Wind power generation hours in Class I areas

What are the needs of the wind energy sector?

After analysing 22 interviews and 69 survey responses, the needs of the wind energy sector proved to be quite diverse. For example, O&M teams need to perform maintenance activities under weak winds for safety reasons.

How old is wind energy?

Wind energy is old—so old that ancient Egyptians used this bountiful, blustery resource, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration, to propel their boats down the Nile River.

What is wind energy and its potential?

Wind Resource and PotentialApproximately 2% of the solar energy striking the Earth’s surface is converted into kinetic energy in wind.1 Wind turbines convert the wind’s kinetic energy to electricity without emissions1, and can be built on land or offshore in large bodies of water like oceans and lakes2.

Where can I find wind speeds and estimated generation?

PLUSWIND provides wind speeds and estimated generation on an hourly basis at almost all wind plants across the contiguous United States from 2018–2021. The repository contains wind speeds and generation based on three different meteorological models: ERA5, MERRA2, and HRRR. Data are publicly accessible in simple csv files.

Can wind power generation forecasts be forecasted at seasonal timescales?

While forecasts of wind power generation at lead times from minutes and hours to a few days ahead have been produced with very advanced methodologies (e.g. dynamical downscaling, machine learning or statistical downscaling [ 17 ]), a number of difficulties make the provision of generation forecasts at seasonal timescales challenging.

Which regions favor wind power generation?

We identified regions with high power densities, low seasonal variability, and limited weather fluctuations that favor wind power generation, such as the American Midwest, Australia, the Sahara, Argentina, Central Asia, and Southern Africa.