Wind Resource Assessment - A Practical Guide to Developing a Win torrent

Wind Resource Assessment - A Practical Guide to Developing a Wind Project - Michael C. Brower (Wiley, 2012).pdf

<p>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</p> <p>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.</p> <p><i>Wind Resource Assessment: A Practical Guide to Developing a Wind Project</i> 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.</p> <p>In addition, <i>Wind Resource Assessment</i> addresses special topics such as:</p> <ul> <li> <p>Worker safety</p> </li> <li> <p>Data security</p> </li> <li> <p>Remote sensing technology (sodar and lidar)</p> </li> <li> <p>Offshore resource assessment</p> </li> <li> <p>Impacts of climate change</p> </li> <li> <p>Uncertainty estimation</p> </li> <li> <p>Plant design and energy production estimatio</p> </li> </ul> <p>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.</p>