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Personal profile
Profile
NGM works with wind data analysis, resource and site assessment, microscale flow modelling, WAsP analysis and application, uncertainty assessment, software development, development of wind atlas methodologies and of wind atlas application guidelines, quality assurance, e-learning, certification. Teaches on DTU courses 46200, 46300 and 46W31; and on continuing education WAsP and offshore courses.
Other information
Member of the WAsP development team since 1985.
WAsP Certified User #3.
International Experience:
Wind resource & site assessments and second opinion / due diligence studies carried out for wind farm sites in Denmark, UK, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Cape Verde, Morocco, Algeria, Egypt, South Africa, Indonesia, China, Greenland, USA and Australia. Design, operation and maintenance of meteorological stations in Denmark, Greenland, Egypt and Cape Verde. Long-term wind atlas studies in Denmark, Finland, Cape Verde, Egypt, China and South Africa.
Language Skills:
English
Research areas
More than 35 years of experience in wind power meteorology and climatology; including research and development, second opinion and due diligence studies on commercial terms, teaching, and publication of wind atlases for the European Communities (EU12), Denmark, Egypt, Gulf of Suez, NE China and South Africa. Over 25 years of experience in international wind power projects.
Detailed knowledge of design, establishment, operation and maintenance of wind-monitoring stations; wind measurements, wind resource assessment, wind flow modelling, terrain description and mapping, Wind Atlas Analysis and Application Program (WAsP) models and software, WAsP Utility Programs, WAsP Engineering, WAsP/KAMM methodology, and WAsP Resource Mapping methodology and tools. Author, co-author or editor of more than 250 papers, reports and books in wind power meteorology and boundary layer meteorology. Significant professional experience in the use of WAsP and related software.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Devlopment Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Education/Academic qualification
Physical geography, geophysics and geology, University of Copenhagen
1975 → 1985
Naturgeografi, geofysik og geologi, Københavns Universitet
1975 → 1985
External positions
Senior scientist, Risø National Laboratory
1997 → 2006
Visiting scientist, National Center for Atmospheric Research
1992
Research scientist, Risø National Laboratory
1985 → 1996
Keywords
- User defined:
- Wind atlas
- Wind resources
- Wind energy
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Research output
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Global Wind Atlas 1, 2 & 3 – validations and uncertainties
Mortensen, N. G., 2021Research output: Non-textual form › Sound/Visual production (digital) › Communication
Open AccessFile16 Downloads (Pure) -
Mesoscale and Microscale Downscaling for the Wind Atlas of South Africa (WASA) Project: Phase 3
Hahmann, A. N., Floors, R. R., Lennard, C., Cavar, D., Olsen, B. T., Davis, N. N., Mortensen, N. G. & Hansen, J. C., 2021, Risø, Roskilde, Denmark: DTU Wind Energy. 101 p. (DTU Wind Energy E; No. E-0218).Research output: Book/Report › Report
Open AccessFile318 Downloads (Pure) -
Wind Atlas Analysis and Application Program: WAsP 12 Help Facility
Mortensen, N. G., Heathfield, D. N., Rathmann, O. S. & Nielsen, M., 2021, Risø, Roskilde, Denmark: DTU Wind Energy. 251 p.Research output: Book/Report › Report
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Wind Atlas for South Africa (WASA) – Best practice guide for application of WASA
Hansen, J. C., Mortensen, N. G., Hansen, B. O., Nielsen, M., Hahmann, A. N., Badger, J., Floors, R., Bechmann, A., Larsén, X. G., Julies, J. L., Mabille, E. & Prinsloo, E., 2021, Risø, Roskilde, Denmark: DTU Wind Energy. 68 p. (DTU Wind Energy E; No. E-0217).Research output: Book/Report › Report
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Wind Atlas for South Africa (WASA) – Observational wind atlas for 10 met. stations in Northern, Western and Eastern Cape provinces
Mortensen, N. G., Hansen, J. C., Prinsloo, E., von St. Ange, U. & Mabille, E., 2021, Risø, Roskilde, Denmark: DTU Wind Energy. 68 p. (DTU Wind Energy E; No. E-0216).Research output: Book/Report › Report
Open AccessFile24 Downloads (Pure)
Projects
- 18 Finished
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DFC Offshore Wind Energy course
Mortensen, N. G., Clausen, N. & Cronin, T.
01/09/2019 → 31/12/2020
Project: Consultancy
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Numerical Tools in Wind Energy (WAsP)
Mortensen, N. G. & Nielsen, M.
03/09/2018 → 31/12/2020
Project: Consultancy
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WASA3: Wind Atlas for South Africa (Phase 3)
Hansen, J. C., Mortensen, N. G., Hahmann, A. N. & Larsén, X. G.
01/01/2018 → 30/06/2021
Project: Research
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WASA2: Wind Atlas for South Africa (Phase 2)
Hansen, J. C., Mortensen, N. G., Hahmann, A. N., Badger, J., Volker, P., Larsén, X. G., Enevoldsen, K., Sørensen, S. A. & Cronin, T.
01/04/2014 → 31/12/2018
Project: Research
Activities
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DFC Offshore Wind Energy Course
Niels Gylling Mortensen (Participant)
9 Sep 2019 → 22 Nov 2019Activity: Attending an event › Participating in or organising workshops, courses, seminars etc.
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WASA 2 Final seminar
Andreas Bechmann (Invited speaker), Jake Badger (Invited speaker), Jens Carsten Hansen (Invited speaker), Niels Gylling Mortensen (Other) & Andrea N. Hahmann (Other)
10 Apr 2019Activity: Talks and presentations › Conference presentations
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WASA 2 Microscale modelling and validation
Niels Gylling Mortensen (Guest lecturer), Andrea N. Hahmann (Other) & Jens Carsten Hansen (Other)
20 Jun 2018Activity: Talks and presentations › Conference presentations
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WASA 2 Application for planning purposes
Niels Gylling Mortensen (Guest lecturer), Andrea N. Hahmann (Other) & Jens Carsten Hansen (Other)
20 Jun 2018Activity: Talks and presentations › Conference presentations
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The Global Wind Atlas: Higher resolution, validation and characteristics
Jake Badger (Guest lecturer), Brian Ohrbeck Hansen (Other), Andrea N. Hahmann (Guest lecturer), Niels Gylling Mortensen (Guest lecturer), Bjarke Tobias Olsen (Guest lecturer) & Neil Davis (Guest lecturer)
27 Sep 2018Activity: Talks and presentations › Conference presentations
Press / Media
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Danske vindmølleeksperter gør Kina miljøvenlig
18/08/2010
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Press / Media