Resource assessment

Wind resource assessment over a complex terrain covered by forest using CFD simulations of neutral Atmospheric Boundary Layer with OpenFOAM and MeteoDyn

Following the growth of wind sector and the scarcity of available land, the market share of onshore wind energy installation on complex terrain is expected to increase. Wind resource assessment is a crucial process for the successful development of a …

Improved resource assessment for small wind turbines in rural and urban areas

1 Introduction In Flanders there are currently about 200 large windturbines (between 0.5 and 5 MW) installed. The number of small wind turbines (less than 100 kW) is roughly four times less, despite the much lower investment cost. It appears that the …