Wind and Solar Resource Assessment
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Wind and Solar Assessment cababilities including MET Tower installation and full monitoring campaign.
![RENEWABLE POWER 42CAPA031/10/2010 RESOURCE ASSESSMENTS FOR RENEWABLE ENERGY PROJECTS Resource assessment is critical for the development of a successful wind or solar power project. The detailed evaluation of the wind regime and solar irradiation at a power project site enables accurate energy yield and financial projections. Hatchs expertise was recently strengthened through the acquisition of GPCo, a leading international consulting firm that provides wind engineering services, installation and operation of meteorological monitoring stations, wind resource assessments and project development support, and solar and technology consulting. Hatch provides a full range of resource assessments for renewable energy projects including: Site prospecting and identification Meteorological mast installation and operation SODAR and LYDAR installation and operation Full wind and solar resource assessments Rigorous quality control of wind and solar data Detailed uncertainty analyses to deduce (P50 and P99 Energy) Photovoltaic (PV) system modeling Wind farm and PV layouts and optimization Analysis of visual and noise impacts Evaluation of electricity generation Financial analyses (with RETScreen or Hatchs advanced tools) Project development support including land permitting, community relations Due diligence review. ACHIEVEMENTS More than 250 measurement campaigns completed using 50-m, 60-m, 80-m and 100-m towers, both tubular and lattice, tilt-up or assembled by crane Conducted more than 10,000 MW of wind project feasibility studies including energy projection, micrositing, and visual and sound impact assessments. Supported the development of more than 1300 MW now under contracts (PPAs) with Hydro-Qu辿bec, Ontario Power Authority, Nova Scotia Power, New Brunswick Power, Maritime Electric and ISO New England International project management and energy assessments in Senegal, Mexico, Ghana, Vietnam, South Africa, Gabon and the Bahamas Authored key modules of RETScreen International and provided training throughout Canada, in Korea, the Netherlands, Ghana, Lebanon and Serbia Hatch provides a full range of services for renewable energy project resource assessments CONTACTS Ray Kavanagh Global Director, Wind Power Tel: +1 403 920 3359 [email_address] Rod Lydan Global Director, Solar Power Tel: + 1 905 469 3400 x 3171 [email_address] Michel Carreau Director, Renewable Power Tel: +1 514 864 5500 x 6108 mcarreau@hatch.ca Louis Auger General Manager, Wind Resources Assessment Tel: +1 514 864 5500 x 6501 [email_address] Tim Dwyer Manager, Wind Resources Tel: +1 801 649 3672 [email_address] Ron Higson Director, Renewable Power Tel: +61 7 3166 7029 [email_address]](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/42capa031rnwbenrgyen-12975562035475-phpapp01/85/Wind-and-Solar-Resource-Assessment-1-320.jpg)
Wind and Solar Resource Assessment
- 1. RENEWABLE POWER 42CAPA031/10/2010 RESOURCE ASSESSMENTS FOR RENEWABLE ENERGY PROJECTS Resource assessment is critical for the development of a successful wind or solar power project. The detailed evaluation of the wind regime and solar irradiation at a power project site enables accurate energy yield and financial projections. Hatchs expertise was recently strengthened through the acquisition of GPCo, a leading international consulting firm that provides wind engineering services, installation and operation of meteorological monitoring stations, wind resource assessments and project development support, and solar and technology consulting. Hatch provides a full range of resource assessments for renewable energy projects including: Site prospecting and identification Meteorological mast installation and operation SODAR and LYDAR installation and operation Full wind and solar resource assessments Rigorous quality control of wind and solar data Detailed uncertainty analyses to deduce (P50 and P99 Energy) Photovoltaic (PV) system modeling Wind farm and PV layouts and optimization Analysis of visual and noise impacts Evaluation of electricity generation Financial analyses (with RETScreen or Hatchs advanced tools) Project development support including land permitting, community relations Due diligence review. ACHIEVEMENTS More than 250 measurement campaigns completed using 50-m, 60-m, 80-m and 100-m towers, both tubular and lattice, tilt-up or assembled by crane Conducted more than 10,000 MW of wind project feasibility studies including energy projection, micrositing, and visual and sound impact assessments. Supported the development of more than 1300 MW now under contracts (PPAs) with Hydro-Qu辿bec, Ontario Power Authority, Nova Scotia Power, New Brunswick Power, Maritime Electric and ISO New England International project management and energy assessments in Senegal, Mexico, Ghana, Vietnam, South Africa, Gabon and the Bahamas Authored key modules of RETScreen International and provided training throughout Canada, in Korea, the Netherlands, Ghana, Lebanon and Serbia Hatch provides a full range of services for renewable energy project resource assessments CONTACTS Ray Kavanagh Global Director, Wind Power Tel: +1 403 920 3359 [email_address] Rod Lydan Global Director, Solar Power Tel: + 1 905 469 3400 x 3171 [email_address] Michel Carreau Director, Renewable Power Tel: +1 514 864 5500 x 6108 mcarreau@hatch.ca Louis Auger General Manager, Wind Resources Assessment Tel: +1 514 864 5500 x 6501 [email_address] Tim Dwyer Manager, Wind Resources Tel: +1 801 649 3672 [email_address] Ron Higson Director, Renewable Power Tel: +61 7 3166 7029 [email_address]
- 2. RENEWABLE POWER RESOURCES Tools developed in-house for rigorous wind data quality control. Detailed tests measure inconsistencies such as tower shading and icing Towers, instruments and other equipment including all NRG systems, Campbell Scientific, RM Young, Met One, AAT, Risoe, Second Wind, Vaisala and Rotronic SODAR analyses with Atmospheric Research & Technology, Triton and AST SODAR Autonomous power supply (wind/batteries) for heated instruments designed and built in-house Simulation software including WAsP, WAsP Engineering, MS-Micro and Anemoscope, PVSYST, HOMER, Hatch advanced Tools Micro-siting software including WindFarm, WindPro and WindFarmer GIS software ArcGIS, Autocad, Micro-Station In-house software (WindPlanner) WAsP map editor Global Mapper RESOURCE ASSESSMENTS FOR RENEWABLE ENERGY PROJECTS CONTINUED Sodar measurement campaigns Wind flow modeling and GIS mapping PUBLIC SECTOR CLIENTS: First Nations communities Various federal and provincial ministries and departments United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) World Bank Municipalities PRIVATE SECTOR CLIENTS: Independent power producers/wind developers Engineering and construction companies Financial institutions/energy funds Turbine manufacturers Private land owners Industrial facilities