Wind Resource Assessment (ePub)

A practical, authoritative guide to the assessment of wind
resources for utility-scale wind projects--authored by a team
of experts from a leading renewable energy consultancy

The successful development of wind energy projects depends on an
accurate assessment of where, how often, and how strongly the wind
blows. A mistake in this stage of evaluation can cause severe
financial losses and missed opportunities for developers, lenders,
and investors.

Wind Resource Assessment: A Practical Guide to Developing a
Wind Project shows readers how to achieve a high standard of
resource assessment, reduce the uncertainty associated with
long-term energy performance, and maximize the value of their
project assets. Beginning with the siting, installation, and
operation of a high-quality wind monitoring program, this book
continues with methods of data quality control and validation,
extrapolating measurements from anemometer height to turbine
height, adjusting short-term observations for historical climate
conditions, and wind flow modeling to account for terrain and
surface conditions.

In addition, Wind Resource Assessment addresses special
topics such as:

* Worker safety

* Data security

* Remote sensing technology (sodar and lidar)

* Offshore resource assessment

* Impacts of climate change

* Uncertainty estimation

* Plant design and energy production estimatio

Filled with important information ranging from basic
fundamentals of wind to cutting-edge research topics, and
accompanied by helpful references and discussion questions, this
comprehensive text--designed for an international
audience--is a vital reference that promotes consistent
standards for wind assessment across the industry.