DTU Wind Energy has created wind atlases (maps, databases and guidelines for use) as consultancy for government institutions in several countries.
The work tasks include wind resource mapping, measurements, modelling, and verification – with capacity building to key stakeholders.
DTU Wind Energy’s wind atlas projects include:
- Global Wind Atlas
The Global Wind Atlas is developed, owned and operated by DTU Wind Energy. The current version of the Global Wind Atlas is the product of a partnership between DTU Wind Energy and the World Bank Group.
- New European Wind Atlas
The New European Wind Atlas (NEWA) was an ERANET+ project, which was funded by the European Commission and 9 national funding agencies. The team behind NEWA consists of 30 partners from 8 European countries.
- Wind Atlas for Mexico
The Wind Atlas for Mexico is implemented by SENER (DoE) Mexico and funded by the Mexico-Denmark collaboration and Mexico - on contract with COWI A/S. DTU Wind Energy is implementing partner (together with Instituto National de Electricidad y Energias Limpias (INEEL), UNAM and CFE/GEIC). DTU provides software, methodology, modelling, analyses, training and tools.
- Wind Atlas for South Africa
The Wind Atlas for South Africa (WASA) is a Capacity Development and Research Cooperation Initiative of the South African Department of Energy (DoE). WASA is implemented by SANEDI. All results and data, including description of methodology and guidelines for use have been shared in the public domain.
- Wind Atlas for Nepal
The Wind Atlas for Vietnam was funded by the World Bank Group, ESMAP, Renewable Energy Mapping Programme. DTU Wind Energy was lead vendor with 3E and WPN as subconsultants for implementing wind resource mapping, modelling, and verification – with capacity building to national task force.
- Wind Atlas for Ethiopia
The Wind Atlas for Ethiopia was funded by the World Bank Group, ESMAP, Renewable Energy Mapping Programme. DTU Wind Energy was subconsultant to 3E for implementing wind resource mapping, – responsible for mesoscale modelling, requirements for verification, tools and materials for training.
- Wind Atlas for Vietnam
The Wind Atlas for Vietnam was funded by the World Bank Group, ESMAP, Renewable Energy Mapping Programme. DTU Wind Energy was sole vendor for implementing, wind resource mapping, modelling, and verification – with capacity building to national task force.
- Wind Atlas for Egypt
The Wind Atlas for Egypt is published by the New and Renewable Energy Authority (NREA), the Egyptian Meteorological Authority (EMA) and DTU Wind Energy. The investigation was conducted from 1998 to 2005 by the New and Renewable Energy Authority (NREA), the Egyptian Meteorological Authority (EMA) and Risø DTU under the sponsorship of the Egyptian and Danish governments.
- Russian Wind Atlas
The Russian Wind Atlas was published in 2000 by the Russian-Danish Institute for Energy Efficiency in Moscow and Risø National Laboratory.
- European Wind Atlas
The European Wind Atlas was a major outcome of the European Communities' overall effort to promote the market for electricity production from the wind resource in Europe and to develop the technologies and systems associated with it. DTU Wind Energy (Risø National Laboratory) had the overall responsibility for project coordination and theoretical work, numerical modelling, data analysis, and reporting.