Gross Annual Energy Production for Wind Turbines in Sweden as a Function of Wind Speed from the MIUU Mesoscale Atmospheric Model

Abstract: In this thesis I find a function for how Gross Annual Energy Production per square meter of rotor area depends on wind data from the MIUU Mesoscale Atmospheric Model. The result can be used in the early stages of the process of finding a suitable site for a new wind farm. The relationship is found by looking at 325 wind turbines in Sweden and calculating the GAEP/m2 and plotting it against the wind speed given by MIUU. The final function is given by a linear regression and is stated in the equation below: GAEP/m2 = -576.96 + 209.18'MIUU Wind farm producers will be able to get a estimate of the GAEP by using the equation and the easily available data from the MIUU-model and can then make a shortlist of possible locations for the new turbines.