Characterization of the wind power resource in Europe and its intermittency

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Characterization of the wind power resource in Europe and its intermittency
Cosseron, A., U.B. Gunturu, and C.A. Schlosser (2013)
Energy Procedia, 40C: 58-66

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Abstract/Summary:

Wind power is assessed over Europe, with a special care given to the quantification of intermittency. Using the methodology developed in Gunturu and Schlosser, the MERRA boundary flux data was used to compute wind power density profiles over Europe. Besides of the analysis of capacity factor, other metrics have been designed to further quantify the availability and reliability of this resource and the extent to which wind-power intermittency is coincident across Europe. The presented analysis leads to the conclusion that wind-proponents’ favourite statement, “wind always blows somewhere”, may not be so true.

Citation:

Cosseron, A., U.B. Gunturu, and C.A. Schlosser (2013): Characterization of the wind power resource in Europe and its intermittency. Energy Procedia, 40C: 58-66 (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.egypro.2013.08.008)
  • Joint Program Reprint
  • Journal Article
Characterization of the wind power resource in Europe and its intermittency

Cosseron, A., U.B. Gunturu, and C.A. Schlosser

2013-29
40C: 58-66

Abstract/Summary: 

Wind power is assessed over Europe, with a special care given to the quantification of intermittency. Using the methodology developed in Gunturu and Schlosser, the MERRA boundary flux data was used to compute wind power density profiles over Europe. Besides of the analysis of capacity factor, other metrics have been designed to further quantify the availability and reliability of this resource and the extent to which wind-power intermittency is coincident across Europe. The presented analysis leads to the conclusion that wind-proponents’ favourite statement, “wind always blows somewhere”, may not be so true.

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Characterization of the Wind Power Resource in Europe and its Intermittency