VANCOUVER, British Columbia--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Endurance Wind Power (EWP), manufacturer of advanced wind turbines of 50 kW in size, designed specifically for distributed wind power applications, today announced a partnership with the Met Office, the UK’s National Weather Service, to provide wind speed assessments for its United Kingdom customers.
The partnership brings accurate wind speed measurements for customers who install an Endurance E-3120 50kW wind turbine together with The Met Office’s Virtual MetMast™, a site-specific, hub height wind prediction tool.
Virtual Met Mast™ will enable customers to more accurately forecast energy production from their E-3120s, which then provides a confident baseline for predicting revenue generation from the government’s Feed-In-Tariff (FIT) program. Newly released FIT rates scheduled to take effect in October of this year, underscore the need for more accurate wind speed measurements arming customers with a significantly better financial forecast methodology in their wind turbine project.
“We are extremely pleased that Endurance Wind Power has selected the Met Office as their wind assessment partner in the UK. Endurance requires fast, accurate and cost-effective wind analysis as a critical requirement for its wind projects and we are pleased to be able to support these objectives through Virtual Met Mast™. Our technology provides site-specific wind analysis of long-term wind speed and direction, as well as analysis of turbulence intensity, wind shear and extreme gusting statistics, all of which are critical to maximizing turbine efficiency and performance,” said Stephen Norman, Senior Wind Energy Consultant, Met Office.
“This partnership is a pivotal step in helping our customers obtain the most accurate wind speed data for their sites. Data from Virtual Met Mast™ will help customers confidently confirm that they have adequate, and appropriate wind conditions for a rewarding renewable energy investment,” said Roderick Brost, VP, Sales, Marketing, and Business Development, Endurance Wind Power.
About Endurance Wind Power
Endurance
Wind Power is a manufacturer of advanced small
wind turbines 50kW in size, designed specifically for distributed
wind power applications. Their line of modern, induction-based wind
turbines brings efficient, reliable, safe and quiet, renewable energy
within reach of homeowners, farmers, businesses and institutions across
North America, the United Kingdom and an expanding global market.
About the Met Office
The UK’s Met Office is a world-leading
provider of weather and climate services, with over 150 years of
experience. Their range of data and scientific expertise has enabled
them to provide first-class analysis and forecast information. For the
past two decades they have been a global leader in climate change
research and data collection.