Opportunities and challenges in assessing climate change impacts on wind energy—a critical comparison of wind speed projections in California
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15547155 |
|---|---|
| Authors | D J Rasmussen (0000-0003-4668-5749, University of Wisconsin–Madison, corresponding author), Tracey Holloway (0000-0002-8488-408X, University of Wisconsin–Madison), Gregory F Nemet (0000-0001-7859-4580, University of Wisconsin–Madison) |
| Year | 2011 |
| Volume | 6 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 024008-024008 |
| Publication date | 2011-04-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Environmental Research Letters (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1748-9326 • E-ISSN: 1748-9326 |
| Publisher | IOP Publishing (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1088/1748-9326/6/2/024008 |
| OpenAlex | W2122279779 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
| References cited | 47 |
Future climate change is expected to alter the spatial and temporal distribution of surface wind speeds (SWS), with associated impacts on electricity generation from wind energy. However, the predictions for the direction and magnitude of these changes hinge critically on the assessment methods used. Many climate change impact analyses, including those focused on wind energy, use individual climate models and/or statistical downscaling methods rooted in historical observations. Such studies may individually suggest an unrealistically high level of scientific certainty due to the absence of competing projections (over the same region, time period, etc). A new public data archive, the North American Regional Climate Change Assessment Program (NARCCAP), allows for a more comprehensive perspective on regional climate change impacts, here applied to three wind farm sites in California
Climate change · Climate model · Climatology · Downscaling · Geography · Impact assessment · Meteorology · Wind power · Wind speed · Climate variability and models · Environmental Science · Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations · Wind Energy Research and Development · Geology
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| Citation span | 2012 - 2025 (14) |
| Highly cited | No |