5-minute Wind Power Data based on WFIP2 WRF Simulation

Campbell, Allison

doi:10.21947/2558843

Title: 5-minute Wind Power Data based on WFIP2 WRF Simulation

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The second Wind Forecast Improvement Project (WFIP2) was a public-private partnership funded by the U.S. Department of Energy and NOAA, aimed at enhancing the forecast skill of numerical weather prediction models for turbine-height winds in regions with complex terrain. An 18-month Weather Research and Forecasting (WRF) model simulation was conducted over the Pacific Northwest, with model outputs validated against observational data collected during WFIP2. Simulated wind speeds were used to estimate wind power generation using reV (the Renewable Energy Potential Model developed by NREL) at ten wind project sites. Two sets of results were produced: one using wind speeds extracted from the model grid cell at the project centroid, and another using wind speeds from the actual turbine locations. For each dataset, power output was calculated using both actual turbine-specific power curves and nine generic power curves to convert wind speed into power.

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Campbell, Allison

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Publication Date:: Fri Apr 18 04:00:00 UTC 2025

Research Org.:: Atmosphere to Electrons (A2e) Data Archive and Portal, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory; PNNL

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Wind and Water Technologies Office (EE-4W)

Subject:: 17 WIND ENERGY

OSTI Identifier:: 2558843

DOI:: https://doi.org/10.21947/2558843

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"5-minute Wind Power Data based on WFIP2 WRF Simulation".  United States.  doi:https://doi.org/10.21947/2558843.  https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/2558843. Pub date:Fri Apr 18 04:00:00 UTC 2025

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  title        = {5-minute Wind Power Data based on WFIP2 WRF Simulation},

  author       = {Campbell, Allison},

  abstractNote = {The second Wind Forecast Improvement Project (WFIP2) was a public-private partnership funded by the U.S. Department of Energy and NOAA, aimed at enhancing the forecast skill of numerical weather prediction models for turbine-height winds in regions with complex terrain. An 18-month Weather Research and Forecasting (WRF) model simulation was conducted over the Pacific Northwest, with model outputs validated against observational data collected during WFIP2. Simulated wind speeds were used to estimate wind power generation using reV (the Renewable Energy Potential Model developed by NREL) at ten wind project sites. Two sets of results were produced: one using wind speeds extracted from the model grid cell at the project centroid, and another using wind speeds from the actual turbine locations. For each dataset, power output was calculated using both actual turbine-specific power curves and nine generic power curves to convert wind speed into power.},

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