Onshore Wind Energy: Fundamentals

Content:

“Power from the wind”

• Where the wind comes from
• Meteorology

Wind assessment

• On-site measurements
• Wind mapping
• Wind atlas
• Wind prediction

Wind turbine technology

• Historic wind turbines
• From foundations to rotor blades: state-of-the-art and trends
• Certification and standards
• Operation and maintenance

Grid integration

• Grid connections
• Grid codes
• Dynamic and static grid support

Wind farm design

• Micro siting
• Wind farm performance

Energy yield

• Combining power curves with wind measurements
• Software overview

Economics of wind farm

• Global market development
• Investment and operation costs
• Revenues
• Contracts
• Cash-flow analysis

Licensing, spatial planning and environmental impact

• Steps in licensing
• Competing land use and spatial planning
• Noise, shadow, visual impact
• External effects

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