Best Practices for the Validation of U.S. Offshore Wind Resource Models

Mike Optis, Nicola Bodini, Mithu Debnath, Paula Doubrawa

Research output: NRELTechnical Report

Abstract

This report presents a comprehensive set of best practices for working with both modeled and measured US offshore wind resource data sets. We specifically target two key questions in this report. First, what are the best data sources and methods for validating modeled wind resource estimates? Second, what are the best methods for vertically extrapolating near-surface wind speed measurements to heights that span the rotor-swept area of modern offshore wind turbines?
Original languageAmerican English
Number of pages55
StatePublished - 2020

NREL Publication Number

  • NREL/TP-5000-78375

Keywords

  • numerical weather prediction
  • offshore wind
  • validation
  • vertical extrapolation
  • wind resource assessment

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