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The document discusses metrology considerations for the emerging wind energy sector. It notes that wind energy capacity has grown rapidly in recent decades but still only accounts for a small fraction of global electricity. International standards for wind turbine performance testing and certification were developed to facilitate trade as the market grew. Larger modern wind turbines now present new challenges for measurement methods, and techniques using sodars and lasers are being tested to better characterize the lower atmospheric conditions being tapped.

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The document discusses metrology considerations for the emerging wind energy sector. It notes that wind energy capacity has grown rapidly in recent decades but still only accounts for a small fraction of global electricity. International standards for wind turbine performance testing and certification were developed to facilitate trade as the market grew. Larger modern wind turbines now present new challenges for measurement methods, and techniques using sodars and lasers are being tested to better characterize the lower atmospheric conditions being tapped.

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METROLOGIA 2003 – Metrology for the Quality of Life

Brazilian Society for Metrology (SBM)


September 01−05, 2003, Recife, Pernambuco - BRAZIL

METROLOGY CONSIDERATIONS IN A FAST EMERGING NEW ENERGY


SECTOR

Troels Friis Pedersen 1


1
Research Specialist, Risø National Laboratory, Roskilde, Denmark

Abstract:

The wind energy sector is globally a fast emerging newenergy sector. Compared to the oil and coal energy sectors, the wind
energy sector is very small. In 2002 the installed wind energy capacity passed 32GW, corresponding to 0,4% of worlds
electricity supply, but the sector increased by 35% of installed capacity over the past five years. Forecasts expect lower
increase the coming years. BTM Consult predicts 77GW by 2012, and EWEA/Greenpeace predicts 134GW by 2008 and a
penetration of 12% of electricity demand in 2020. The, in newer times, development of wind energy started about 30 years
ago, and with the technology, demands for measurements on wind turbines arised and measurement procedures were
developed to meet the demands. In the early 80'ties national and international recommendations for power performance were
developed, mainly driven by scientific reasons for evaluation of different wind turbine technologies. At the start of an actual
market, approval of wind turbines was required on the basis of a public subsidy, and this developed later into requirements of
certification. When trade started across borders different performance test results revealed non-uniformity in measurement
and calibration procedures. The process of harmonization of procedures started, and this lead to the development of
international standards within IEC. Today, the wind energy sector is well established with international IEC certification and
measurement standards. Certification and measurement institutes and companies apply to international ISO accreditation
standards, and contribute significantly to the high quality of measurements and wind turbines on the market. Meanwhile, the
increase in sizes of wind turbines and in sizes of wind energy projects puts challenges to improvements of measurement
methods and standards. Today, new test facilities for MW size wind turbines have been established for improved verification
purposes. The measurement methods are being improved to take account of the larger part of the lower atmospheric boundary
layer that wind turbine rotors sweep through and measurement methods using sodars and lasers are being tested for wind
energy purposes. These methods might penetrate the marketplace, if they are found feasible and if they meet the requirements
in metrology.

Keywords: wind energy, certification, measurements

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