Validation of uncertainty reduction by using multiple transfer locations for WRF–CFD coupling in numerical wind energy assessments

Keck, Rolf-Erik; Sondell, Niklas

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-5-997-2020

Articles | Volume 5, issue 3

https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-5-997-2020

© Author(s) 2020. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-5-997-2020

© Author(s) 2020. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Articles | Volume 5, issue 3

Research article

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06 Aug 2020

Research article |

| 06 Aug 2020

Validation of uncertainty reduction by using multiple transfer locations for WRF–CFD coupling in numerical wind energy assessments

Rolf-Erik Keck and Niklas Sondell

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AC: Author comment | RC: Referee comment | SC: Short comment | EC: Editor comment

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RC1: 'Very good contribution with some minor corrections / clarifications necessary', Jörn Nathan, 26 Apr 2020
- AC1: 'Answer to RC1 - Jörn Nathan', Rolf-Erik Keck, 29 Apr 2020
EC1: 'still having dificulties to see your comment', Christian Masson, 03 May 2020
EC2: 'still having dificulties to see your comment', Christian Masson, 03 May 2020
- AC2: 'Answer to EC1 - Plain-text answer to RC1', Rolf-Erik Keck, 04 May 2020
RC2: 'minor comments', Anonymous Referee #2, 05 May 2020
- AC3: 'Answer to RC2', Rolf-Erik Keck, 07 May 2020

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AR: Author's response | RR: Referee report | ED: Editor decision

AR by Rolf-Erik Keck on behalf of the Authors (27 May 2020)

ED: Publish as is (19 Jun 2020) by Christian Masson

ED: Publish as is (22 Jun 2020) by Jakob Mann (Chief editor)

AR by Rolf-Erik Keck on behalf of the Authors (23 Jun 2020)

Short summary

A method for performing numerical wind resource assessments in the absence of on-site measurements is presented and validated against field measurements. Numerical wind resource assessment is at least 2 orders of magnitude faster and less expensive than using conventional site measurements. This enables analysis of a larger number of projects and thereby increases the chances of discovering the best available sites. The uncertainty in mean wind speed predictions is found to be about 4 %.