Abstract
Turbulence governs the development and erosion of wind farm wakes, which can deplete the offshore wind resource. Therefore, an accurate understanding of atmospheric turbulence is required to support the rapid growth of offshore wind energy. Using 13 months of lidar observations off the coast of Massachusetts, we find that offshore wind plants at the site will experience very low turbulence, quantified as lidar turbulence intensity, especially in summer, when the wind flows from the open ocean. Moreover, the lowest turbulence regimes are often associated with large wind veer conditions, which can impact the effectiveness of wake steering solutions.
| Original language | American English |
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| Article number | 012023 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | Journal of Physics: Conference Series |
| Volume | 1452 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 3 Mar 2020 |
| Event | North American Wind Energy Academy, NAWEA 2019 and the International Conference on Future Technologies in Wind Energy 2019, WindTech 2019 - Amherst, United States Duration: 14 Oct 2019 → 16 Oct 2019 |
Bibliographical note
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NREL Publication Number
- NREL/JA-5000-75312
Keywords
- offshore wind
- turbulence
- wind farm wakes