Offshore Wind Data Release Propels Wind Prospecting
April 7, 2021
At first glance, today’s atmospheric scientists and mining prospectors of the past
seem quite different. Look closer and you will find some striking similarities. Notably,
a willingness to sift through volumes of information to dig up resource nuggets worth
their weight in gold.
Unlike the past, however, today’s wind resource prospectors share their findings with
the world. Using state-of-the-art modeling tools and sophisticated resource assessment
technologies, the Wind Resource Characterization team at the National Renewable Energy
Laboratory (NREL) makes available new offshore wind data sets.
“Existing offshore wind data are largely outdated, lacking precise, real-world observations,”