Sections
Getting Started
  • Work through the tutorial available on the downloads page.
  • Read and/or subscribe to the support forums.
  • Peruse some images of the software in action.
  • Watch an instructional video 
Enterprise Version
A commercial version of openWind is available for clients who require:
  • Deep Array Wake Models
  • optimization for cost of energy
  • shadow-flicker
  • multi-threaded wind-flow calculation
  • sector management
  • optimization enhancements
  • grid layout tool
  • stream-lined interface
  • authenticated reports
Licensing
Please contact the openWind team regarding:
  • developing products from the openWind codebase
  • partnering with us to develop specialist modules

Downloads Documentation

This is where all the openWind documentation can be found.

Theory and Validation

The openWind Theory and Validation document gives a detailed summary of the inner workings of the openWind energy capture and wake loss modules. It also includes results of our initial validation efforts.

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User Manual

Here is the current version of the user manual for openWind. It includes all features in the community and Enterprise versions of openWind.

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DAWM White Paper

This paper describes the approach taken by AWS Truepower to modeling the deep array effect. This model acts as a modifier to the existing wake models in openWind and is available in the Enterprise version of openWind.

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Uncertainty White Paper

This short paper describes our approach to the wind modelling uncertainty which is available in the Enterprise version of openWind.

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Closing The Gap...

This white paper outlines the back-cast studies that AWS Truepower conducted, the resulting methods update and where openWind fits in.

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