Review of the use of Numerical Weather Prediction (NWP) Models for wind energy assessment

• Published in: Renewable & sustainable energy reviews Vol. 14; no. 9; pp. 3192 - 3198
• Main Authors: Al-Yahyai, Sultan, Charabi, Yassine, Gastli, Adel
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Kidlington Elsevier Ltd 01.12.2010; Elsevier
• Series: Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews
• Subjects: Applied sciences; Assessments; Climatology; Energy; Energy use; Exact sciences and technology; Mathematical models; Natural energy; Networks; Numerical Weather Prediction; Weather; Weather stations; Wind energy; Wind energy assessment; Wind energy assessment Wind measurements Numerical Weather Prediction; Wind measurement; Wind measurements; Wind energy assessment; Wind measurements; Numerical Weather Prediction

Wind energy resource assessment applications require accurate wind measurements. Most of the published studies used data from existing weather station network operated by meteorological departments. Due to relatively high cost of weather stations the resolution of the weather station network is coar...