Wind Mapping
Prior to planning an energy project of any scale, one of the most important first-steps is to determine where the abundant resources exist. Over the past few decades Meteosim Truewind has worked tirelessly to develop and fine tune the science and art of wind resource mapping. Meteosim Truewind was among the first to pioneer the use of mesoscale numerical weather models for wind resource assessment, and through years of patient research and rigorous application in over 50 countries, our atmospheric scientists have brought the technology to its most advanced level. What is more, Meteosim Truewind is the only firm to have published dozens of studies objectively demonstrating the accuracy of its wind mapping systems at hundreds of monitoring stations.
For large regions, MesoMap® provides high-resolution maps and data bases allowing developers to select the best sites for their wind projects. Once a site is chosen, SiteWind® takes over, providing a more accurate picture of the wind resource than conventional wind flow models while remaining fully compatible with leading wind farm design and evaluation software.
WindSurvey™, MesoMap® and SiteWind™ for Catalonia (North-Est of Spain).
WindSurvey™
WindSurvey™ is just a first aproach to the wind resource over very huge regions as entire continents with more than milion square kilometrers. This study combines both mesoscale and microscale modeling allowing the client to prospect potential sites over previously unknown territories.
WindSurvey™ is the first step in wind resource studies for very large regions.
MesoMap®
MesoMap® is the most advanced wind mapping system in use today and is also the most widely tested and validated. It has several advantages over traditional wind resource assessment methods. The U.S. Department of Energy has selected the MesoMap® aproach to create a new national wind resource atlas and has publicly recognized AWS Truewind's mapping efforts as a key contribution to furthering the acceptance of wind energy as a significant component of the country's future energy mix.
MesoMap® has been used in more than 200 projects in more than 50 countries.
SiteWind™
For large regions, MesoMap® provides high-resolution maps and data bases allowing developers to select the best sites for their wind projects. Once a site is chosen, SiteWind® takes over, providing a more accurate picture of the wind resource than conventional wind flow models while remaining fully compatible with leading wind farm design and evaluation software. Case studies have demostrated improvements of up tp 40-70% in accuracy compared to WASP. It is also compatible with leading wind plant design programs such as WindFarmer and WindPro and is accepted for project financing.
Case studies have demonstrated improvements of up tp 40-70% in accuracy compared to WASP.
