Synthetic wind data

In 2009 the Electricity Commission engaged NIWA (with MetService as a subcontractor) to create a dataset of synthetic wind speeds, for use in wind integration studies. The dataset includes multiple years of 10-minute timestamped synthetic wind speed data at 15 actual or potential wind farm sites around New Zealand. These data can be used to simulate variations in the electricity output of wind farms.

The report and datasets are provided here for public use.

If you have any questions or comments, please contact Brian Bull.

• Report prepared by NIWA describing the methodology and datasets pdf [3406 KB]
• Plots accompanying the report zip [7347 KB]
• Timestamped synthetic wind data covering a two-year period, based on NIWA's NZLAM forecasts csv [15105 KB] Timestamps are NZST.
• Timestamped synthetic wind data covering a five-year period based on MetService's MM5 forecasts csv [35141 KB]  Timestamps are NZST.
  

The Commission thanks Meridian Energy, Contact Energy, TrustPower, Unison and MainPower for supporting the project and providing data.