The "fuel" of a wind project is the most critical factor driving its commercial success or failure. Where is the wind strongest? How much year-to-year power variability is expected? What are the exceedance values at the site? Without answers to these questions, it is impossible to assess a project's feasibility or manage your exposure to risk. 3TIER accurately answers these questions anywhere on Earth.
3TIER provides a systematic progression of services to help our clients manage the risk of wind resource variability.
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Site Identification & Pre-feasibility |
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Financing & Bankability |
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Identify the best areas for closer evaluation using quick and low cost data. |
Examine and prioritize promising sites and identify where to site met masts. |
Optimize turbine layout and determine long-term power availability. |
Maximize certainty in a project's long-term performance to secure financing. |
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Save time and money by targeting the best locations for wind energy projects and infrastructure. 3TIER lets you quickly explore any location around the world directly from your computer. Now you can avoid problem sites and separate successful projects from marginal ones earlier in the process. Our on-demand, initial wind resource assessments are based on a consistent, global dataset so you can compare sites with confidence.
Direct measurements are the best way to record actual wind conditions and the unique terrain effects at a site. However, it takes 10+ years to capture climatic variability, which can make or break a project financially, and few measurement campaigns have records extending that far back in time. To mitigate this risk, 3TIER uses on-site measurements to correct our long-term simulations of site climatology with advanced statistical techniques. The result is significantly reduced uncertainty about future project performance and the bankable production estimates required to secure project financing.
3TIER is a trusted assessment partner for hundreds of developers, including many of the largest and most successful energy companies in the world.
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Wind Time Series and Prospecting ToolsGet quick and low cost access to global wind information for small wind applications and performing red flag analysis. More |
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Wind GIS Data LayerLayer 3TIER wind resource datasets with transmission, land use, and other information to target promising sites across broad regions. More |
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Prospecting APIIntegrate our resource datasets directly into your own wind applications. More |
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Wind Spatial MappingIdeally site met towers or design your turbine layout with high-resolution maps showing wind distribution across your entire project site. More |
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Site Climate Variability AnalysisSelect any specific site and get statistically corrected, high-resolution wind speed and power analysis for periods of 10-50 years. More |
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Project Resource AssessmentSelect a turbine layout and get statistically corrected, high-resolution wind speed and power analysis for periods of 10-50 years. More |
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Comprehensive Assessment3TIER wind assessment customized to the requirements of your financing institution including loss factor and uncertainty analysis. More |
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Portfolio Climate Variability AnalysisPrioritize all the met towers in your portfolio and evaluate sites earlier with corrected long-term time series delivered monthly. More |
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