Expert Groups
Site Assessment
This ExG unites ISO 17025 accredited laboratories to ensure consistent, high-quality, and comparable evaluation of site-specific wind conditions.
Aligned with IECRE standards, the group develops and maintains what is internationally recognized as the most complete and widely accepted procedure for wind resource assessment.
Main areas of activity
- Harmonization of Procedures: Development of unified calibration protocols for cup, vane, and ultrasonic anemometers to minimize uncertainty.
- Standardization Leadership: Active interpretation and integration of the IEC 61400-50-1 standard into daily laboratory practice.
- Data Evaluation & Long-Term Extrapolation — Standardizing data quality control, extrapolation methods, and wind flow modelling.
- Site Suitability & Turbulence Assessment — Defining procedures to determine turbulence intensity, extreme wind conditions, flow inclination, and IEC turbine class suitability at each turbine position.
- Energy Yield Assessment — Estimating gross and net energy production, including losses, curtailments, and exceedance probabilities.
- Validating result consistency across members through regular inter-laboratory proficiency tests under the IECRE framework.
Coordinator
Daniel Ortiz
Coordinator of the Measnet Site-Assessment Expert Group since 2018, he was re-elected for this position in 2023. He contributes his expertise to the development of procedures and proficiency testing programs.
Experienced Project Manager and Wind Resource Assessment expert with over 20 years of expertise in the wind energy sector.
Director of the Wind Resource Assessment Department at Barlovento Applus+, where he leads the coordination of department members and oversees the technical and quality supervision of projects, with a particular focus on wind energy, including comprehensive technical due diligence for diverse renewable energy projects.
Bachelor’s degree in Physics from the University of Zaragoza and MBA in Project Management.
He actively participates in international organizations such as IEC.
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