Wind Energy Meteorology Atmospheric Physics for Wind Power Generation

Title:

ISBN:

9783319728599

Personal Author:

Emeis, Stefan. author.

Edition:

2nd ed. 2018.

Publication Information New:

Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2018.

Physical Description:

XXVI, 255 p. 110 illus., 43 illus. in color. online resource.

Series:

Green Energy and Technology,

Contents:

Introduction -- Wind Regimes -- Vertical Profiles Over Flat Terrain -- Wind in Complex Terrain -- Offshore Winds -- Physics of Wind Parks -- Outlook.

Abstract:

This book offers an introduction to the meteorological boundary conditions for power generation from wind - both onshore and offshore, and provides meteorological information for the planning and running of this important renewable energy source. It includes the derivation of wind laws and wind-profile descriptions, especially those above the logarithmic surface layer, and discusses winds over complex terrains and nocturnal low-level jets. This updated and expanded second edition features new chapters devoted to the efficiency of large wind parks and their wakes and to offshore wind energy.

Subject Term:

Renewable energy sources.

Climatology.

Environmental sciences.

Environmental Physics.

Energy Policy, Economics and Management.