Does Climate Change Impact the Yield of Wind Farms?

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Fraunhofer IWES and GERICS are launching a new research project to investigate climatic changes in wind and their influence on wind energy site assessment.

When planning a wind farm, yield assessments are vital when it comes to estimating the wind conditions at the planned site and calculating the expected energy yields while taking various factors into account. The basis of this is normally formed by historical wind data as well as measurement data that are extrapolated into the future during the planning process. However, advancing climate change means that historical data might be less applicable for the future. Within the scope of the KliWiSt project, Fraunhofer IWES, together with the Climate Service Center Germany (GERICS), will be investigating the influence of... ... More: Official Press Release Fraunhofer IWES

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Fraunhofer IWES, Germany, yield, climate change, turbine, wind farm, influence, sit assesment, funding, research, GERICS, UN, Paris Agreement