Wind Energy Meteorology - Atmospheric Physics for Wind Power Generation

This book offers an introduction to the meteorological boundary conditions for power generation from wind - both onshore and offshore, and provides meteorological information for the planning and running of this important renewable energy source. It includes the derivation of wind laws and wind-profile descriptions, especially those above the logarithmic surface layer, and discusses winds over complex terrains and nocturnal low-level jets. This updated and expanded second edition features new chapters devoted to the efficiency of large wind parks and their wakes and to offshore wind energy.

List of contents

Introduction.- Wind Regimes.- Vertical Profiles Over Flat Terrain.- Wind in Complex Terrain.- Offshore Winds.- Physics of Wind Parks.- Outlook.

About the author

Stefan Emeis is a meteorologist. He received his PhD at the University of Bonn, Germany in 1985 and his habilitation at the University of Karlsruhe, Germany in 1994. He is currently a senior scientist and research group leader at the Institute of Meteorology and Climate Research at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany and adjunct professor of meteorology at the University of Cologne, Germany. His research interests are the structure and turbulence of the atmospheric boundary layers, surface-based remote sensing of the atmosphere, the meteorological prerequisites for the usage of wind energy and all aspects of climate change.
He is the editor-in-chief of the scientific journal “Meteorologische Zeitschrift” and (co)author of more than 80 scientific papers and of several books.

Summary

This book offers an introduction to the meteorological boundary conditions for power generation from wind – both onshore and offshore, and provides meteorological information for the planning and running of this important renewable energy source. It includes the derivation of wind laws and wind-profile descriptions, especially those above the logarithmic surface layer, and discusses winds over complex terrains and nocturnal low-level jets. This updated and expanded second edition features new chapters devoted to the efficiency of large wind parks and their wakes and to offshore wind energy.

Product details

• Authors: Stefan Emeis
• Publisher: Springer, Berlin
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.01.2018
• EAN: 9783030102784
• ISBN: 978-3-0-3010278-4
• No. of pages: 255
• Dimensions: 155 mm x 15 mm x 235 mm
• Weight: 438 g
• Illustrations: XXVI, 255 p. 110 illus., 43 illus. in color.
• Series: Green Energy and Technology
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Technology > Heat, energy and power station engineering; B, Geophysics, ENERGY, environmental science, engineering & technology, Pollution & threats to the environment, Energy Policy, Economics and Management, Energy technology & engineering, Meteorology & climatology, Renewable and Green Energy, Geophysics and Environmental Physics, Solid Earth Sciences, Earth Sciences, Earth System Sciences, Environmental Sciences, Meteorology, Energy Efficiency, Renewable energy resources, Atmospheric Sciences, Environmental Physics