Preparing an Existing Diesel Power Plant for a Wind Hybrid Retrofit: Lessons Learned in the Wales, Alaska, Wind-Diesel Hybrid Power Project

摘要

In countries around the world, there are many communities not served by national or regional electric grids. In many of these communities, power is generated by small diesel power plants that range in size from about 100 kW to several MW. There are thousands, perhaps tens of thousands, of isolated diesel-powered villages worldwide. In the state of Alaska alone, there are approximately 200 diesel-powered communities. In addition to village power systems, there are hundreds or thousands of diesel plants providing power to a variety of remote commercial and industrial facilities, including mining operations, military bases, resorts, and fish farming and processing operations.