Wind Resource Assessment : A Practical Guide to Developing a Wind Project

Michael C Brower

ISBN 10: 1118022327 / ISBN 13: 9781118022320

Published by John Wiley & Sons Jun 2012, 2012

About this Item

Neuware - This is a practical, authoritative guide to the siting and installation of a high-quality wind energy project, providing analytical methods for assessing the wind resource. The first half of the book describes the several stages of carrying out a wind-monitoring campaign, addressing such topics as worker safety, data security, and advanced remote sensing technology. The second describes the assessment methods. It also addresses cutting-edge research topics such as possible impacts of climate change on wind resources and the strengths and weaknesses of various atmospheric modeling approaches. Professionals in industry-such as planners, managers, and installers-as well as resource analysts, federal program managers, and students will rely on this resource.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Wind Resource Assessment : A Practical Guide to Developing a Wind Project
• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Jun 2012
• Publication Date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1118022327
• ISBN 13: 9781118022320
• Binding: Buch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 240W x 161H x 24D millimeters 240 millimeters width by 161 millimeters height by 24 millimeters depth
• Weight: 834 grams

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Synopsis

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.

About the Author

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.