Turbines-Frits OggCo-chair small&medium wind turbines section WWEAO2G Sustainable Energy SolutionsThe NetherlandsShantou China 04 december 2025Why focus on Medium Windturbines?Potential worldwideMarke
2、tsWhat is a medium size windturbineSCADA and HybridReal projection of the earths surfaceContentWWEC2025-Shantou,China-small and medium wind turbines-Frits OggWhy focus on medium windturbinesWidespread use of diesel in rural areas&climate change&great potential of wind90%onshore is rural with weak or
3、 no gridContribution to water supply&purification(not energy but water is worldwide a challenge!)Opportunities for rural community wind(100-1000kW,weak grid)Logistical problems with MW turbinesProgressive energy demand developments in Telecom(3G,4G,5G,8G,10G,DATA,AI)WWEC2025-Shantou,China-small and
4、medium wind turbines-Frits OggPotentialworldwideWorldwide there is with an educated guess a potential of 8000 GW on smalland medium wind turbines,roughly divided in small and medium 0-100-1000 kW,based on a study by NRELin the United States.In 2022 the DWEA(Distributed Wind Energy Association USA)st
5、udies ondistributedwind,donebytheNREL(NationalRenewableEnergyLaboratories)analyzed market potential and proposed regulations,with thegoal to give the SWT market in the USA a push.The result of this studygave a potential of 1400GW for North America alone.Small and Medium Wind Turbines(SMWT)still lack
6、s frameworkconditions in individual countries and a comprehensive overview of thetechnical potential on continents and in regions of the world,to realizeconsiderable market potential,and needs a boost.https:/www.nrel.gov/docs/fy22osti/82519.pdf WWEC2025-Shantou,China-small and medium wind turbines-F