BEST PRACTICE FOR MEASURING WIND SPEEDS AND TURBULENCE OFFSHORE THROUGH IN-SITU AND REMOTE SENSING TECHNOLOGIES

The motivation for making offshore wind measurements for the wind energy industry is summarized including identifying the key parameters of interest, and providing a limited summary of available best practice recommendations for the offshore wind energy industry. A précis of in situ measurement technologies, installation guidance and uncertainty analyses, and best practice recommendations is provided. Next wind measurement devices are reviewed that are based on optical remote sensing (ground-based, airborne, and satellite-based techniques and applications) are relevant to the demands of the wind energy industry. Emphasis is placed on a review of lidar measurement techniques and use of lidar. For both ground-based and satellite-borne instrumentation, a précis of the technologies, uncertainty analyses, and best practice recommendations are given. Finally, the report concludes by providing a number of recommendations for future work.Acknowledgment: “This material is based upon work supported by the Department of Energy under Award Number #DE-EE0005379.” Disclaimer: “This report was prepared as an account of work sponsored by an agency of the United States Government. Neither the United States Government nor any agency thereof, nor any of their employees, makes any warranty, express or implied, or assumes any legal liability or responsibility for the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of any information, apparatus, product, or process disclosed, or represents that its use would not infringe privately owned rights. Reference herein to any specific commercial product, process, or service by trade name, trademark, manufacturer, or otherwise does not necessarily constitute or imply its endorsement, recommendation, or favoring by the United States Government or any agency thereof. The views and opinions of authors expressed herein do not necessarily state or reflect those of the United States Government or any agency thereof.