THE CURRENT SITUATION

The wind energy market has experienced an exponential growth in the last few decades, with thousands of wind turbines having been installed every year globally, helping the world to have safe, reliable and sustainable energy.

But what a wind turbine is and out it works?

A wind turbine is a device that converts the kinetic energy of wind (a natural and renewable source) into electricity. More details to better understand the technology and the design of a turbine can be find at the following links:

·        Wind energy | Enel Green Power

·        Wind turbine: what it is, parts and working | Enel Green Power

THE CHALLENGE

Enel Group is launching this challenge to find new types of wind turbines that rethink the aesthetics of wind power plants through innovative solutions: combining functionality, design, innovation and sustainability to enhance the harmony between infrastructure and landscape, while reducing the environmental impact.

Researching architectural concepts in relation with the natural contexts where they are inserted means aiming to combine innovative research, technological skills and performance of components and materials with the lowest possible ecological footprint.

The desired result does not relate to a mere mimesis with the local landscape, rather, to the ability to integrate electricity assets with the natural environment, promoting a process of open dialogue that is capable of accompanying the energy transition.

The proposed solutions must meet the criteria of increasing environmental and landscape integration, technical and functional feasibility, flexibility of use and economic sustainability.

For this specific challenge Enel is looking for proposals related to the following wind turbine: blade, nacelle, hub and tower in the horizontal axis configuration (3 blades) with the following main characteristics:

·        Rated Power = 5,5MW;

·        Rotor diameter = 161m;

·        Hub Height = 98m;

·        Steel Tower;

·        No modification to electrical and mechanical components inside the turbine;

·        No modification of the blade geometry.

The proposals should respond to all the technical requirements that are detailed in the Technical Specification attached to the “Regulation[SO1] ”: we kindly ask you to download it, read it carefully and take it into consideration before proposing your solution.

The challenge will be divided in two phases:

Phase 1 - Submission of idea proposals for new types of wind turbines.

Phase 2 - Detailed design of the proposed Solution for new types of wind turbines.

At the end of Phase 2, the evaluation team will evaluate the proposed solutions and establish a final ranking of the finalists.

FOR FULL TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS AND SPECIFICATIONS FOR THE SOLUTION for both Phase 1 and Phase 2, PLEASE READ the Technical Specification attached to the “Regulation”.

DELIVERABLES

The documents to be submitted in the two phases are considered mandatory to enable the evaluation of the proposed solution.

The list of the required documents is reported in detail in the Technical Specification attached to the “Regulation”. [SO3] 

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