Delegates are invited to meet and discuss with the poster presenters during the poster presentation sessions between 10:30-11:30 on Thursday, 29 September 2016.
Presenter
Co-authors:
Selena Farris (1) F
(1) Natural Power, Stirling, United Kingdom
Presenter's biography
Biographies are supplied directly by presenters at WindEurope Summit 2016 and are published here uneditedSelena currently heads the methods and innovations division within the Wind Technical Team. Selena has been in the industry for eight years working for Consultants, Developers and Utilities. Her primary experience has been in the North American wind market. She has experience with every stage of development, from site selection, met campaign design, layout design, energy yield assessments, to turbine performance, post construction reconciliations, and energy forecasting.
Abstract
An assessment of the impact of pre-construction energy yield analysis on post-construction budgets
Introduction
Natural Power considers the implications of pre-construction analyses on the budget for post-construction performance.
Approach
Following a validation of the pre-construction methodologies, the budget numbers are compared with operational yields to determine underperformance.
Main body of abstract
Perceived turbine underperformance based on pre-construction energy yield analysis has been a common theme across the industry. To rectify this, Natural Power has conducted a pre-construction methodology validation to determine the limitations of the pre-construction methodology and to incorporate these findings into producing a high quality energy yield product. Looking forward, Natural Power examines how wind farm energy budgets derived from pre-construction energy estimates, can allow for a better understanding and assessment of wind farm and individual turbine performance.
Conclusion
The results of the analysis show the importance of accurate pre-construction energy yield analysis and the implications on expectations for the operational wind farm.
Learning objectives
The importance of accurate pre-construction energy yield analysis for operational budgets.
The impact of availability on budgeted performance.
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