Large wind turbines - the wind profile up to 400 meters

The purpose is to investigate the wind conditions at heights relevant for the largest existing wind turbines. In the project a unique long-term data set of profiles of wind has been established using a combination of meteorological masts and state-of-the-art wind-lidars at different sites (urban, rural, coastal and marine). The data-set has been used to determine the accuracy of simulations with a traditional meso-scale model used for the determination of the wind energy resource and will serve the society to evaluate the models that are used by the wind industry to estimate the accuracy and improve the energy assessment.
Additionally several models has been developed in order to improve aspects of the simple applied modelling of wind energy. Such models are used extensively all over the world and Denmark has a long tradition in the development and maintenance of such models.
The results from the project has increased the knowledge on the pitfalls and accuracy in wind energy modelling and thus increased the competitiveness of the Danish wind industry on the global marked and facilitated a better prediction of the wind energy resource for the benefit of the whole society.