windwise

Windwise is a term used in wind energy and meteorology to describe practices, tools, and concepts related to assessing and predicting wind conditions for practical applications. There is no single, standardized definition, and the phrase can refer to a method, a software platform, or a product line from different vendors.

In practice, windwise involves collecting wind measurements from towers, ground-based sensors, and remote sensing technologies such as LiDAR; combining these data with weather models to estimate wind speed distributions, direction, gustiness, shear, and turbulence. Analysts use statistical distributions (often Weibull) and physical models to assess resource quality, predict capacity factors for turbines, and quantify uncertainties.

Applications include preliminary site screening for wind farms, turbine siting to minimize mechanical loads and wake effects, operational forecasting for grid management, and risk assessment for extreme wind events. It can also describe process standards or best practices for interpreting wind data.

Commercially, Windwise is used as a brand name or product line by several vendors, representing wind measurement devices, data platforms, or analytics services that integrate measurement data with forecasting tools. Because of the generic use of the term, the specific features and capabilities can vary between offerings.

Related topics include wind resource assessment, meteorology, wind energy technology, and renewable energy forecasting.