Study: Increasing Renewable Energy Production

Scientists have released the first of several reports outlining major results that could help wind industry officials manage wind power facilities more efficiently and increase renewable energy production.

Results from the project, called “Perdigão,” which included a major field experiment in Vale do Cobrão, a valley in eastern Portugal, show that the speed and direction of wind over complex terrain at the height of wind turbine hubs differ significantly from standard weather forecasts, according to the report published in the Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society. Those forecasts, which wind turbine operators rely on to bring facilities online and... ... More: Official Press Release University of Notre Dame

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