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https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-7-2373-2022
https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-7-2373-2022
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02 Dec 2022
Research article |  | 02 Dec 2022

Current and future wind energy resources in the North Sea according to CMIP6

Andrea N. Hahmann, Oscar García-Santiago, and Alfredo Peña

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We explore the changes in wind energy resources in northern Europe using output from simulations from the Climate Model Intercomparison Project (CMIP6) under the high-emission scenario. Our results show that climate change does not particularly alter annual energy production in the North Sea but could affect the seasonal distribution of these resources, significantly reducing energy production during the summer from 2031 to 2050.
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