Wind Potential Analysis
Efficient and global site planning based on wind time series in hub height
Free data from 2009 for validating existing calculations and testing before purchase!
The Wind Potential Analysis supplies project developers, wind energy experts, investors, action groups, landowners and wind park operators with ideal baseline information for the evaluation of planned global sites of wind parks based on historical GFS (Global Forecast System) data. The service provides time series for wind speed, wind direction and air density at three-hour intervals and their means, for use in on- and offshore projects.
Our customers have the option of placing requests for four different heights and defining the extent of the wind direction sectors. In addition, we supply statistical calculations such as wind direction categories and Weibull distributions.
Your benefits from the Wind Potential Analysis
- Estimation of the potential wind distribution for a specific location, based on historical data
- Reasonably priced and rapid solution for the assignment of an appraisal
- Simplified data collection in form of a report and wind time series
- Online archive function for data access requests
- Complements other resources such as NCEP reanalysis and wind atlas data
Database and processing:
The Wind Potential Analysis is based on historical GFS (Global Forecast System) data from 2005 to the present. For calculating the time series, EWC interpolates wind speed, temperature, pressure, density,
humity and other variables form the GFS data between the model grid points at the requested site. The custom calculation incorporates not only historical data but also real-time data of existing wind parks as well as
site-specific features such as vegetation cover and roughness. For estimating orographic effects at medium-height mountain locations, we apply a verified downscaling method.
Example of a sector-based Weibull distribution
Example of a wind direction frequency distribution
Technical features / USPs
- Online requests: Result is available within a few minutes
- Up to four arbitrary hub heights for calculating the wind profile
- Arbitrary wind direction sectors for calculating the Weibull distribution
- Daily updates
- Density is immediately available in the right height
- Verified downscaling method with high geographical resolution in 1km² grid to estimate orographic effects
- Worldwide available for any location
- Can be incorporated into wind simulation software, e.g. WindPro and WindFarmer
- Continious advancement and quality control with more than 80 wind measurements in high altitude
- Outstanding price / performance ratio
Customised and flexible data provision:
- Visualisation: time series, charts
- Formats: PDF, CSV
- Data is presented in report form, giving all key calculations such as the Weibull distribution
- Supplied as: e-mail, EWC Website www.weather-consult.com
Your contact person
Renewable energies & energy industry
Mr. Klaus Bauer
Account Manager
Tel.: +49 (0)721 663 23 20
e-mail: info@weather-consult.com
Our office hours:
| Mo-Tu | 09:00 - 17:00 |
| Fr | 09:00 - 16:00 |
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Product sheets and brochures:
Wind Potential Analysis