TGS expands weather data coverage for US offshore wind market

TGS said it plans to include NWP models for the US market – and ScotWind leasing round in Scotland – in a comprehensive atlas of public and proprietary wind data resources.

“Combined with TGS subsidiary 4COffshore’s market intelligence database, this provides a powerful resource enabling rapid, accurate evaluation of available data in existing leases, especially for future auctions,” the company said.

TGS vice president new energy solutions western hemisphere Katja Akentieva said, “We are pleased to provide unique solutions and insights to the fast-growing offshore wind industry in the US, enabling customers to reduce their commercial risk and improve their understanding of the energy potential in each lease block. Initial results reveal some interesting variations, spatial and temporal, which may impact various components of the windfarm design, construction and energy output.”

The NWP model utilised Vaisala wind energy weather modelling technology, which relies on a combination of advanced mesoscale numerical weather prediction computer modelling, innovative and efficient microscale wind modelling, and proprietary algorithms.

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