Resource Analysis for Wind Farms

About wind Farm resource analysis

Wind resource analysis and energy assessments are crucial to determine the yield capabilities for a wind energy project. The available potential is based on meteorological parameters, while the yield is determined from technical parameters such as the WTG type and wind farm design.

Wind turbine type, rotor diameter, hub height, local wind speeds, and wind direction, and wind shear will all impact the success of a project. It is essential to determine where the wind resources exist, understand their characteristics, and validate their quality. A lack of risk assessment for these crucial parameters may hinder smooth operation and result in low energy production

our experts help you optimize your wind farm energy production

Having undertaken hundreds of successful wind measurements throughout the world, our global team of experts provides a detailed understanding of the variations in wind energy to facilitate decision-making, whether at site identification, through a formal financial close or late in the lifetime of an operational project. Our experts carry out site assessment, assess wind turbine suitability and help to optimize wind farm layout to ensure optimum utilization of wind resources.

• Standardized wind measurements
  
  

  TÜV SÜD provides professional preparation, installation, maintenance, supervision and dismantling of your wind measurement system. Our experts support you with qualified monitoring of wind measurement using systems that include met masts up to 140m, LIDAR remote sensing devices and regular data retrieval via GSM. We prepare monthly interim reports and a bankable wind measurement report, presented clearly in tabular and graphic form. Our solution also enables rapid and smooth data sharing with third parties.

• Wind resource assessments
  
  

  Our experts perform on-site inspection and record input data with high-precision instruments including laser measurement and GPS. We assess site conditions using topographical maps, satellite data, comparative calculations with existing wind farms in the vicinity, long-term meteorological measurements, data collected at ground stations worldwide and geostrophic wind data to ensure reliability and minimize uncertainty. Our experience covers modelling with WAsP, CFD calculations with WindSim and OpenFoam as well as high-resolution wind mapping. We are up to date on current standards (BWE, IEC, IEA, Measnet, FGW, etc.) and directives. Our clients receive results in tabular and graphic form, including graphic illustrations of transgression probabilities. We also provide site wind climate analysis, advanced wind park layout design, full assessment of site wind regime for manufacturer’s structural integrity analysis, and optimized wind farm layout with respect to energy yield, site suitability, noise, shadow and infrastructure parameters.

• Energy calculation
  
  

  TÜV SÜD offers detailed energy yield analysis and energy loss estimation services. We can determine detailed wind farm production losses such as wind farm wakes, electrical losses, availability factors, icing losses or site conditions.

• Site suitability analysis

  We calculate turbulence intensity for any given layout, determine the wind zone as per DIBt and IEC (IEC 61400-1 ed. 2 and 3), identify the site-specific mean wind speed and Weibull Distribution and calculate extreme wind speeds (1-year and 50-year mean of both extreme wind speeds and wind gusts). Our analysis of the results takes into account site-specific turbulence and extreme wind measurements, the worldwide data pool collated at ground stations and the theoretical estimate of turbulence and extreme wind based on meteorological data in the vicinity. We determine wind shear, inflow angle and air density for a full compliance assessment. TÜV SÜD also offers an independent statement of compliance in cooperation with WTG manufacturers to ensure site suitability.