4TH ANNUAL WIND RESOURCE

ASSESSMENT FORUM
21 & 22 April 2015 | Etc. Venues, London, UK

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The latest wind and site assessment approaches to improve accuracy and enhance AEP

The industrys flagship forum will

feature the most pressing issues
and crucial topics such as:

Expert speaker line-up includes:

Marilia Giannakopoulou
R&D Wind Resource Engineer
EDF

Christopher Rodaway
Onshore CFD Analyst
SSE

David Hilbert
Wind And Site Engineering And
Advanced Flow Modelling
Senvion

Line Gulstad
Director Plant Siting And
Forecasting
Vestas

Frank Klint
Head Wind And Site
Competence Centre
Suzlon

Alejandro Abascal
Head of Section - Lead Wind
Energy Meteorologist
Iberdrola

Mns Hkansson
Meteorologist And
Wind Analyst
Statkraft

Sonia Espaa
Wind Engineer
Alstom Power

John Slater
Technology Interface Manager
RWE

z T he application of CFD
and mesoscale modelling
methodologies to increase
accuracy
z T he latest developments in
atmospheric stability and wake
modelling in order to obtain a
more accurate loss estimation
z E xamining trends in turbine
performance for enhanced AEP
z U
 sing reanalysis to calculate
accurate wind speed prediction
and energy yield estimations
z H
 ow to capitalise on remote
sensing devices and how
this technology compares to
traditional industry tools

Event Partners

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Complex Terrains Pre-Forum Workshop on 20 April 2015

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The Latest Wind And Site Assessment Approaches To Im

Pre-Forum Workshop: Monday 20 April 2015

Wind Resource Assessment In Forestry And Complex Terrains

Demonstrating The Benefits Of Developing Wind Farms In Forested And Complex Terrains
This half-day workshop will focus exclusively on the challenges associated with forestry and complex terrains and will allow you to pose
questions to industry experts in a relaxed and practical environment.
15:45 How To Measure Power Curves In Complex Terrains For An
Accurate AEP Estimation

13:00 Registration And Morning Refreshments

13:30 Opening Remarks
13:45 Validation Of LES Modelling On Very Complex Terrains
14:30 Study And Mitigation Of High Wind Shear Effects Over
Operating Turbines In Complex Sites

16:30 Methods To Improve Accuracy When Calculating The Energy

Yield In Forested Areas
17:15 Takeaway Question And Answer Session
17:30 Close Of Workshop

15:15 Networking Break And Afternoon Refreshments

Featuring: 
Antonio Angulo Macas
Principal Engineer Meteorology And Complex Modelling
Alstom

Testimonials For Wind Resource Assessment Forum

"A comprehensive survey of the
current state of art in resource
assessment."
Manager, Mesoscale Modelling
Met Office

"An informative and interesting

event worth visiting by anybody
working with wind and site
assessment."
Wind Analyst
Statoil

"Very useful update on the

latest trends in the industry."

Energy And Site Assessment Technician
Acciona Energia

"Selection of high-competence

speakers and well-sorted range

of topics - useful."

Sales Manager
Windar Photonics

"An excellent opportunity to mix

up networking and the state of
the art in wind energy."
Project Engineer
Casa dos Ventos Energias Renovveis

"Great event with heaps of

interesting talk. Very valuable
for a day off work."
Head of Fluid Dynamics
Enercon

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mprove Accuracy And Enhance AEP

Forum Day 1: Tuesday 21 April 2015
08:30

Registration And Morning Refreshments

09:00 Chairs Opening Remarks

Matthew Meyers, Head Of Wind Yield Assessment, E.ON

Coupling Techniques And Advanced Modelling Methodologies

09:15 Modelling Methodologies To Increase Accuracy And Limit Uncertainty

g What steps should be taken to improve the accuracy of offshore mesoscale
models?

g Coupling mesoscale and CFD models for determining more applicable wind
flow data offshore

g Examination of a framework used for the categorisation of uncertainties and
losses for wind resource and energy assessments

g The effects of increased precision for modelling, and the impact this has on
uncertainty estimates

Marilia Giannakopoulou, R&D Wind Resource Engineer, EDF

12:15 Networking Lunch

13:15

Using Remote Sensing To Assess Turbulence And Enhance Accuracy

g Comparing performance to measurement masts
g Determining accuracy and range of uncertainty
g Assessing applicability in everyday usage
David Hilbert, Wind And Site Engineering And Advanced Flow Modelling, Senvion

Turbine Performance And Impact On AEP

13:45 E nhancing The Results Of CFD Wind Flow Modelling By Examining Trends
In Cross-Site Turbine Performance

g How to assess and identify wind flow risks and opportunities

g The role of performance data in CFD model development, test and verification

g Turning CFD model results into business value

Line Gulstad, Director Plant Siting And Forecasting, Vestas

09:45 Coupling TLP, Met Mast And LiDAR Technologies For Wind Measurement
Optimisation

g Applying TLP technology from the Oil and Gas Industry

g How can you use met mast and LiDAR methodology to its full potential?

g Technology demonstration and validation

g Assessing the benefits of working in combination with floating LiDAR

Antonios Peppas, Director, Floatmast

14:15 Maximising The Use Of Power Curves And Rotor Equivalent Wind Speeds
For Improved Energy Yield Estimations

g Measuring power curves over the whole rotor area by following IEC guidelines

g Estimating the AEP of single turbines in order to improve repeatability between
sites

g Improving performance of existing turbines through the use of equivalent wind
speed power curve

g How to apply simple adjustments to the turbine operating behaviour

10:15 Networking Break And Morning Refreshments

14:45 Networking Break And Afternoon Refreshments

Developments In Atmospheric Stability And Wake Modelling

11:15 Combining Wake Modelling With CFD For A More Accurate Loss
Estimation When Assessing Complex Terrains

g The importance of testing wake modelling to increase the accuracy of wake
predictions

g The effect of atmospheric stability on wake loss estimations

g Overcoming the complexity of wake model evaluation due to unavailable
measurements
Christopher Rodaway, Onshore CFD Analyst, SSE
11:45 How To Deal With Turbulence Issues And Atmospheric Stability At
Offshore Sites

g Efficiently dealing with power performance, impact on turbine loads, fatigue,
wake effects and noise propagation

g What methods can be used to ensure accurate measurements of turbine power
performance?

g How to create more accurate power production estimates by combining site
observations with turbine manufacturer power curves for different turbulence
levels

15:15 Getting The Most Out Of Scanning LiDAR In Forestry

g What can be achieved through use of scanning LiDAR in forestry?

g Validating CFD wind flow models with 2D measurements

g Understanding the improvements gained through forestry management
Roy Spence, Senior Renewable Energy Consultant, Sgurr Energy
15:45 What Steps Can Be Taken To Improve Wind Resource Assessments In
Complex Terrains?
g What are the current limitations when dealing with mountains, forests and
rough surfaces?

g How can you demonstrate the benefits of developing wind farms on complex
terrains to your investors?

g The latest technology improvements in wind speed prediction for individual
turbines operating in complex terrains
Panellists Include:
Frank Klint, Head Wind And Site Competence Centre, Suzlon
Alejandro Abascal, Head Of Section - Lead Wind Energy Meteorologist, Iberdrola
Mns Hkansson, Meteorologist And Wind Analyst, Statkraft
PANEL
DISCUSSION

10:45 Strategies To Correct Stability And Overcome Turbulence Issues

g Including atmospheric stability in simulations to better represent the
atmosphere

g How to improve accuracy and optimise methods for collecting data

g What is best practice when classifying wind climates through atmospheric
stability?

Senior Representative, ECN

Forestry And Complex Terrains

17:00 Chairs Closing Remarks

17:15 End Of Day 1
18:00 Drinks Reception Followed By Networking Dinner

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Forum Day 2: Wednesday 22 April 2015

09:00 Chairs Opening Remarks

Matthew Meyers, Head Of Wind Yield Assessment, E.ON

Operational Wind Resource Assessment And Performance Reanalysis

09:15 Coupling Reanalysis Data And Mesoscale Models For The Estimation Of
Offshore Wind Resource

g Using power curves to assess how the turbine will extract energy at a specific
site

g Analysing stability and wind shear in order to acquire detailed measurements
and calculate loss

g Methods for accurate energy yield predictions
Simon Watson, Professor Of Wind Energy, Loughborough University
09:45 M
 erging Pre-Investment Estimates And Post-Construction Observations
To Optimise Operational Assessments And AEP

g Analysing wind conditions which may potentially cause a negative impact postconstruction

g Detecting adverse wind conditions in pre-construction and promptly identifying
the causes

g How to deal with discrepancies and account for them during financial
reconciliation in post-construction

Andrea Nina Eugster, Wind Analyst, Statoil
10:15 Networking Break And Morning Refreshments
10:45 U sing Reanalysis To Calculate Accurate Wind Speed Prediction And
Reduce Uncertainty

g How does the accuracy level of wind speed predictions affect AEP?

g Applying reanalysis data to calculate long-term corrections

g Verification of the reliability of reanalysis data
Sonia Espaa, Wind Engineer, Alstom Power

PANEL
DISCUSSION

11:15 What is The Best Method For Identifying Inconsistencies In Reanalysis

Models?
g What parameters should be taken into account to identify inconsistencies?

g Comparing different methods and assessing pros and cons

g How to resolve inconsistencies and produce more accurate results
Panellists Include:
Sonia Espaa, Wind Engineer, Alstom Power
Line Gulstad, Director Plant Siting And Forecasting, Vestas
12:15 Networking Lunch

Site And Energy Assessment Through Remote Sensing Devices

13:15 The Path To Stage 3 On The OWA Floating LiDAR (FLD) Roadmap

g How to build a significant body of FLD validation evidence

g The use of turbulence intensity measurements from FLD

g Other future commercial benefits gained from the deployment of FLD to a
developing and/or operating wind farm
Megan Smith, Associate - Innovation, The Carbon Trust

13:45 A ssessing The Benefits Of Adopting Offshore Floating LiDAR

g Implementing LiDAR as a substitute for offshore met masts: What are the
advantages?

g Examining the factors affecting the uncertainty of floating LiDAR and solutions
to counteract them

g A cost benefit analysis of using LiDAR technology in comparison to traditional
industry tools
John Slater, Technology Interface Manager, RWE
14:15 C omparing Nacelle Mounted LiDARs And Met Masts When Measuring
Power Curves

g What are the error margins for each method?

g What additional steps can be taken to improve measurement flexibility and
ensure higher accuracy?
Andrea Vignaroli, Development Engineer, DTU
14:45 Networking Break And Afternoon Refreshments

Long-Term Wind Resource Assessment

15:15 L ong-Term Correction: An Uncertainty Model For Recommending Data Set
And Correlation Method

g Model set up based on long-term data from 8 globally spread masts

g Recommending dataset and correlation methods

g Estimating the long-term correction impact on energy production uncertainty

g Four drivers used as input for the model
Frank Klint, Head Wind And Site Competence Centre, Suzlon
15:45 Improving Long-Term Onshore Wind Resource Estimates Through
Physical And Statistical Downscaling Of NWP Data

g The impact of NWP quality on wind resource estimates

g The advantages and limitations of physical downscaling models for onshore
wind resource estimates

g How supervised machine learning techniques can be used to identify and
correct systematic biases in wind resource estimates, particularly over complex
terrain

g Combining NWP output with machine learning techniques to improve the
accuracy of wind speed distributions
Tom Dunstan, Boundary Layer And Surface Scientist, The Met Office
16:15 Identifying The Properties Of Bankable Wind Resource Assessment
Projects
g Determining production value for accurate financial and investment decisions

g Collecting an adequate amount of solid data to boost the chance of your
investment

g How can we balance uncertainty and project feasibility?
PANEL
DISCUSSION

08:30 Registration And Morning Refreshments

17:15 Chairs Closing Remarks

17:30 End Of Forum

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Whats new for the 2015 Forum?

g The latest advancements on coupling techniques
g A half-day workshop on forestry and complex terrains
g T he most up-to-date developments in stability and wake
modelling
g B enefit analysis of using LIDARs for resource assessment
and business cases
g A ssessing the impact of turbine performance on AEP
g T he business value of operational wind resource assessment
and performance reanalysis

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