Considerations on environmental, economic, and energy impacts of wind energy generation: Projections towards sustainability initiatives

G Msigwa, JO Ighalo, PS Yap - Science of The Total Environment, 2022 - Elsevier
The energy sector contributes significantly to the emission of greenhouse gases (GHGs) due
to the use of fossil fuels which leads to climate change problems. Worldwide, there is a shift …

Analysing the uncertainties of reanalysis data used for wind resource assessment: A critical review

G Gualtieri - Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2022 - Elsevier
This review critically updates the state of the art on the uncertainties associated with
reanalysis data directly used for wind resource assessment. Performances were analysed …

Reliability of ERA5 reanalysis data for wind resource assessment: A comparison against tall towers

G Gualtieri - Energies, 2021 - mdpi.com
The reliability of ERA5 reanalyses for directly predicting wind resources and energy
production has been assessed against observations from six tall towers installed over very …

A revised offshore wind resource assessment and site selection along the Indian coast using ERA5 near-hub-height wind products

RP Patel, G Nagababu, SS Kachhwaha… - Ocean …, 2022 - Elsevier
The present study aims to re-assess offshore wind resources and analyse the wind climate
along the Indian coast using the latest ERA5 near-hub-height wind products. Further …

[HTML][HTML] Long-term changes in offshore wind power density and wind turbine capacity factor in the Iberian Peninsula (1900–2010)

S Carreno-Madinabeitia, G Ibarra-Berastegi, J Sáenz… - Energy, 2021 - Elsevier
This study analysed temporal and spatial changes in offshore wind power density (WPD)
and capacity factor (CF) around the Iberian Peninsula during the 20th century by analysing …

Combined “Renewable Energy–Thermal Energy Storage (RE–TES)” Systems: A Review

A Elkhatat, SA Al-Muhtaseb - Energies, 2023 - mdpi.com
Current industrial civilization relies on conventional energy sources and utilizes large and
inefficient energy conversion systems. Increasing concerns regarding conventional fuel …

[HTML][HTML] Integrated technical analysis of wind speed data for wind energy potential assessment in parts of southern and central Nigeria

UC Ben, AE Akpan, CC Mbonu… - Cleaner Engineering and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Ten years daily mean wind speed data from thirteen cities in Central and Southern Nigeria
were analyzed using six different methods (graphical, empirical methods of Justus and …

[HTML][HTML] Dynamic downscaling of wind speed over the North Atlantic Ocean using CMIP6 projections: implications for offshore wind power density

JC Fernández-Alvarez, X Costoya, A Pérez-Alarcón… - Energy Reports, 2023 - Elsevier
Offshore wind energy is an important agent to fight climate change. However, it is
simultaneously very sensitive to climate change. This study analyzes the future changes in …

Estimation of the influences of air density on wind energy assessment: A case study from China

Y Liang, X Ji, C Wu, J He, Z Qin - Energy Conversion and Management, 2020 - Elsevier
The distribution characteristics of air density in China were modelled on a high-spatial-
resolution scale (4000 m× 4000 m) and the absolute error was calculated by comparing with …

[HTML][HTML] The impact of long-term changes in air temperature on renewable energy in Poland

FA Canales, P Jadwiszczak, J Jurasz… - Science of the Total …, 2020 - Elsevier
Purpose This paper analysed from the statistical point of view the trends in observed air
temperature in major Polish cities and presented a qualitative analysis of their potential …