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Title: Small Wind Site Assessment Guidelines

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/1225476· OSTI ID:1225476
 [1];  [2]
  1. Advanced Energy Systems LLC, Eugene, OR (United States)
  2. National Renewable Energy Lab. (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)

Site assessment for small wind energy systems is one of the key factors in the successful installation, operation, and performance of a small wind turbine. A proper site assessment is a difficult process that includes wind resource assessment and the evaluation of site characteristics. These guidelines address many of the relevant parts of a site assessment with an emphasis on wind resource assessment, using methods other than on-site data collection and creating a small wind site assessment report.

Research Organization:
National Renewable Energy Lab. (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Wind and Water Technologies Office (EE-4W)
DOE Contract Number:
AC36-08GO28308
OSTI ID:
1225476
Report Number(s):
NREL/TP-5000-63696
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English