#POWER PLANT SIMULATION AND MODELING SERIES#

Discussions confirmed the need for high-fidelity modeling but that there are specific areas of applicability and other areas where the time and cost of computation is prohibitive.

#POWER PLANT SIMULATION AND MODELING SERIES#

The outcomes of the workshop include archiving a series of recommendations from industry and the research community on research directions required to further advance wind energy deployment. The discussions were robust and productive. Each workshop participant chose their breakout preference from among downscaling details, modeling for turbines, and using artificial intelligence for atmospheric modeling. The second-day breakouts treated three important technical topics through a combination of presentations and group conversations.

On the first day, the breakout discussions addressed predesigned questions configured to elicit participantsвЂ™ thoughts on needed research directions.

In addition, breakout opportunities were provided each day. An emphasis was placed on understanding the research needs in the offshore environment. A shared keynote presentation from the Technical University of Denmark experts anchored the second day of the workshop. The format of the workshop included panels from government research sponsors, visionaries from industry, and mixed panels of researchers discussing research status and needs. The workshop was planned in collaboration with an industry advisory panel that included representatives from wind power plant developers, turbine manufacturers, moreВ В» and companies that provide resource assessment and forecasting services. The goal of the workshop was to forge a dialog with the community, including industry representatives, on how modeling tools are currently being used, the present active atmospheric modeling research in support of wind energy, and required advancements in capabilities and technology to continue to advance wind energy deployment. Department of Energy-funded Mesoscale-to-Microscale Coupling (MMC) project team planned and conducted a virtual Workshop on Atmospheric Challenges for the Wind Energy Industry on October 19 and 20, 2020.

Power plant simulation and modeling