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Surface turbulence intensity as a predictor of extrapolated wind resource to the turbine hub height: method's test at a mountain site

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Following testing at the Cabauw (Netherlands) flat and inland site, and at the FINO3 offshore platform in the North Sea (Germany), the α–I wind resource extrapolating method was tested at the Boulder (CO, USA) mountain site (1855 m), another substantially different location in terms of surface characteristics, stability conditions, and wind energy pattern. Data from local 82-m M2 met mast between 10 and 80 m were used, with extrapolations to 50-m and 80-m turbine hub heights performed based on 10-m and 20-m turbulence intensity observations. Trained over a 2-year period (1997–1998), the method was validated on the year 1999.

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  • Gualtieri, Giovanni, 2018. "Surface turbulence intensity as a predictor of extrapolated wind resource to the turbine hub height: method's test at a mountain site," Renewable Energy, Elsevier, vol. 120(C), pages 457-467.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:renene:v:120:y:2018:i:c:p:457-467
    DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2018.01.001
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