期刊
ENERGIES
卷 12, 期 13, 页码 -出版社
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/en12132635
关键词
ERA5; air density; offshore wind energy; FAST; Scotland
资金
- Spanish Government through the MINECO project [CGL2016-76561-R]
- University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU) [GIU 17/002]
Hywind-Scotland is a wind farm in Scotland that for many reasons is at the leading edge of technology and is located at a paradigmatic study area for offshore wind energy assessment. The objective of this paper is to compute the Capacity Factor (CF) changes and instantaneous power generation changes due to seasonal and hourly fluctuations in air density. For that reason, the novel ERA5 reanalysis is used as a source of temperature, pressure, and wind speed data. Seasonal results for winter show that CF values increase by 3% due to low temperatures and denser air, with economical profit consequences of tens of thousands (US$). Hourly results show variations of 7% in air density and of 26% in power generation via FAST simulations, emphasizing the need to include air density in short-term wind energy studying.
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