Matthew Hendrickson / Global Manager of Energy Assessment / Vaisala / www.vaisala.com A wind resource assessment program should stand as one of the most crucial undertakings of the pre-construction phase of any new wind energy project, yet far too often it remains an afterthought. The projection of energy generation is one of the most sensitive value…

Paul Dvorak/Editor Consultants and financial institutions agree that lowering the uncertainty surrounding a proposed wind farm makes the lenders agreeable to better terms. At AWEA’s recent Wind Resource & Project Energy Assessment Seminar, Errol Halberg, a wind resource engineer with consulting firm GENIVAR, based in Montreal , Canada, spoke on taming uncertainty and introduced the…