There are three factors that are very important when evaluating whether a given location is suitable for hosting a windpark:
The compatibility of a windpark with local land use.
Access to transmission lines.
The available wind resource.
Wind developers use wind speed measurements and highly sophisticated computer models to evaluate potential sites, but wind speed maps are a good indicator of where the most viable wind resources are located.
Click on the links below to view wind speed maps produced by AWS Truewind:
