Windpower Engineering & Development

  • Home
  • Articles
    • Most recent posts
    • News
    • Featured
  • Resources
    • Digital issues
    • Podcasts
    • Suppliers
    • Webinars
    • Events
  • Videos
  • 2025 Leadership
    • 2024 Winners
    • 2023 Winners
    • 2022 Winners
  • Magazine
  • Advertise
  • Subscribe

Cancalia’s updated wind-flow modeling software is now available

By Michelle Froese | November 10, 2015

software

Continuum 2.0 uses a self-learning algorithm and patented calculations to ensure it’s easy-to-navigate and affordable.

Software developer Cancalia has announced that the next version of their wind-flow modeling software is now available. Continuum 2.0 provides wind-flow developers with quick and accurate modeling and affordable licensing.

“In Continuum 2.0, the wind-flow model was extended to include an innovative surface roughness model, which significantly improves the model’s accuracy at sites with variable land cover,” explained Cancalia Co-Founder and Engineer Liz Walls. “Also, with wake-loss modeling now implemented in version 2.0, users can estimate the net energy and thereby eliminate the need for additional calculations or software outside of Continuum.”

The wake-loss modeling tool lets users select from two different wake loss options and creates high-resolution maps of the wakes. Moreover, Continuum 2.0 estimates the effect of surface roughness on the wind flow, improving model accuracy and decreasing met cross-prediction error by as much as 35%.

Developers can now also create wind-flow models using pre-construction met data and then import that site-calibrated model to use with the wind farm’s permanent tower data to estimate the power production. By comparing the modeled estimates with actual production values, poor performing turbines can easily be identified and the overall wind-farm performance can be tracked over time.

Continuum’s easy-to-use interface makes navigating the software simple. The accurate wind-speed estimates and fast computing time will benefit wind-farm developers and consultants who need quick and timely answers.

“It is our main goal to simplify and streamline the resource assessment process without sacrificing quality or accuracy and, with Continuum 2.0, we took another large step in that direction,” said Walls.

Cancalia Engineering & Consulting, LLC
www.cancalia.com


Filed Under: News, Software
Tagged With: cancalia, continuum, flow, modeling, software, wind
 

About The Author

Michelle Froese

Related Articles Read More >

US government allows Empire Wind offshore project to resume construction
Richardson Electronics to deliver pitch energy modules to TransAlta wind fleets
Equinor halts work on Empire Wind offshore project after federal government order
ARESCA wants input on offshore wind standards

Podcasts

Wind Spotlight: Looking back at a year of Thrive with ZF Wind Power
See More >

Windpower Engineering & Development Digital Edition

Digital Edition

Browse the most current issue of Windpower Engineering & Development and back issues in an easy to use high quality format. Clip, share and download with the leading wind power engineering magazine today.

Windpower Engineering & Development
  • Wind Articles
  • Solar Power World
  • Subscribe to Windpower Engineering
  • About Us/Contact Us

Copyright © 2025 WTWH Media LLC. All Rights Reserved. The material on this site may not be reproduced, distributed, transmitted, cached or otherwise used, except with the prior written permission of WTWH Media
Privacy Policy | Advertising

Search Windpower Engineering & Development

  • Home
  • Articles
    • Most recent posts
    • News
    • Featured
  • Resources
    • Digital issues
    • Podcasts
    • Suppliers
    • Webinars
    • Events
  • Videos
  • 2025 Leadership
    • 2024 Winners
    • 2023 Winners
    • 2022 Winners
  • Magazine
  • Advertise
  • Subscribe