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Umsinde Emoyeni Wind Power Station

Umsinde Emoyeni Wind Power Station is a physics topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Umsinde Emoyeni Wind Power Station rather than just read about it. In short: The Umsinde Emoyeni Wind Power Station (UEWPS), is a 140 MW wind power plant under construction in South Africa. The power station is under development by a consortium comprising (i) African Clean Energy Developments (ACED) and (ii) Energy Infrastructure Management Services (EIMS Africa).

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Reference excerpt

The Umsinde Emoyeni Wind Power Station (UEWPS), is a 140 MW wind power plant under construction in South Africa. The power station is under development by a consortium comprising (i) African Clean Energy Developments (ACED) and (ii) Energy Infrastructure Management Services (EIMS Africa). Both entities are subsidiaries of African Infrastructure Investment Managers (AIIM), an asset manager entity headquartered in Cape Town, South Africa. The power generated here is intended for sale to Sibanye-Stillwater, the South African mining conglomerate, to support its gold, platinum-group elements and related metals mining operations in South Africa. The power will be transmitted from the wind farm to the off-taker by Eskom, the national electricity utility company under a 20-year power purchase agreement (PPA) and a long-term "wheeling agreement".

Location The power station is located near the town of Murraysburg, in Beaufort West, in Central Karoo District in extreme northeastern Western Cape Province, close to its border with the Northern Cape Province of South Africa. Murraysburg is located approximately 619 kilometres (385 mi), by road, northeast of Cape Town, the provincial capital.

Overview The design calls for a wind farm with generation capacity of 140 megawatts.

Developers The table below illustrates the ownership of this power station. The owner(s) are expected to form a special purpose vehicle (SPV) company to own, design, fund, build, operate and maintain the wind farm. For descriptive purposes, we will refer to the SPV company as Umsinde Emoyeni Power Consortium.

Funding and time table African Infrastructure Investment Managers (AIIM) are funding the renewable energy project. AIIM is the parent entity of the two main shareholders, ACED and EIMS Africa. The project received financial support from Old Mutual Alternative Investments (OMAI)’s IDEAS Fund and from a syndicated loan arranged by Rand Merchant Bank. Construction is expected to start in June 2024 with commercial commissioning planned in the fourth quarter of 2026.

Other considerations With the attainment of financial closure for Umsinde Emoyeni Wind Farm, Sibanye-Stillwater has attained 407 MW of green renewable energy for its exclusive use, in its decarbonization and greening efforts. The 407 MW mitigates 24 percent of the miner's carbon footprint, equivalent to approximately 1,450,000 tonnes of CO2 annually, beginning in January 2027. Sibanye-Stillwater still plans to increase this portfolio of renewable green power sources to 600 MW, as it progresses towards total carbon neutrality by 2040.

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Umsinde Emoyeni Wind Power Station

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Umsinde Emoyeni Wind Power Station claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In physics, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Umsinde Emoyeni Wind Power Station before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Umsinde Emoyeni Wind Power Station ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Umsinde Emoyeni Wind Power Station

In research: Umsinde Emoyeni Wind Power Station appears in physics research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Umsinde Emoyeni Wind Power Station in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Umsinde Emoyeni Wind Power Station is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 21st-century architecture in South Africa, Economy of the Western Cape, Energy infrastructure in Africa, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Umsinde Emoyeni Wind Power Station outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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Frequently asked questions

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