Standards and Guidelines
In order to summarize the high quality requirements in wind and solar measurement, international standards and technical guidelines have been developed and networks have been founded.
IEC 61400-12-1:2017
The IEC 61400-12-1 is the most important standard for wind measurement. This standard specifies the correct set-up of a met mast including installation of sensors. It describes the quality of sensors installed on the met mast with regard to accuracy and reliability. Additionally, it defines a set of criteria with regard to data quantity and quality.
MEASNET
MEASNET is an international network of measurement institutes, which has developed many standards for the wind energy in general and for anemometer calibrations in particular.
TR6
The technical guideline TR6, published by the German “Fördergesellschaft Windenergie und andere Erneuerbare Energien”, describes processes to determine the wind potential and the energy yield at sites for wind turbines („Bestimmung des Windpotentials und Energieertrags an Standorten für Windkraftanlagen“). The guideline focuses on wind measurement considering wind met masts as well as SoDAR and LiDAR devices.
ISO 9060 Solar energy
IEC 61724-1 Photovoltaic system performance
– Guideline for measurement, data exchange and analysis
This standard decribes measurement system components and processes.
Global Wind Atlas
The Global Wind Atlas is part of an international collaboration with the Danish DTU Wind Energy as project leader. The online platform provides wind data, which can be used to pre-scan a region for wind resources.
Global Solar Atlas
The World Bank Group provides the Global Solar Atlas. The Global Solar Atlas is an online platform developed as part of the Energy Sector Management Assistance Program (ESMAP).
