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

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...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Sonja Germer, Axel Kleidon
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2019-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0211028