Wind Energy in Funchal
Toradh bliantúil
9,873
kWh/year
Tréimhse aisíocaíochta
not reached
Coigiltí CO₂
1.7
t CO₂/year
Example: 10 kW system, country average values
Ceisteanna coitianta faoi Funchal
How much electricity does a 10 kW wind turbine produce in Funchal?
With a capacity factor of 11%, a 10 kW turbine in Funchal generates approximately 9873 kWh per year.
How much does a small wind turbine cost in Funchal?
A 10 kW wind turbine in Funchal typically costs around €40,000 including installation.
What is the payback period for a wind turbine in Funchal?
Given local wind conditions, the investment is not paid back within the 20-year horizon of this example calculation.
How much CO₂ does a wind turbine save in Funchal per year?
A 10 kW wind turbine in Funchal avoids approximately 1.7 tonnes of CO₂ per year.
Assumptions and provenance
This example calculation is disclosed in full. Every quantity below enters the figures above exactly as stated — a specialist can recompute them or substitute their own assumptions.
- Payback (cumulative)
- not reached in 20 years
- Payback (discounted)
- not reached in 20 years
- Payback (static)
- —
Sum of the nominal annual net benefits, including degradation, price escalation and replacement costs — not discounted. This is the figure shown above.
The same cash flows, discounted at the nominal rate the net present value uses. Always the later of the two.
Investment divided by the first year's benefit — without price escalation, degradation or replacement costs. Many quotes use this; depending on the assumptions it comes out shorter or longer.
| Quantity | Value | Source / note |
|---|---|---|
| System size | 10 kW | Example system of this page |
| Investment | €40,000 (€4,000/kW) | IEA Wind TCP Task 27 / WindEurope: 3.000–6.000 €/kW installiert für Kleinwind, Mittelwert bei 10 kW |
| Operating cost | €1,200/a | — |
| Electricity price | 0.220 EUR/kWh | Eurostat nrg_pc_204, Band DC, 2025-S2 |
| Feed-in tariff | 0.0400 EUR/kWh | — |
| Self-consumption share | 20 % | Wind generates at night and in winter — the share is structurally below that of solar. |
| Degradation | 0.5 %/a | — |
| Price escalation | 2.0 %/a | — |
| Discount rate | 3.0 %/a | Nominal, matching the nominally escalating revenues |
| Horizon | 20 years | — |
| Grid CO₂ factor | 176 g/kWh | EEA, greenhouse gas emission intensity of electricity generation (seed), 2023 |
| Wind speed (data source) | 6.23 m/s | Annual mean at 50 m reference height |
| Wind speed (hub height) | 4.68 m/s | Logarithmic wind profile, converted to 15 m |
| Hub height | 15 m | — |
| Terrain | Suburban | z₀ = 0.4 m |
| Weibull shape parameter k | 2.00 | — |
| Air density | 1.247 kg/m³ | — |
| Capacity factor | 11.3 % net | Gross 13.4 %, less 16 % losses |
Data source: not recorded with this cached figure. Wind comes from the New European Wind Atlas, or from NASA POWER outside its coverage; which of the two produced this number was not stored alongside it, and it is not assigned retrospectively.
Non-binding initial assessment for an example system, not professional advice. Small wind requires an on-site wind measurement before any investment decision.