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Webinar: High-Resolution Wind Time Series: Features, Validation & Philippine Typhoon Case Study

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Blog / Workshops WEBINAR:聽 High-Resolution Wind Time Series with Vortex TIMES: Features, Validation & a Philippine Typhoon Case Study. Discover the newest capabilities of Vortex TIMES, a high-resolution time-series dataset that provides detailed wind field information鈥攊ncluding wind speed (WS), wind direction (WD), Vref, 3-second gust, turbulence, and a wide range of additional atmospheric variables. This …

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Understanding Validation Metrics

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Blog / validation metrics Understanding validation metrics for modeled wind data At Vortex, we know that trust in wind resource data is the foundation of successful wind energy projects. Accurate wind data is crucial for assessing new wind farm sites or optimizing existing ones, impacting performance and profitability. To ensure reliability, we rigorously validate our …

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The Turkana Jet

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Blog / the turkana jet Kenya’s wind power potential with vortex blocks Introduction The Turkana Channel in Kenya is known for its powerful nocturnal low-level jet (LLJ) winds. LLJs are a natural phenomenon that funnels air masses between the Ethiopian and Kenyan Highlands, which creates one of Africa鈥檚 premier wind energy hotspots. At the core …

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Transitioning from ERA5 to ERA6

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Blog / Transitioning from ERA5 to ERA6: Insights from High-Resolution Simulations Using WRF As explained in previous posts (ERA6 Reanalysis. Prologue聽and聽ERA6 Reanalysis Key Improvements, the new reanalysis ERA6 is expected to be released by the end of 2026. So far, the European Center for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF) has released two preliminary test batches: one …

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The Wind Farm Timeline

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Blog / The Wind Farm Timeline When you drive past a row of turbines on the horizon, it鈥檚 easy to forget how much work goes into getting them there. A wind farm isn鈥檛 just a set of machines dropped into a field, it鈥檚 the result of years of planning, testing, and constant study once the …

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Conferencia T茅cnica de Recurso E贸lico Chile 2025

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Descarga aqu铆 los ficheros de las ponencias de la III Edici贸n de la Conferencia T茅cnica de Recurso E贸lico 2025: Guerrero Olivos_Sebasti谩n Abogabir:聽Charla sobre Leyes relacionadas con el sector e贸lico Chileno https://youtu.be/AF4IvmTMdZI?si=2npewwKWtwp5PXKx Anab谩tica _Victoria Andaur:聽Optimizaci贸n de layouts de parques e贸licos en Chile integrando la restricci贸n de ruido en el dise帽o inicial. https://youtu.be/4RnaIwebJsM?si=Hq1I-eYVUHHlp_73 Vortex _Gerard Cavero:聽Extrapolaci贸n del …

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Additional datasets used in WRF simulations

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Blog / Additional datasets used in WRF simulations At Vortex we use WRF model to produce high-resolution wind estimations. The three atmopheric reanalysis (ERA5 from ECMWF, MERRA2 from NASA and CFSR from NCEP) provides meteorological variables as wind horizontal components, temperature, pressure, humidity, etc. which are used as initial and boundary conditions for our simulations. …

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Local Winds

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Blog / LOCAL WINDS A Comprehensive Perspective for the Wind Energy Industry Local winds play a pivotal role in shaping the renewable energy landscape, particularly in wind modeling and energy generation. These winds significantly influence both the performance and longevity of wind turbines. Understanding and recognizing these wind patterns is crucial for optimizing energy output …

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