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ERA5-ERA5T Differences Sep-Nov 2021: Updated Data and Analysis Available Now!
As we notified earlier, the preliminary ERA5T data from a 3-month period ranging from Sep-Nov 2021 (and probably also part of December) will differ from the final, validated ERA5 data. Now, final and validated ERA5 data for additional months of Oct-Nov 2021 have been...
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In deep water? Improved GEBCO and EMODnet Bathymetry Data – now in windPRO!
As of today, windPRO users working with offshore wind farms now have free access to updated versions of the GEBCO (Global) and EMODnet (European) bathymetry datasets. Within the 2020-version of the European EMODnet bathymetry the number of contributing surveys has...
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New European Wind Atlas (NEWA) Mesoscale Time Series Data – Now in windPRO
The New European Wind Atlas (NEWA) is a high-resolution mesoscale dataset that was modelled and provided by the NEWA consortium. NEWA was established as an ERANET+ project with a total budget of 13.1 million euros and it was executed over the years 2016-2019. One of...
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Swedish and Norwegian Topographic Maps – Now in windPRO
For our windPRO users working with wind-farm projects in Sweden and Norway: Topographic maps in scales from 1:50.000 and up to 1:5.000.000 for Norway and 1:10.000.000 for Sweden are now available as zoomable, dynamic maps in windPRO. To access the Swedish or Norwegian...
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Ready for the next paradigm of elevation models? CopernicusDEM is now in windPRO!
You have probably heard this before: We just love the Shuttle Radar Topographic Mission (SRTM) elevation data. SRTM data from year 2000 is today the current paradigm for on-site orography in areas without high quality national elevation models. Tens of thousands of...
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GASP – The first Global Atlas of Siting Parameters and wind turbine Design Classes
GASP is a free (CC-by-4.0) global dataset in 250m resolution of resource, siting parameters and expected wind turbine design classes – further details on the GASP dataset can be found here. windPRO 3.5 provides easy download of GASP data as resource files, which...
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New SketchUp Integration Module
The next version of windPRO contains a new visualization module. The SketchUp Integration Module. This makes it possible to work with a windPRO project in 3D in SketchUp. You can see some of the many possibilities in a short video by clicking here: Highlights: Show...
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Fully up-to date mesoscale data at the end of the month: EMD-WRF On-Demand (ERA5T)
Tired of delaying your analysis while waiting for high-quality mesoscale reference wind data to become available? As wind analysts we are relying heavily on high-quality reference mesoscale data as ‘virtual meteorological masts’ in ongoing campaigns or monthly...
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Visualizations of your PV projects
Did you know that our Consultants can help you prepare visualizations of your PV project as part of the planning application process? In case you want to learn more, please see here. For information you can contact us at...
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High-Resolution Elevation Models for France and Overseas – Now in windPRO
This month, 5m and 25m grid-resolution digital terrain models (DTM’s) or MNT’s (Modèle Numérique de Terrain) for France and its overseas territories were released with windPRO. The 5m and 25m are supplementing the 75m grid resolution dataset previously...
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UK Elevations and Maps: LiDAR DTMs, Updates & Additions
Two additional LiDAR based elevation digital terrain models (DTMs) have been released within Great Britain, which means that by now Wales, Scotland and England are all partly covered by high-resolution, high-quality elevation data in windPRO. These two new datasets...
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Saxony-Anhalt High Quality DTMs – 5m and 20m – Now in windPRO
Two high-quality digital terrain models (DTM’s) in 5m and 20m resolution covering the German state of Saxony-Anhalt have now been added to the online-services of windPRO 3.4. These elevation models are derived from a higher resolution model (2m grid-resolution),...
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Now in windPRO – new wake model: WakeBlaster
windPRO now includes an option to run WakeBlaster, a new wake model. WakeBlaster is a numerical solver of the 3-dimensional Reynolds averaged Navier Stokes equations, specialized in wind turbine wakes. But what is new? No more superposition: Instead of modelling single...
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