About the MasterClass
You are invited to join the new online Masterclass in Wind Resource Assessment for Programmers (PyWAsP)!
Wind resource assessment is moving from desktop applications to reproducible Python workflows. In this masterclass, we showcase how DTU's open-source Python libraries — windkit, pywasp, and pywake — enable you to build a complete, scripted WRA pipeline in Python.
At the core of the demonstration is pywasp, the Python interface to the industry-standard WAsP methodology. Here, we emphasize how pywasp performs horizontal extrapolation of wind climates — transporting measured wind conditions from a mast location across the landscape to any point of interest, accounting for orographic, roughness, and forest effects. This is the engine that turns a single set of measurements into site-specific wind climates and full wind resource grids.
The demonstration covers the complete WRA chain: wind data handling and quality control with windkit, terrain-aware flow modeling and resource mapping with pywasp and wake-affected AEP estimation with pywake — all performed programmatically, making assessments transparent, reproducible, and automatable.
If you want to read more about the course, click here.
You will leave the masterclass with
Understanding of PyWAsP's flow modeling
A live walkthrough of an automated WRA pipeline
Overview of the windkit/pywasp/pywake toolchain
Ideas for making your assessments reproducible
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Bjarke Tobias Olsen is a Senior Researcher at DTU Wind and Energy Systems, specializing in meteorology and multiscale atmospheric modeling. His research focuses on advancing wind resource assessment through mesoscale and microscale modeling, with a particular expertise in meso-micro coupling—the subject of his 2018 PhD from DTU. As the lead developer of the Python libraries WindKit and PyWAsP, Bjarke builds innovative bridges between atmospheric science and scalable software solutions for the global energy sector.
Rogier Ralph Floors is a Senior Researcher in the Department of Wind and Energy Systems at DTU, specialising in resource assessment and meteorology. With a strong background in wind energy systems, he has an extensive publication record in peer-reviewed journals and is recognised for his expertise in atmospheric boundary-layer research, wind lidar measurements, and mesoscale modelling. He is actively engaged in large-scale international projects, such as the Wind Atlas of South Africa and other wind resource modelling initiatives. He also supervises PhD students and is a frequent contributor to scientific conferences, advancing the field of wind energy through both research and education.
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MasterClass Programme
1.
Quick welcome and introduction by Bjarke Olsen.
2.
30-40 minute presentation of the masterclass by Rogier Ralph Floors and Bjarke Olsen.
3.
20-minute Q&A about the masterclass.
Do you have any questions?
Contact Mathias Foged
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DTU Wind and Energy Systems
