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Baidya Roy, Somnath; Pacala, Stephen; and Walko, R.L.
Can large wind farms affect local meteorology?
Abstract: The RAMS model was used to explore the possible impacts of a large wind farm in the Great Plains region on the local meteorology over synoptic timescales under typical summertime conditions. A wind turbine was approximated as a sink of energy and source of turbulence. The wind farm was created by assuming an array of such turbines. Results show that the wind farm significantly slows down the wind at the turbine hub-height level. Additionally, turbulence generated by rotors create . . . Complete article »
Keith, David; DeCarolis, Joseph; Denkenberger, David; Lenschow, Donald; Malyshev, Sergey; Pacala, Stephen; and Rasch, Philip
Influence of large-scale wind power on global climate
Abstract: Large-scale use of wind power can alter local and global climate by extracting kinetic energy and altering turbulent transport in the atmospheric boundary layer. We report climate-model simulations that address the possible climatic impacts of wind power at regional to global scales by using two general circulation models and several parameterizations of the interaction of wind turbines with the boundary layer. We find that very large amounts of wind power can produce nonnegligible climatic change at continental scales. Proceedings . . . Complete article »
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