MINING INDABA 2024German Exhibitors GEO-NET Umweltconsulting GmbH
GEO-NET Umweltconsulting GmbH

GEO-NET Umweltconsulting GmbH

Booth number: R 30-24
www.geo-net.de

About us

GEO-NET provides wind resource assessment for wind power development:

  • Site scouting

  • Wind measurement campaigns

  • Wind & energy yield assessment

  • Site & turbulence assessment

  • Technical due diligence


Headquartered in Hanover, Germany, GEO-NET is active in South Africa since more than 12 years. Due to the increased demand, we opened a subsidiary in Cape Town in 2020 to facilitate business and commit to the South African market. Up to now we run more than 30 wind measurement campaigns and energy yield assessments.

What sets GEO-NET apart from the competition:

  • accreditation according to IEC61400-50-1/2, MEASNET and TG6 improves bankability

  • Advanced CFD-Model FITNAH-3D: high accuracy even in complex terrain, explicit modelling of forests, bushes, settlements, and further obstacles

  • Vast experience from 25 years and more than 4000 projects worldwide

  • Continuous validation and improvement of our model FITNAH-3D in round robin tests and research projects with renowned research institutions

Address

GEO-NET Umweltconsulting GmbH
Grosse Pfahlstr. 5a
30161 Hanover
Germany

Phone:  +49 5113 887200
GEO-NET South Africa (Pty) Ltd.
4th Fl. De Waterkant Centre, 9 Somerset Rd.
8001 Cape Town Western Cape
South Africa

E-mail: wind@geo-net.de
Internet: www.geo-net.de

Products & Services

Wind farm project services:

  • Accredited wind and energy yield assessments

  • Wind potential studies

  • Site identification for potential wind farm sites

  • Design, implementation and analysis of wind measurements using mast,
    LiDAR and SoDAR

  • LiDAR and SoDAR verifications on own 200m verification mast

  • Verification of stability according to DIBt 2012

  • Operating period analyses

  • Site-specific calculation of time series with high temporal and spatial resolution

  • Repowering database

  • Technical due diligence

    GEO-NET offers high quality and reliable expertise guaranteed by the accreditation according to DIN EN ISO/IEC 17025:2017 (DAkkS* 1 , ILAC* 2 ) and internal quality management
    (DIN EN ISO 9001:2015 (TÜV Nord)). As certified and accredited laboratory, GEO-NET follows the national and international technical guidelines and standards of the wind industry.

    GEO-NET is recognized by banks and public authorities worldwide, ensured via the ILAC Mutual Recognition Agreement (ILAC-MRA).

Wind and energy yield assessments

Modelling of the 3D wind field with the globally applicable mesoscale model FITNAH-3D.
Assessment of energy yield depending on hub height and power curve of the respective converter
Validation and verification of the results by long term correlation / long term prognoses and use of pre-checked reference data (weather stations, special measurements, energy yield data of existing WTGS)
Representative expert reports for project developers / project buyers / banks
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FITNAH-3D wind assessment

Wind Measurement Campaign with mast or LiDAR

Wind measurement campaigns performed by GEO-NET up to 160m height.
Conception, organisation and realisation of wind measurement campaigns with LiDAR or Mast
Accredited according to DIN EN ISO/IEC 17025:2018
FITNAH-3D based selection of measurement site
Use of calibrated anemometers, wind vanes and data logger
Remote data transmission via GSM/GPRS modem
Preparation, analysis and interpretation of measured meteorological parameters
Bankable final report
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Measurement Campaigns up to 160m height

LiDAR Measurement Campaign

Site identification for potential wind farm sites

GIS-based assessment of the optimum location for your planned wind farm project considering:

Wind conditions
Environmental restrictions (e.g. protected areas)
General restrictions (e.g. aviation safety, distance to settlements)
Site characteristics (terrain conditions, proximity to surrounding infrastructure, substations, etc.)
Classification of identified sites by definition of individually selectable criteria.
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