Renewable energy consultancy Natural Power has predicted energy yields from North American wind farms to an accuracy of 99.1%.
The study evaluated North American pre-construction wind energy yield predictions by comparison to operational production.
It covered 1262 turbines across 18 projects with total output of 2.265GW.
Natural Power North America president Jim Adams said: “Energy yield estimates are the cornerstone of wind power plant financial models and the accuracy of these estimates is therefore imperative to understand.
“The industry must demonstrate continuous improvement and continue to develop an understanding of underlying issues behind energy yield prediction discrepancies.”
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Natural Power makes sound prediction
Study shows 99.1% accuracy for wind power energy yield expectations
By EBS