Using wind lidar in complex terrain isn't easy. The systems work well, but there isn't much in the way of standards and not a lot of experience outside of research…
WindForS members actively participate in IEA Wind collaborative research tasks including Task 32 (lidar) and Task 36 (forecasting for wind energy).
An analytical model based on a momentum balance has been developed which computes the reduction of the mean wind speed at hub height in a very large wind park. Additionally…
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A WindForS general meeting was held at the University of Stuttgart on 27th July 2017. 18 people attended from 16 institutions.
WindForS Director Dr. Andrew Clifton has been invited to present two talks at the American Geophysical Union Meeting in New Orleans in December 2017. The presentations take a systems perspective on wind energy in complex terrain.
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The WindForS research cluster is coordinated by a full-time Director. Dr. Andrew Clifton will be the new WindForS Director from 1 June, 2017.
Several WindForS projects were presented at the Wind Energy Science Conference in Copenhagen in June 2017.
From ZSW: Two WindForS members - the Center for Solar Energy and Hydrogen Research Baden-Württemberg (ZSW) and Stuttgart Wind Energy (SWE), an endowed chair at the University of Stuttgart -…