GEO-NET Wins Tender for Wind Resource Assessment in Africa

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GEO-NET won a tender for wind resource assessment for up to 800MW of wind energy in South Africa and up to 140MW in Ghana.

Part of the services is the optimal placement of 8 wind measurements as well as their IEC61400-12-1 compliant construction, documentation and evaluation. At the end of the measurement campaigns, GEO-NET provides bankable energy yield assessment reports, which serve as the basis for the financing of the wind farms. GEO-NET uses the validated wind flow model FITNAH-3D for the modeling of wind conditions in the wind farms. Using FITNAH-3D wind conditions can be modelled much more accurately even in complex terrain than with standard models which are common in the industry. The client is the project developer Enertrag South Africa. GEO-NET has already carried... ... More: Official Press Release GEO-NET

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GEO-NET, wind ressource assessment, Africa, South Africa, Ghana, wind measurement, documentation, yield assessment