Offshore

Offshore Wind Resource Simulations

An accurate characterization of offshore wind resource horizontal variability is crucial for layout optimization.

Offshore Wind Resource Assessment

Small differences in wind speed may result in very significant differences in power production. The use of mesoscale models has become a must during several stages of offshore wind farm development. Both mesoscale derived high-resolution wind resource grid files (Vortex-FARM) and high-resolution time series (Vortex-LES) at each turbine location can be of great use when analyzing relevant topics in offshore wind resource assessment such as wakes, curtailment issues or sector management, without having to resort to physically installing wind measurement apparatus.

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Interface

FREE 9 km resolution global wind resource map. FREE 6 months time series. FREE topography and roughness maps.

Maps

Thanks to Vortex exclusive WAsP Wind Atlas export feature, MAPS can be refined to any resolution making them a all-in-one tool for prospecting purposes.

Mast

Vortex Mast has been designed to help you in the important decision of placing a real met. mast on the field.

Farm

All what you need for wind-farm design and turbine class selection: long-term, high-resolution temperature, mean wind, extreme wind (Vref) and turbulence maps.

Series

Once you have enough local measurements at your potential wind farm site it is time for the serious decisions: MCP for long-term extrapolation is one of them.

LES

Probably the most measurement-like set of synthetic wind time series currently available on the market. 1 full year, 10′ averages, 3” standard deviation.

Extremes

Valuable data on extreme wind speed events that may affect wind farms design, cost and lifetime, with the possibility of enhancing the model results through a specific calibration.

Blocks

Valuable data on extreme wind speed events that may affect wind farms design, cost and lifetime, with the possibility of enhancing the model results through a specific calibration.

Icing

Vortex Icing will be of invaluable help when designing wind farms in cold climates. Do not leave it until it is too late to experience production losses due to ice accretion on blades.

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