An Open-Source Approach to Wind Farm Design and Optimisation
The wind farm design software market stabilised in the late 1990s with a handful of commercial software applications. While each of these applications has its strengths and weaknesses, innovation has failed to keep pace with developments in wind resource assessment. The lack of transparency, coupled with the inability to customise proprietary software offerings, represents a barrier to progress and innovation within the industry.
By Nick Robinson, Director of openWind, AWS Truewind, USA .
The wind farm design software market stabilised in the late 1990s with a handful of commercial software applications. While each of these applications has its strengths and weaknesses, innovation has failed to keep pace with developments in wind resource assessment. The lack of transparency, coupled with the inability to customise proprietary software offerings, represents a barrier to progress and innovation within the industry.By Nick Robinson, Director of openWind, AWS Truewind, USA .