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New Wind Resource Database Provides What You Need To Know—Including the Updated WIND Toolkit
They say you do not need a weather forecaster to know which way the wind blows.
If you are planning to install a wind turbine or wind farm, there is more to it than that. You also need to understand where the wind blows—such as ideal landscapes for strong, consistent winds. And you will need information about the atmospheric forces that affect how wind turbines perform and how much energy they capture.
Fortunately, the National Renewable Energy Laboratory’s (NREL’s) new Wind Resource Database can help. Developed to support the transition to a clean, secure, and affordable energy future, the database hosts high-resolution temporal (time-based) and spatial (location-based) datasets developed…
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