The project was constructed in five phases. Construction commenced in 2012 and was completed in 2016.[4] The energy generated by the five projects is purchased by five different customers.[5]
A two year study conducted at the facility by Texas State University, Duke Energy Renewables, and NRG Systems found that an ultrasonic system developed by NRG Systems was able to reduce fatalities of some bat species by more than 50%.[6][7] In 2019, Duke Energy began installing the deterrent systems at 255 turbines in Los Vientos III, IV, and V. Installation of the systems is expected to take five years.[8]
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vientos, wind, farm, megawatt, wind, farm, starr, willacy, counties, south, texas, second, largest, wind, farm, united, states, behind, alta, wind, energy, center, california, countryunited, stateslocationtexascoordinates26, 3548, 6757, 3548, 6757statusoperati. Los Vientos Wind Farm is a 912 megawatt MW wind farm in Starr and Willacy counties in South Texas It is the second largest wind farm in the United States behind the Alta Wind Energy Center in California 3 Los Vientos Wind FarmCountryUnited StatesLocationTexasCoordinates26 21 17 N 97 40 33 W 26 3548 N 97 6757 W 26 3548 97 6757StatusOperationalCommission date2016 1 Owner s Duke EnergyWind farmTypeOnshorePower generationUnits operational426Make and modelSiemens SWT 2 3 108 Mitsubishi Heavy Industry MWT 102 Vestas V110 2 0 MWNameplate capacity912 MW 2 edit on Wikidata Contents 1 Facility details 2 Overview 3 See also 4 ReferencesFacility details editThe project was constructed in five phases Construction commenced in 2012 and was completed in 2016 4 The energy generated by the five projects is purchased by five different customers 5 A two year study conducted at the facility by Texas State University Duke Energy Renewables and NRG Systems found that an ultrasonic system developed by NRG Systems was able to reduce fatalities of some bat species by more than 50 6 7 In 2019 Duke Energy began installing the deterrent systems at 255 turbines in Los Vientos III IV and V Installation of the systems is expected to take five years 8 Overview edit 5 Plant Capacity MW Commissioned Turbines CustomersLos Vientos I 200 December 2012 87 Siemens SWT 2 3 108 CPS EnergyLos Vientos II 202 December 2012 84 Mitsubishi Heavy Industry MWT 102 Austin EnergyLos Vientos III 200 May 2015 100 Vestas V110 2 0 MW Austin EnergyLos Vientos IV 200 August 2016 100 Vestas V110 2 0 MW Austin EnergyLos Vientos V 110 December 2015 55 Vesta V110 2 0 MW Garland Power amp Light Greenville Electric Utility System Bryan Texas UtilitiesSee also edit nbsp Texas portal nbsp Weather portal nbsp Renewable energy portal Wind power in the United States List of onshore wind farms Wind power in Texas List of power stations in TexasReferences edit Duke Energy Renewables completes Los Vientos V wind power project in US NS Energy NS Energy Retrieved 17 November 2020 Downey John As Duke Energy claims spots among largest U S wind projects more are on the way www bizjournals com Retrieved 17 November 2020 US wind s top 10 Recharge Recharge Latest renewable energy news Retrieved 18 November 2020 Top 10 onshore wind farms Top los vientos wind farm Lists Energy Digital www energydigital com Retrieved 17 November 2020 a b Los Vientos Wind Farm Texas Power Technology Energy News and Market Analysis www power technology com Retrieved 17 November 2020 Weaver Sara P Hein Cris D Simpson Thomas R Evans Jonah W Castro Arellano Ivan 8 May 2020 Ultrasonic acoustic deterrents significantly reduce bat fatalities at wind turbines Global Ecology and Conservation 24 e01099 doi 10 1016 j gecco 2020 e01099 Bates Mary A New Deterrent System Could Help Save Bats From Wind Turbines Pacific Standard Retrieved 18 November 2020 Lillian Betsy Duke Energy Deploying Bat Deterrent System At Hundreds Of Texas Wind Turbines North American Windpower nawindpower com Retrieved 18 November 2020 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Los Vientos Wind Farm amp oldid 1139929463, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
