Lessons learned in coupling atmospheric models across scales for onshore and offshore wind energy
Abstract
The Mesoscale to Microscale Coupling team, part of the U.S. Department of Energy Atmosphere to Electrons (A2e) initiative, has studied various important challenges related to coupling mesoscale models to microscale models for the use case of wind energy development and operation. Several coupling methods and techniques for generating turbulence at the microscale that is subgrid to the mesoscale have been evaluated for a variety of cases. Case studies included flat-terrain, complex-terrain, and offshore environments. Methods were developed to bridge the terra incognita, which scales from about 100 m through the depth of the boundary layer. The team used wind-relevant metrics and archived code, case information, and assessment tools and is making those widely available. Lessons learned and discerned best practices are described in the context of the cases studied for the purpose of enabling further deployment of wind energy.
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- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States); Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States); National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Renewable Power Office. Wind Energy Technologies Office; USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA); National Science Foundation (NSF)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 2246667
- Alternate Identifier(s):
- OSTI ID: 1996116; OSTI ID: 2005110; OSTI ID: 2005560
- Report Number(s):
- PNNL-SA-179186; LLNL-JRNL-841593; NREL/JA-5000-87590
Journal ID: ISSN 2366-7451
- Grant/Contract Number:
- A06-76RLO 1830; AC36-08GO28308; AC52-07NA27344; AC05-76RL01830; 1852977
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- Published Article
- Journal Name:
- Wind Energy Science (Online)
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- Journal Name: Wind Energy Science (Online) Journal Volume: 8 Journal Issue: 8; Journal ID: ISSN 2366-7451
- Publisher:
- Copernicus GmbH
- Country of Publication:
- Germany
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 17 WIND ENERGY; atmospheric science; downscaling; large-eddy simulation; machine learning; mesoscale-microscale coupling; numerical weather prediction; wind energy
Citation Formats
Haupt, Sue Ellen, Kosović, Branko, Berg, Larry K., Kaul, Colleen M., Churchfield, Matthew, Mirocha, Jeffrey, Allaerts, Dries, Brummet, Thomas, Davis, Shannon, DeCastro, Amy, Dettling, Susan, Draxl, Caroline, Gagne, David John, Hawbecker, Patrick, Jha, Pankaj, Juliano, Timothy, Lassman, William, Quon, Eliot, Rai, Raj K., Robinson, Michael, Shaw, William, and Thedin, Regis. Lessons learned in coupling atmospheric models across scales for onshore and offshore wind energy. Germany: N. p., 2023.
Web. doi:10.5194/wes-8-1251-2023.
Haupt, Sue Ellen, Kosović, Branko, Berg, Larry K., Kaul, Colleen M., Churchfield, Matthew, Mirocha, Jeffrey, Allaerts, Dries, Brummet, Thomas, Davis, Shannon, DeCastro, Amy, Dettling, Susan, Draxl, Caroline, Gagne, David John, Hawbecker, Patrick, Jha, Pankaj, Juliano, Timothy, Lassman, William, Quon, Eliot, Rai, Raj K., Robinson, Michael, Shaw, William, & Thedin, Regis. Lessons learned in coupling atmospheric models across scales for onshore and offshore wind energy. Germany. https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-8-1251-2023
Haupt, Sue Ellen, Kosović, Branko, Berg, Larry K., Kaul, Colleen M., Churchfield, Matthew, Mirocha, Jeffrey, Allaerts, Dries, Brummet, Thomas, Davis, Shannon, DeCastro, Amy, Dettling, Susan, Draxl, Caroline, Gagne, David John, Hawbecker, Patrick, Jha, Pankaj, Juliano, Timothy, Lassman, William, Quon, Eliot, Rai, Raj K., Robinson, Michael, Shaw, William, and Thedin, Regis. Wed .
"Lessons learned in coupling atmospheric models across scales for onshore and offshore wind energy". Germany. https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-8-1251-2023.
@article{osti_2246667,
title = {Lessons learned in coupling atmospheric models across scales for onshore and offshore wind energy},
author = {Haupt, Sue Ellen and Kosović, Branko and Berg, Larry K. and Kaul, Colleen M. and Churchfield, Matthew and Mirocha, Jeffrey and Allaerts, Dries and Brummet, Thomas and Davis, Shannon and DeCastro, Amy and Dettling, Susan and Draxl, Caroline and Gagne, David John and Hawbecker, Patrick and Jha, Pankaj and Juliano, Timothy and Lassman, William and Quon, Eliot and Rai, Raj K. and Robinson, Michael and Shaw, William and Thedin, Regis},
abstractNote = {The Mesoscale to Microscale Coupling team, part of the U.S. Department of Energy Atmosphere to Electrons (A2e) initiative, has studied various important challenges related to coupling mesoscale models to microscale models for the use case of wind energy development and operation. Several coupling methods and techniques for generating turbulence at the microscale that is subgrid to the mesoscale have been evaluated for a variety of cases. Case studies included flat-terrain, complex-terrain, and offshore environments. Methods were developed to bridge the terra incognita, which scales from about 100 m through the depth of the boundary layer. The team used wind-relevant metrics and archived code, case information, and assessment tools and is making those widely available. Lessons learned and discerned best practices are described in the context of the cases studied for the purpose of enabling further deployment of wind energy.},
doi = {10.5194/wes-8-1251-2023},
journal = {Wind Energy Science (Online)},
number = 8,
volume = 8,
place = {Germany},
year = {Wed Aug 16 00:00:00 EDT 2023},
month = {Wed Aug 16 00:00:00 EDT 2023}
}
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