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Reference Number	NIA_NGET0039
Title	A Combined Approach to Wind Profile Prediction
Status	Completed
Energy Categories	Renewable Energy Sources(Wind Energy) 25%; Other Power and Storage Technologies(Electricity transmission and distribution) 75%;
Research Types	Applied Research and Development 100%
Science and Technology Fields	PHYSICAL SCIENCES AND MATHEMATICS (Applied Mathematics) 25%; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY (Mechanical, Aeronautical and Manufacturing Engineering) 25%; ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES (Earth Systems and Environmental Sciences) 50%;
UKERC Cross Cutting Characterisation	Not Cross-cutting 100%
Principal Investigator	Project Contact No email address given National Grid Electricity Transmission
Award Type	Network Innovation Allowance
Funding Source	Ofgem
Start Date	01 September 2011
End Date	30 September 2015
Duration	49 months
Total Grant Value	£100,000
Industrial Sectors	Power
Region	London
Programme	Environment / Low Carbon
Investigators	Principal Investigator	Project Contact , National Grid Electricity Transmission (100.000%)
Web Site	http://www.smarternetworks.org/Project/NIA_NGET0039
Objectives	The objective of this project is to cost effectively reduce the amount of reserve required to cover wind forecast error. Expected Benefits: A final report describing prediction methodology and level of accuracy improvement achieved Costs benefits evaluation of different degrees of modelling detail and associated reduction in forecast error. Modelling source code
Abstract	The project will investigate the modelling of atmospheric behaviour and interaction between wind and turbine at the level of an individual turbine.
Publications	Progress Report 2016 (PDF 58 KB)
Final Report	(none)
Added to Database	15/03/16