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SUMMARY:Wind Energy In Switzerland: Challenges and Opportunities.
DTSTART:20120403T134500
DTEND:20120403T143000
DTSTAMP:20260504T073435Z
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CATEGORIES:Conferences - Seminars
DESCRIPTION:Andrew Clifton\n\nAndy Clifton (Ph.D.\, ETHZ 2007) is a Senior
  Engineer at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory near Boulder\, Color
 ado. Responsible for wind measurement using towers and remote sensing\, he
  works to improve turbine power production models and understand how clima
 te variability affects wind resources.\nWind power looks set to supply mor
 e electricity in Switzerland after the 2011 moratorium on nuclear power. B
 ut how much electricity can be generated from the wind\, and how does the 
 wind climate in Switzerland compare to other areas? In this talk\, I will 
 present an introduction to measuring wind resources and estimating turbine
  power output. Using examples from tall towers in Switzerland and Colorado
 \, I will show how wind characteristics can vary\, and ask - does complex 
 terrain mean complex flow? Finally\, a method to better predict turbine pe
 rformance in complex flows will be presented.
LOCATION:GR A3 31 http://plan.epfl.ch/?lang=fr&room=GR+a3+31
STATUS:CONFIRMED
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