The document describes the Wind Atlas project which uses numerical modeling data and measurements to create wind resource maps and time series data. It involves creating mean wind speed tables, wind resource tables in select locations, and time series distributions that can be accessed for any location in the indicated domain from June 2001 to present. The project assesses wind resources, studies wind energy variability and correlation to energy prices, and provides offshore wind maps and time series grid connection data. Contact is Arno J. Brand at ECN Wind Energy.

1. Wind Atlas
Arno J. Brand
www.ecn.nl

2. Wind Atlas
Approach
 Numerical wind atlas method
 Atmospheric model data from HiRLAM
 Validation on basis of measured data
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3. Wind Atlas
First step
Mean wind speed tables
in NEEZ
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Second step
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Wind resource tables
in select locations
Latitude N orth [deg]
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Longitude East [deg]
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5. Wind Atlas
Third step
Time series and distributions
in any location
in indicated domain
June 2001 - Present
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6. Wind Atlas
The experience
 Wind resource assessment
 Studies on variability of wind energy
 Studies on correlation wind power - energy price
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7. Wind Atlas
Offshore wind atlas
 Maps
 Spreadsheets
Wind time series
 June 2001 - present
 Per grid connection
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8. Wind Atlas
Contact
Arno J. Brand
ECN Wind Energy
Wind turbine rotor and Wind farm Aerodynamics
M: P.O. Box 1, NL 1755 ZG Petten, Netherlands
E: brand@ecn.nl
T: +31 224 56 4775
F: +31 224 56 8214
I: nl.linkedin.com/in/arnobrand
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