Brower Wind Resource Assessment

A Practical Guide to Developing a Wind Project
1. Auflage 2012
ISBN: 978-1-118-24984-0
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 296 Seiten, E-Book

A practical, authoritative guide to the assessment of windresources for utility-scale wind projects--authored by a teamof experts from a leading renewable energy consultancy
The successful development of wind energy projects depends on anaccurate assessment of where, how often, and how strongly the windblows. A mistake in this stage of evaluation can cause severefinancial losses and missed opportunities for developers, lenders,and investors.
Wind Resource Assessment: A Practical Guide to Developing aWind Project shows readers how to achieve a high standard ofresource assessment, reduce the uncertainty associated withlong-term energy performance, and maximize the value of theirproject assets. Beginning with the siting, installation, andoperation of a high-quality wind monitoring program, this bookcontinues with methods of data quality control and validation,extrapolating measurements from anemometer height to turbineheight, adjusting short-term observations for historical climateconditions, and wind flow modeling to account for terrain andsurface conditions.
In addition, Wind Resource Assessment addresses specialtopics 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 basicfundamentals of wind to cutting-edge research topics, andaccompanied by helpful references and discussion questions, thiscomprehensive text--designed for an internationalaudience--is a vital reference that promotes consistentstandards for wind assessment across the industry.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Brower, Michael

Über Autor(innen)

Michael C. Brower, PhD, editor and lead author, is Chief Technical Officer of AWS Truepower, LLC, where he leads product development and helps ensure quality and standards across the company. A physicist and prominent expert in wind energy, he has led numerous assessments of utility-scale wind projects around the world. He is also known for his contributions to wind flow modeling and short-term wind forecasting. His coauthors are a team of experts in meteorology, engineering, and modeling who have collectively assessed over 60,000 MW of wind plant capacity.