Foiano Wind Farm (BN)
Operating since 2001, the wind farm consists of 16 triblade wind turbines expressing a unitary capacity of 0.6 MW, adding up to a total installed capacity of 9.6 MW. The wind farm is connected with the electrical substation in Montefalcone di Valfortore (BN), which performs voltage step-up and power delivery.
Energy is produced at Low Voltage (LV) by a generator inside each wind turbine; it is subsequently transferred to the internal control panel of each tower and then on to a cabin (machine cabin) at the base of the plinth, which houses electrical panels and a transformer to convert electricity from Low Voltage to Medium Voltage (20/30 kV).
The energy is collected at Medium Voltage by means of an underground cable network. An underground duct connects the MV/LV cabins, and then goes on to the Station in Montefalcone, where the energy is transformed and enters the public grid at 150 kV voltage.
Main features
Foiano - Piano del Casino (BN)Wind power
The wind farm is located in the inland of Northern Campania region in the South of Italy, roughly 50 km north of the town of Benevento, at an altitude ranging between 730 m and 840 m above sea level.