ALBANY, New York, Oct. 14, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- AWS Truepower, an international leader in wind and solar energy consulting and engineering services, announces the release of a new global wind trends service, which allows recipients to see within days variations in the wind resource of their site or region over the preceding calendar month and quarter. This service upgrades and replaces the current wind trends service, which, due to the release schedule of the ERAI data set on which it was based, trailed actual trends by up to 3 months.
The new service is based on a custom combination of three reanalysis datasets: ERA-Interim, MERRA, and CFSR. The use of CFSR, which is released daily by the US national weather agencies, is what permits the rapid update. At the same time, the incorporation of ERA-I and MERRA allows for the correction of known inconsistencies in the historical CFSR data, and provides a more reliable indication of long-term conditions.
"Wind plant owners and investors are increasingly demanding near-real-time information on windiness and its effect on wind plant output," said Michael Brower, President and CTO of AWS Truepower. "This is key to understanding how their assets are performing. Our rapid update wind trends service helps meet this need."
Global wind performance maps and summaries are available now for Q3 2015 in the Wind Trends Bulletin. A form to subscribe to the free report can also be found on AWS Truepower's website.
About AWS Truepower:
AWS Truepower provides the most accurate, reliable, and innovative clean energy project development, engineering and operations solutions available today. Energy developers, investors, utilities, system operators, and governments rely on the company's 30 years of experience, proven expertise and technology to reduce uncertainty, mitigate risk, and maximize return on their investments. AWS Truepower's suite of consulting and engineering services, innovative software, maps, and data products support the complete wind and solar project development lifecycle. Headquartered in New York, AWS Truepower has offices in North America, Europe, Latin America and Asia. Learn more about the company online at www.awstruepower.com.
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