Wind tower data to measure power generation

How do I find datasets for wind power forecasting?

We compiled the datasets listed in this paper in several different ways: Searching online for datasets, getting in contact with wind power forecasting researchers from every continent to ask for available open-source data and energy data regulations in their region, and searching for papers that work with disclosed data.

Why are wind power and turbine-level data important?

Wind power and turbine-level data are most important for very short to short-term forecasting, for long-term forecasting location information becomes even more important as it allows to include additional weather data from weather models. Most datasets cover at least 1 year of data.

What are the different types of wind data?

Generally, there are two types of original datasets: simulated datasets and on-site collected datasets. The NREL Wind Integration Dataset is a widely used dataset 13, and it provides simulated wind data from more than 126,000 land-based and offshore wind power production sites with a 2-km grid over the United States at a 5-min resolution.

Why are wind speed and wind direction measurements collected from tall towers?

Wind speed and wind direction measurements covering the 1984–2017 period have been collected from existing tall towers around the world in an effort to boost the utilization of these non-standard atmospheric datasets, especially within the wind energy and research fields.

Are wind power datasets updated often?

While wind data from met masts and weather models are updated frequently, the wind power datasets are usually historical records. Furthermore, most of the datasets in Table 2 are closed datasets; that is, it is not planned to update them.

Where can I find wind speeds and estimated generation?

PLUSWIND provides wind speeds and estimated generation on an hourly basis at almost all wind plants across the contiguous United States from 2018–2021. The repository contains wind speeds and generation based on three different meteorological models: ERA5, MERRA2, and HRRR. Data are publicly accessible in simple csv files.