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Research article
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07 Jan 2021
Research article |
| 07 Jan 2021
| 07 Jan 2021
Mountain waves can impact wind power generation
National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, CO 80401, USA
Rochelle P. Worsnop
Cooperative Institute for Research in the Environmental Sciences,
University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, CO 80309, USA
Earth System Research Laboratory, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Boulder, CO 80305, USA
National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, CO 80401, USA
Yelena Pichugina
Cooperative Institute for Research in the Environmental Sciences,
University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, CO 80309, USA
Earth System Research Laboratory, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Boulder, CO 80305, USA
Duli Chand
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA 99352, USA
Julie K. Lundquist
National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, CO 80401, USA
Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences, University of Colorado
Boulder, Boulder, CO 80302, USA
Justin Sharp
Sharply Focused, LLC, Portland, OR 97232, USA
Garrett Wedam
Avangrid Renewables, Portland, OR 97209, USA
Natural Power, Seattle, WA 98121, USA
James M. Wilczak
Earth System Research Laboratory, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Boulder, CO 80305, USA
Larry K. Berg
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA 99352, USA
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- Influence of air flow features on alpine wind energy potential F. Kristianti et al.
- The Impact of New Technologies in the Environment N. Tsoromokos et al.
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- Evaluation of the Sensitivity of PBL and SGS Treatments in Different Flow Fields Using the WRF-LES at Perdigão E. Yılmaz et al.
- Improvement of near-surface wind speed modeling through refined aerodynamic roughness length in high-roughness surface regions: implementation and validation in the Weather Research and Forecasting (WRF) model version 4.0 J. Wang et al.
- Meso- to microscale modeling of atmospheric stability effects on wind turbine wake behavior in complex terrain A. Wise et al.
- Life-Cycle Techno-Economic Optimization of Complex-Terrain Wind Farms X. Wang & F. Li
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- Impact of atmospheric turbulence on performance and loads of wind turbines: knowledge gaps and research challenges B. Kosović et al.
- Modelling the impact of trapped lee waves on offshore wind farm power output S. Ollier & S. Watson
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Short summary
Mountain waves can create oscillations in low-level wind speeds and subsequently in the power output of wind plants. We document such oscillations by analyzing sodar and lidar observations, nacelle wind speeds, power observations, and Weather Research and Forecasting model simulations. This research describes how mountain waves form in the Columbia River basin and affect wind energy production and their impact on operational forecasting, wind plant layout, and integration of power into the grid.
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