Virtual Wind Farm Simulation
The WakeBlaster project team was formed in January 2017 and is an interdisciplinary team of six dedicated scientists, software engineers, expert computer modellers and wind industry professionals. Together the team has over 55 years of experience in the wind industry. Its mission is to produce a cloud-based software component which delivers down-to-earth, cost-effective, scalable and dynamic yet accurate wind farm simulations.
By Dr Wolfgang Schlez, Director of ProPlanEn, UK
The development of fast and accurate wind farm simulation software is a crucial step to meet the needs of the industry. Developers and operators can simulate the response of wind farms before construction, optimise their strategies during operation and gain an advantage in electricity trading. We are living in interesting times, and with the new tools developed in the WakeBlaster project we can now realise adaptive wind farm control strategies.
