Wind Resource Assessments
Wind Resource Assessment Techniques for Successful Project Development Seminar
Quebec City, Canada (in conjunction with CanWEA Conference). This seminar, by St. Paul MN based firm WindLogics, is designed for landowners, developers and investors concerned with community-based, utility-scale or commercial distributed generation projects.
Idaho National Laboratory's Wind Energy Calculator
Wind energy calculator – comprehensive set of wind turbine power curves and a tool to help analyze large batches of wind resource data.
Wind Resource Assessment Handbook: Fundamentals for Conducting a Successful Monitoring Program
This publication was prepared by AWS Scientific, Inc. for the National Renewable Energy Laboratory.
Energy and Environmental Research Center
University of North Dakota
15 N 23rd Street, Stop 9018
Grand Forks, ND 58202
(701) 777-5000
Also have a database of publicly available wind resource data.
Community Wind Toolbox Chapter 4: Wind Resource Assessment
Wind resource assessment is the most important step in planning a community wind project because it is the basis for determining initial feasibility and cash flow projections, and is ultimately vital for acquiring financing. Your project will progress through several stages of assessment:
Northwestern U.S. Wind Mapping Project
This web site features state wind maps of Oregon, Montana, Washington, Wyoming, Idaho and selected portions of California, Nevada and Utah.
