Wind Resource
Globally, wind speeds increase
- closer to the coast
- and with higher elevation.
The local topography can dramatically effect the windspeed, for example, wind crossing a mountain range is squeezed between the land and the air above it and so speeds up as it crosses the top. This also occurs to a lesser extent over individual hills. If the land is steep enough or there are large objects, a wind shadow or excessive turbulence can occur. An idea of how the wind is effected is shown below.
© Off the Grid, CAT Publications, courtesy of Centre for Alternative Technology Charity LtdDenmark is about as far east as the Karri grows. Karri trees can grow to 60+ metres and so at least 600m between a windturbine and nearest karri tree is required. We are considering 50m towers for the Denmark turbines, so further distances are required.
On the following page, is an aerial photograph of the Denmark area, click here.
