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Introduction, installation & activation

WindPRO introduction, license conditions, service

Introduction

WindPRO is a Windows XP/Vista/7/8 based software suite for the design, development and assessment of wind energy projects. WindPRO consists of a number of modules, each of which has its purpose. The users are free to combine the modules according to their needs and budget. WindPRO is based on more than twenty-five years of experience in the development of user-friendly software tools for wind energy calculations. The experience gained from this, and from the WindPRO team participating in the development of thousands of projects, is applied in the “expert system” WindPRO. The software suite is offered to everyone dealing with project development, planning, sale and approval of wind energy projects.

System demands

Working with bitmap maps requires fast processors and large memory capacity (RAM), which was a challenge for the PC with the first WindPRO version in 1997, but the development of PCs in recent years has solved these problems. A standard Laptop fully fulfill the demands for running WindPRO today, just be aware of the screen resolution should be minimum 1024 x 768 pixels, which might disqualify some of the very small PC’s. See chapter 2.0.2 Recommended hardware and auxiliary software, for further info.

The WindPRO Philosophy: Object Orientated Design/strong graphic interface/On-line data

The WindPRO philosophy is Object Orientated Design. A wind energy project consists of a number of objects among which the turbines (WTGs) are a key element. The program distinguishes between existing and new WTGs and this makes it possible to calculate, for instance, the energy yield or environmental impact from the new WTGs with or without the influence from the existing WTGs.

An object is established on background maps. Any map can be used with the built-in georeference tool or maps from Internet can be downloaded and used with only a few mouse clicks. Similarly, digital elevation models can be established manually with the powerful digitizing tools or simply downloaded from Internet.

Importing, screening and analysis of measured wind data as well as long-term correlation are based on the most comprehensive tools, guiding the user through this very important and complicated task.

Data bases/Online data

The most comprehensive wind turbine database available is probably the one used in WindPRO as it has been updated with all market-relevant turbines since the mid-1980s. The database holds all publicly-available and relevant technical specifications for the most important calculations such as energy yield, noise, visualization, etc. Online data, as mentioned in the previous paragraph gives access to background maps, wind data, elevation data and roughness data.

Google Earth™ export and synchronized Google Earth viewer

Having created a wind energy project, a wind resource map or a photomontage in WindPRO, a visual presentation in Google Earth is just one mouse click away. From Google Earth it’s easy to e-mail the presentation file to share your project ideas with your business partners or a wider audience. With the synchronized Google Earth viewer, you can see your object positions on Google Earth and thereby use Google Earth as your background map. With the rapid improvement of the quality of the Google maps this makes project development even easier.

Languages, versions and report modules

WindPRO in its full language version is available in English, French, Spanish, German, Chinese, Danish and Swedish. Several additional print languages are available. Please see a list of available languages on www.emd.dk Note: manuals are only available in English, German, French and Spanish and on-line help only in English

Calculation modules and reports

WindPRO generates reports designed to communicate the results clearly and directly to investors, operators or approving authorities as well as background reports with detailed analyses for evaluation purposes.

License Conditions

The independent association Energi- og Miljødata holds all Intellectual Property Rights to the WindPRO software, which is continuously developed by EMD International A/S and distributed worldwide through a network of appointed agents. The manual and other documentation from the WindPRO software are copyrighted and all rights reserved.

Conditions of use: The licensee, who has paid for or by other means legally obtained the right to use the program, is entitled to activate and use a license.

Copyright: The licensee may under no circumstances copy, pass-on, sell or in any other way distribute the program or documentation associated with the program to third parties.

License: The licensee is only allowed to use a single license on one computer at the time, if the licensee has activated a license on two different computers belonging to the same user.

Additional Licenses: The name and address of the licensee, which is printed on all reports from the software, will be the same on each additional license supplied as on the first license supplied.

Duration-Termination: All user rights to the program are withdrawn in case the licensee does not respect the terms of payment in force at EMD International A/S.

Limitation of Liability: The software is provided on an "as is" basis without warranty of any kind. EMD International A/S does not warrant, guarantee or make any representations regarding the functionality of the software, any results obtained by the use of the software and any software support provided by EMD International A/S and their agencies/partners in terms of correctness, accuracy, reliability, usefulness, or otherwise. The licensee is solely responsible for the selection of the software, for the installation of, use of, and results obtained from the software and software support received. Also excluded is any implied warranty by EMD International A/S, such as merchantability, non-infringement and fitness for a particular purpose.

Service and Updates

A valid service agreement with EMD means that the user gets access to the following services:

Free e-mail or telephone hotline service covering advice and guidance regarding the use of the software.
The latest version of the software and free update of the by EMD maintained data bases.

Having the latest version secures also access to On-line data from other data providers. EMD do not remove access to on-line data from older versions, but we do not maintain the interface, and there are thereby no security how long time the old version will work with online data after a new version is released.

The user pays an annual service fee of 20% of the actual list price for modules covered by his License Agreement.

Software updates are not issued at regular intervals, but typically once a year. It is possible to download improvements and updates from our website www.emd.dk.

For users without a service agreement, or who have cancelled a previous agreement, any future software update charge will be calculated based from the date service expired on the license.

Based on our long experience within wind energy project calculations, WindPRO is designed as an “expert system”, both a valuable tool in your daily work, but also a tool, which continuously trains you to develop better projects. Please contact us for further information.