Articles | Volume 4, issue 3
https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-4-515-2019
https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-4-515-2019
Research article
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12 Sep 2019
Research article |  | 12 Sep 2019

Significant multidecadal variability in German wind energy generation

Jan Wohland, Nour Eddine Omrani, Noel Keenlyside, and Dirk Witthaut

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ED: Publish subject to technical corrections (23 Jul 2019) by Julie Lundquist
ED: Publish subject to technical corrections (31 Jul 2019) by Gerard J.W. van Bussel (Chief editor)
AR by Jan Wohland on behalf of the Authors (21 Aug 2019)  Manuscript 
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Wind park planning and power system design require robust wind resource information. While most assessments are restricted to the last four decades, we use centennial reanalyses to study wind energy generation variability in Germany. We find that statistically significant multi-decadal variability exists. These long-term effects must be considered when planning future highly renewable power systems. Otherwise, there is a risk of inefficient system design and ill-informed investments.
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