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What makes a good wind resource?
The amount of electricity that can be generated by a wind turbine is affected by wind speed, air density, diameter of the rotor, and efficiencies of the turbine and electrical system. A good wind resource requires strong winds during times when the electricity demand or the electricity price is largest.
More Wind Prospecting Tools Questions
- How do I enter a location?
- What does the Annual Mean Wind Speed Tool provide?
- How do I interpret the graph provided by the Monthly Mean Wind Speed Tool?
- How do I interpret the wind rose provided by the Annual Mean Wind Rose Tool?
- What does the Wind Speed Distribution Tool provide?
- Why do we show a +/- next to the annual value?
- What wind speeds are shown on the map?
- How can I compare sites side-by-side?
- What affects wind at a given site?
- How do I change locations for individual tools?
- What is a hub height?
- What is a wind resource assessment?
- What do the colors on the map mean?
- What is the source of the information?
- How accurate are the Wind Prospecting Tools?
- Which Internet browsers does the 3TIER website support?
- Why does the map disappear?
- How was the 5 km global wind dataset created?
- Does 3TIER incorporate observational data?
- What were 3TIER's data validation procedures for the 5 km global wind dataset?
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