Have wind turbines in Germany generated electricity as would be expected from the prevailing wind conditions in 2000-2014?

ABSTRACT: The planning of the energy transition from fossil fuels to renewables requires estimates for how much electricity wind turbines can generate from the prevailing atmospheric conditions. Here, we estimate monthly ideal wind energy generation from datasets of wind speeds, air density and installed wind turbines in Germany and compare these to reported actual yields. Both yields were used in a statistical model to identify and quantify factors that reduced actual compared to ideal yields. The installed capacity within the region had no significant influence. Turbine age and park size resulted in significant yield reductions. Predicted yields increased from 9.1 TWh/a in 2000 to 58.9 TWh/a in 2014 resulting from an increase in installed capacity from 5.7 GW to 37.6 GW, which agrees very well wit

SUBMITTER: Germer S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6364903 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature