NREL Enhances Wind Energy Analytics Software with Intertrust API
Summary
The core feature of OpenOA is a state-of-the-art method for estimating the long-term annual energy production (AEP) of a wind plant based on a few years of operational data. This long-term AEP analysis method can be used to determine the accuracy of preconstruction energy yield estimates, help detect underperformance, and assist with financial transactions involving the wind plant. Through this integration, Planet OS provides this data in a seamless, fast and reliable manner, which is essential to the OpenOA workflow. Planet OS Datahub is a companion data application to Intertrust Platform, an interoperability layer giving organizations the capability to securely and efficiently manage diverse datasets and devices. “By accurately estimating energy production from wind plants and other operational assets, the combination of OpenOA with Intertrust PlanetOS’ weather data API will be a huge asset for wind farm owners and planners to better understand their operations and projected output,” says Eneli Toodu, a climate data technologist at Intertrust.