STAFF REPORT ISLAMABAD: The second wind power pilot project has been made operational by installing a wind turbine at Daman-i-Koh, the highest point of the Federal Capital.
The project was installed by the AGECO Firm which has already installed successfully the first wind energy turbine at F-7 crossing for generating energy by flow of traffic and supply it to traffic signals, says a press release issued by EDB.
On the occasion, CEO EDB Aitzaz A. Niazi pleaded the government to grant special concessions to pioneer of the wind energy projects in the country. The second wind turbine will generate 2-kw energy and its life is 20 years. Therefore, it is financially viable as it would cover its cost in first year of operation.
The firm has also planned to generate enough wind energy for supply of electricity to street lights and traffic signals of the Capital. Besides, the company has also a plan to cover Lahore-Rawalpindi Motorway for similar projects.
The AGECO firm which operates at availability of wind in range of 2.1 meters to 7 meters per second against the maximum required range of 3.5 meters per second to generate 1.5 to 2 kw of energy in 24 hours.
http://www.technologytimes.pk/mag/2011/feb11/issue03/2nd_wind_energy_project.php
The project was installed by the AGECO Firm which has already installed successfully the first wind energy turbine at F-7 crossing for generating energy by flow of traffic and supply it to traffic signals, says a press release issued by EDB.
On the occasion, CEO EDB Aitzaz A. Niazi pleaded the government to grant special concessions to pioneer of the wind energy projects in the country. The second wind turbine will generate 2-kw energy and its life is 20 years. Therefore, it is financially viable as it would cover its cost in first year of operation.
The firm has also planned to generate enough wind energy for supply of electricity to street lights and traffic signals of the Capital. Besides, the company has also a plan to cover Lahore-Rawalpindi Motorway for similar projects.
The AGECO firm which operates at availability of wind in range of 2.1 meters to 7 meters per second against the maximum required range of 3.5 meters per second to generate 1.5 to 2 kw of energy in 24 hours.
http://www.technologytimes.pk/mag/2011/feb11/issue03/2nd_wind_energy_project.php
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