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Registration: 23.09.2025

Velmurugan Karuppiah

Specialization: Wind Resource Assessment / Contract Manager
— Seasoned wind engineer with 14 years of experience in wind farm development and wind farm asset management. — Involved in wind energy project since origination until power curve verification of the WTGs.
— Seasoned wind engineer with 14 years of experience in wind farm development and wind farm asset management. — Involved in wind energy project since origination until power curve verification of the WTGs.

Qualification documents

Marksheet

Post Graduate Diploma in Wind Resource Assessment

CV

14 years experience

Mechanical Engineering

Engineering Degree

Skills

Wind Flow Modelling
Wind Data Analysis
Python
WindPro
WASP
Windographer
ZephyTOOLS
GlobalMapper
IEC
LiDAR
Scada

Work experience

Development Consultant
since 05.2020 - Till the present day |Blue Power Partners
WindPro, EYA, WTG, WRA
● Supporting in WRA activities on development projects from site hunt, measurement campaign design data analysis, Wind Flow modelling, Losses and Uncertainty estimation, coordinate with consultants to prepare independent EYA, reconcile the EYA of third-party consultants and in-house estimates. ● Involved in TSA procurement by preparing the RFI and ITT documents, binding proposal review, TSA and exhibit preparation and review. ● PCV site assessment (determine measurement sector and terrain assessment), selection of nominated test WTG units, review of PCV test plan, coordination with consultant and OEM, exhibits review. Achievements: ● Supported on due diligence of early stage development portfolio 800 MW across Portugal comprised of wind and solar projects. ● Currently managing WTG procurement of two portfolio of projects in Portugal and Japan with a capacity of 800 MW and 200 MW.
Wind Resource Specialist
01.2018 - 05.2020 |Envision Energy
Design Power, WindPro
● Site prospection, design and manage the measurement campaign, Energy yield Assessment, Load Assessment, support on TSA contract signing, interaction with the customer and third party. ● Design Power curve test plan and wind farm performance monitoring. Achievements: ● Supported in setting up the project pipeline of 2500 MW wind projects across India. ● Out performer of the year 2018 for Solution Engineering team.
After Sales Wind / Site Engineer
08.2016 - 01.2018 |Vestas
Scada, WindPro
● Reconcile the performance of the wind farm against the pre-sales estimates and identify the performance deterrent factors. Identify the root cause for each performance deterrent factors and improve the performance by taking remedial actions. ● Enhance the wind farm production by adopting state of art after-market boosters such as Aerodynamics upgrades, Power uprate, Extended cut-out. ● Wind Resource Assessment, SCADA data analysis, alarm analysis, and Wind Sector Management revision. Achievements: ● Performed asset optimization activities for 2+GW wind farm; refurbishment for 400+ MW and life extension assessment for five projects.
Project Manager
08.2015 - 07.2016 |SunEdison
Scada, IEC 61400-12-1
● Site screening, site prospection, pre-feasibility study, met mast installation, wind data analysis, turbine site suitability, preparation of energy yield estimate Power curve test in accordance with IEC 61400-12-1, and SCADA data analysis. Achievements: ● Set up the portfolio of 1 GW.
Project Engineer
05.2013 - 07.2015 |MeteoPole
LiDAR, Scada
● Team management, interaction with the client, tool development, training and installation of nacelle mounted LiDAR, Yaw misalignment correction and relative power curve measurement using LiDAR. Power curve test in accordance with IEC 61400-12-1, performance analysis and SCADA data analysis. Achievements: ● Implemented India’s first nacelle mounted LiDAR measurement campaign for yaw error correction and Power Curve Measurements. Designed Thailand’s first ground-based LiDAR wind measurement campaign for Wind Resource Assessment. ● Best employee of the year 2013 and 2014 for Measurement team.
Engineer
09.2012 - 05.2013 |SgurrEnergy
LiDAR, Scada
● Site visit, preparation of bankable energy yield assessment, wind farm construction monitoring as owner and lender engineer. ● Potential site identification, initial feasibility study, wind regime analysis, wind flow modelling, review of bankable energy yield assessment methodology.

Educational background

Wind Resource Assessment (Masters Degree)
2011 - 2012
Amrita University
Mechanical Engineering (Bachelor’s Degree)
2007 - 2011
Anna University

Languages

EnglishAdvanced