ERC Consolidator Grant · 2023
Unlocking the Complexities of Wind Farm-Atmosphere Interaction: A Multi-Scale Approach
Turbulence drives transport processes in the atmosphere and determines Earth’s weather and climate. Wind farm performance depends on atmospheric turbulence as it entrains energy into wind turbine arrays. As wind turbines and farms expand in size, they increasingly interact with an unexplored atmospheric region and large-scale weather phenomena in ways that are not fully understood. Typical wind farm simulations assume idealized cases and do not capture the influence of (i) dynamic changes in atmospheric conditions, (ii) the interaction between the atmosphere and ocean, and (iii) the influence of clouds. In reality, these effects are dynamic and influence atmospheric turbulent flow across a…
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