On 1900-1949 North Sea wind hindcast data, and offshore wind farm planning in the early 1980’s.
Tag: Wind Resource
Ulrich Hütter’s contributions (1942-1979)
Ulrich Hütter is mainly known for his contributions to wind turbine design. He also contributed to wind & site studies during the testing of his prototypes, as well as by elegantly and relevantly reffering to the wind & site studies of the time.
“Wind is not wind”: Palmer C. Putnam wind studies (1939-1945).
Wind & site studies carried out in New England during the Smith-Putnam wind turbine project. The extent of the project is remarkable, and it involved several lead scientists of the time.
Ailleret, Serra, and the Wind Resource of France: 1946-1953
The French Wind Energy program may have come too early (1946). Despite great achievements the momentum was lost when the US-led wind energy renewal picked up in 1973. It should yet not be forgotten and undervalued.
AVFARM, AeroVironment park siting tool
Peter Lissaman worked at Aerovironment on a park siting tool, which was a mix of WAsP and the non-existing-yet WindPRO. In 1986.
Palm Springs-Whitewater, 1980
Very detailed and elegant field study by Thomas Zambrano and his colleagues from Aerovironment, setting the scene for the Californian wind rush in the mid-80s.