The importance and need for long term wind measurements in the Dutch North Sea
report
Due to further expansion of the Dutch offshore wind energy after 2030 new (offshore)
locations will be selected to build wind farms. To enable the development of the new
areas it will be required to have a good insight in the available wind resource is these areas. In this report the need for new locations for long term wind measurements is investigated and the criteria to evaluate potential new locations is presented.
The conclusion is that new measurement locations in or near the search areas are
important to uphold the quality of the wind resource assessment. The wind resource
assessment in itself is one of the most important information sources for wind farm
developers to design the wind farm. The quality of measurements is improved when there is no need for corrections, e.g. due to wind farms in the proximity or wind farms that will be erected in the proximity in the near future.
locations will be selected to build wind farms. To enable the development of the new
areas it will be required to have a good insight in the available wind resource is these areas. In this report the need for new locations for long term wind measurements is investigated and the criteria to evaluate potential new locations is presented.
The conclusion is that new measurement locations in or near the search areas are
important to uphold the quality of the wind resource assessment. The wind resource
assessment in itself is one of the most important information sources for wind farm
developers to design the wind farm. The quality of measurements is improved when there is no need for corrections, e.g. due to wind farms in the proximity or wind farms that will be erected in the proximity in the near future.
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TNO Identifier
963611
Publisher
TNO
Collation
15 p.
Place of publication
Petten