WAsP software

WAsP is a PC program for the analysis of wind data as well as for wind atlas generation, wind resource assessment, wind resource mapping, and siting of wind turbines and wind farms. The program, which is continually updated by the Wind Energy Division, is regarded as the industry standard.

Over the last 20 years, WAsP has been employed in more than 100 countries and territories. It is used by wind turbine manufacturers and other companies and consultants in the wind power industry as well as universities, research institutions, and meteorological services. The tools and models in the WAsP package can be employed for:

• Wind farm production 
• Wind farm efficiency 
• Micro-siting of wind turbines 
• Power production calculations 
• Wind resource mapping 
• Wind climate estimation 
• Wind atlas generation 
• Wind data analysis & display 
• Map digitisation & editing 
• Power & thrust curve editing

The latest version is WAsP 10. This version contains new functionality, an improved user interface, an updated help facility and several new or updated auxiliary software packages. The most profound changes can be listed under the following headings: 

• Google Earth (GE) synchronisation
• Background image import from virtual globe
• Air density setting for project affects power density
• Elevation from vector map in resource grid masking method
• Enhanced Map Editor
• A new Gaussian hill generator tool
• A new Geo-projection utility tool
• A new Lib Interpolator tool
• A new Weibull Explorer tool
• Stability routine corrected

The graphical user interface of WAsP is illustrated in the graphic below.

WAsP 10 runs on Windows 2000, XP, Vista and 7. For further information, please visit www.wasp.dk .