Plant & Energy Solutions

The complexity and specific requirements of grid connections vary considerably across the globe, making the optimal design of electrical components for your power plant challenging, although essential.

By identifying grid codes early in the project phase and simulating extreme operating conditions, Electrical PreDesign provides the surest way to build a grid compliant and productive power plant.

Vestas Engineering Procurement Construction (EPC) leverages extensive project management experience and deep product knowledge to deliver customised project solutions for each unique power plant project. Vestas EPC can be structured as a comprehensive turnkey solution or selected Balance of Plant (BOP) support to cater your project needs and increase your business case certainty and bankability.

VestasOnline® Power Plant Controller (PPC) controls the output of the power plant at the point of common coupling, accurately monitors and controls each energy-producing asset.

It allows the following real-time control:

• Voltage, power factor or reactive power control ​
• Active power closed-loop control, curtailment, derating, ramp-rate limitation
• Frequency control​
• Fault ride-through coordination

Developed by Australia’s international renewable energy company Windlab, in partnership with Vestas and Eurus Energy, Kennedy Energy Park phase I is the world’s first utility-scale, on-grid wind, solar and battery energy storage power plant. The project is located in Flinders Shire in central north Queensland, Australia, which is blessed with world-class wind and solar resources.

Kennedy Energy Park Phase I feature a total installed capacity of 60.2 MW, combining 43.2 MW of Vestas V136-3.45 MW wind turbines operating in 3.6 MW Power Optimised Mode, 15 MW of solar PV power capacity, and 2 MW / 4 MWh of Lion electrical storage, giving flexibility and increasing the energy production and the capacity factor of the hybrid power plant.

Vestas’ hybrid power plant solution for Kennedy Energy Park includes consulting services on wind and solar resources and assessment of site conditions in partnership with Windlab, project-specific asset integration, control strategies and extended analysis for grid code compliance (in an exceptionally weak grid) and EPC in consortium with Quanta Services. Additionally, Vestas provides a 15-year AOM 4000 service agreement for the full power plant, covering the service of the wind turbines as well as scheduled maintenance for the solar panels, battery energy storage and electrical systems.​

Louzes Wind Power Plant was established in Greece in 2008 featuring 24 MW of wind power capacity. In 2012, a 1 MW solar power plant was integrated to the existing wind power plant, becoming a hybrid power plant through sharing interconnection facilities. 

Vestas’ hybrid power plant solution for Louzes Power Plant included consulting services on wind resources and assessment of the site conditions and project-specific asset integration, including grid compatibility and control strategies. Additionally, Louzes’ VestasOnline® Business SCADA platform integrates the wind power plant and the PV power plant so that they are controlled as one single entity. This project lends five years of operational experience with Active Power regulation for wind and solar power generation.

The Lem Kær hybrid power plant was installed in 2012, adding a full-size grid-connected battery energy storage system with two batteries to an existing 12 MW wind power plant. The project is the first large-scale wind power plant combined with electrical storage and connected to the grid.

Vestas’ hybrid power plant solution for Lem Kær power plant included project-specific planning, right sizing, and integration of the system, as well as the design and implementation of advanced control strategies. The Lem Kær system has been approved by the Danish Transmission System Operator for frequency ancillary services market participation, enabling the capture of higher revenues through dispatching energy that would otherwise have been curtailed.

The Vestas Cold Climate Solutions build on years of experience ensuring safe and efficient energy production in cold climate conditions. They can be combined with additional options and solutions, such as Vestas Ice Assessment™ and Vestas Ice Control to enhance the performance of the power plant.

The Vestas Shadow Flicker Control System is designed to tailer turbine operation to minimise the negative impact of shadow flicker on surroundings while maximizing energy production. 

Shadow flicker occurs when sunlight on a certain spot is continuously broken by the rotating turbine blades. Uniquely configured for each turbine, the Vestas Shadow Flicker Control System ensures maximum turbine energy production, while adhering to local requirements and avoiding shadow flicker on surrounding inhabited areas. 

Vestas Bat Protection System is a software solution that responds to certain environmental factors related to the likelihood of bat presence. By smartly pausing the turbine, performance can be maximised while minimising environmental impact.

Depending on site conditions, Vestas offers an additional solution to customers in the U.S and Canada. The Bat Deterrent System uses acoustics to dissuade bats from entering the rotor swept area.

Vestas Sound Power Optimisation is a suite of options and solutions with the purpose of maximising energy production while meeting specific sound power levels. These include:

• Siting Methods​
• Sound Mitigation Strategy​
• Vestas OptiTip®​
• Aerodynamic blade design​
• Serrated Trailing Edge technology

Vestas’ High Wind Operation (HWO) is an intelligent control feature that allows the turbine to continue operating beyond standard cut-out wind speeds. HWO gradually reduces energy production following a derating profile to enable extended wind turbine operation. At a park level, this means a more gradual reduction of generated power, benefiting grid stability. The result is improved output stability, energy production, and reliability.​

HWO can be applied to all Vestas turbine models operating with the VMP Global™ software platform.

Powered by Vestas' superior wind insight Vestas’ Power and Load Optimised Modes are advanced operational strategies, which enable product customisation for site-specific conditions. 

Based on Vestas’ deep understanding of global wind patterns and load implications, the turbines are configurable to achieve the optimum power curves. The configurations maximise annual energy production of the individual turbines in a power plant, while adhering to the operational envelope of 20 years design lifetime. Ultimately, ensuring the ideal wind solution to every site.

Vestas tower technology include Tubular Steel Towers (TST), High Tubular Steel Towers (HTST), and Large Diameter Steel Tower (LDST). Concrete Hybrid Towers (CHT) are available in certain markets.

Vestas’ proprietary Large Diameter Steel Tower (LDST) technology combines proven steel construction with an innovative design to deliver strength and height. Easy transportation and quick installation contribute to excellent cost of energy.