The optimal wind speed product selection for wind energy assessment under multi-factor constraints

Wind energy is an important part of sustainable energy. Potential assessment of wind energy, based on an appropriate wind speed dataset, is crucial for wind energy development. The assessment of wind energy potential is constrained by factors such as temporal scales, land cover types, and wind grade...

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Main Authors: Xiaohui Li, Yunhao Chen, Kangning Li, Shengjun Gao, Ying Cui
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Published: Elsevier 2025-02-01
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Yunhao Chen
Kangning Li
Shengjun Gao
Ying Cui
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Yunhao Chen
Kangning Li
Shengjun Gao
Ying Cui
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description Wind energy is an important part of sustainable energy. Potential assessment of wind energy, based on an appropriate wind speed dataset, is crucial for wind energy development. The assessment of wind energy potential is constrained by factors such as temporal scales, land cover types, and wind grades. It is essential to identify the optimal wind speed product under these constraints for accurately characterizing wind speed and its volatility. However, existing studies often lack a comprehensive evaluation of wind speed products considering these limitations, and wind speed volatility is rarely considered in the optimal wind speed product selection. To address these issues, this paper aims to select the optimal wind speed product under multi-factor constraints, including temporal scales, land cover types, and wind grades, for wind resource assessment from CFSR, CN05.1, ERA5-Land, GLDAS, JRA55, and MERRA2. Major findings are summarized as follows: (1) CN05.1 is the most suitable product for characterizing wind speed across mainland China under multi-factor constraints, followed by ERA5-land. (2) The wind speed volatility of all six datasets is underestimated compared to actual observations. Among them, JRA55 demonstrates the best capability to depict wind speed volatility in China, followed by MERRA2 and ERA5-land. (3) ERA5-land is the optimal product for wind energy resource assessments across mainland China, offering relatively accurate characterizations of both wind speed and wind speed volatility.
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spelling doaj-art-745b72231bce4a8eb79f5bbc4f0c2d602025-01-20T04:17:58ZengElsevierCleaner Engineering and Technology2666-79082025-02-0124100883The optimal wind speed product selection for wind energy assessment under multi-factor constraintsXiaohui Li0Yunhao Chen1Kangning Li2Shengjun Gao3Ying Cui4State Key Laboratory of Remote Sensing Science, Faculty of Geographical Science, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, 100875, China; Beijing Key Laboratory of Environmental Remote Sensing and Digital Cities, Faculty of Geographical Science, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, 100875, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Remote Sensing Science, Faculty of Geographical Science, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, 100875, China; Beijing Key Laboratory of Environmental Remote Sensing and Digital Cities, Faculty of Geographical Science, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, 100875, China; Corresponding author. State Key Laboratory of Remote Sensing Science, Faculty of Geographical Science, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, 100875, China.College of Geoscience and Surveying Engineering, China University of Mining and Technology-Beijing, Beijing, 100083, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Remote Sensing Science, Faculty of Geographical Science, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, 100875, China; Beijing Key Laboratory of Environmental Remote Sensing and Digital Cities, Faculty of Geographical Science, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, 100875, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Remote Sensing Science, Faculty of Geographical Science, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, 100875, China; Beijing Key Laboratory of Environmental Remote Sensing and Digital Cities, Faculty of Geographical Science, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, 100875, ChinaWind energy is an important part of sustainable energy. Potential assessment of wind energy, based on an appropriate wind speed dataset, is crucial for wind energy development. The assessment of wind energy potential is constrained by factors such as temporal scales, land cover types, and wind grades. It is essential to identify the optimal wind speed product under these constraints for accurately characterizing wind speed and its volatility. However, existing studies often lack a comprehensive evaluation of wind speed products considering these limitations, and wind speed volatility is rarely considered in the optimal wind speed product selection. To address these issues, this paper aims to select the optimal wind speed product under multi-factor constraints, including temporal scales, land cover types, and wind grades, for wind resource assessment from CFSR, CN05.1, ERA5-Land, GLDAS, JRA55, and MERRA2. Major findings are summarized as follows: (1) CN05.1 is the most suitable product for characterizing wind speed across mainland China under multi-factor constraints, followed by ERA5-land. (2) The wind speed volatility of all six datasets is underestimated compared to actual observations. Among them, JRA55 demonstrates the best capability to depict wind speed volatility in China, followed by MERRA2 and ERA5-land. (3) ERA5-land is the optimal product for wind energy resource assessments across mainland China, offering relatively accurate characterizations of both wind speed and wind speed volatility.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666790825000060Reanalysis productsWind speedWind speed volatilityWind energy resourcesWind grades
spellingShingle Xiaohui Li
Yunhao Chen
Kangning Li
Shengjun Gao
Ying Cui
The optimal wind speed product selection for wind energy assessment under multi-factor constraints
Cleaner Engineering and Technology
Reanalysis products
Wind speed
Wind speed volatility
Wind energy resources
Wind grades
title The optimal wind speed product selection for wind energy assessment under multi-factor constraints
title_full The optimal wind speed product selection for wind energy assessment under multi-factor constraints
title_fullStr The optimal wind speed product selection for wind energy assessment under multi-factor constraints
title_full_unstemmed The optimal wind speed product selection for wind energy assessment under multi-factor constraints
title_short The optimal wind speed product selection for wind energy assessment under multi-factor constraints
title_sort optimal wind speed product selection for wind energy assessment under multi factor constraints
topic Reanalysis products
Wind speed
Wind speed volatility
Wind energy resources
Wind grades
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