Analysing the uncertainties of reanalysis data used for wind resource assessment: A critical review

G Gualtieri - Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2022 - Elsevier
This review critically updates the state of the art on the uncertainties associated with
reanalysis data directly used for wind resource assessment. Performances were analysed …

Combining offshore wind and solar photovoltaic energy to stabilize energy supply under climate change scenarios: A case study on the western Iberian Peninsula

X Costoya, M DeCastro, D Carvalho… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2022 - Elsevier
The expansion of marine renewable power is a major alternative for the reduction of
greenhouse gases emissions. In Europe, however, the high penetration of offshore wind …

A recent increase in global wave power as a consequence of oceanic warming

BG Reguero, IJ Losada, FJ Méndez - Nature communications, 2019 - nature.com
Wind-generated ocean waves drive important coastal processes that determine flooding and
erosion. Ocean warming has been one factor affecting waves globally. Most studies have …

On the suitability of offshore wind energy resource in the United States of America for the 21st century

X Costoya, M DeCastro, D Carvalho… - Applied Energy, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract Despite the United States of America offshore wind energy sector is currently
ramping up in terms of offshore wind farms projects and investment, installed offshore wind …

[HTML][HTML] Integrated assessment of offshore wind power potential using Weather Research and Forecast (WRF) downscaling with Sentinel-1 satellite imagery, optimal …

S Tuy, HS Lee, K Chreng - Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2022 - Elsevier
This study aims to assess the offshore wind power potential in Cambodia using the WRF
and Sentinel-1 level 2 ocean (L2 OCN) products, to evaluate potential sites and to estimate …

[HTML][HTML] Global estimations of wind energy potential considering seasonal air density changes

A Ulazia, J Sáenz, G Ibarra-Berastegi… - Energy, 2019 - Elsevier
The literature typically considers constant annual average air density when computing the
wind energy potential of a given location. In this work, the recent reanalysis ERA5 is used to …

Wind resource assessment offshore the Atlantic Iberian coast with the WRF model

N Salvação, CG Soares - Energy, 2018 - Elsevier
A ten year wind hindcast is presented for the Iberian Peninsula coast. Simulations are
conducted with the WRF model at 9 and 3 km of spatial resolution and 6 hourly output. The …

Has upwelling strengthened along worldwide coasts over 1982-2010?

R Varela, I Álvarez, F Santos, M DeCastro… - Scientific reports, 2015 - nature.com
Abstract Changes in coastal upwelling strength have been widely studied since 1990 when
Bakunproposed that global warming can induce the intensification of upwelling in …

A near‐real‐time version of the cross‐calibrated multiplatform (CCMP) ocean surface wind velocity data set

CA Mears, J Scott, FJ Wentz… - Journal of …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The Cross‐Calibrated Multiplatform (CCMP) ocean surface wind data set was
originally developed by Atlas and coworkers to blend cross‐calibrated satellite winds, in situ …

Continental-scale assessment of the African offshore wind energy potential: Spatial analysis of an under-appreciated renewable energy resource

P Elsner - Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2019 - Elsevier
Offshore wind energy is rapidly becoming a technology that developing countries could
consider because project costs have recently fallen substantially. Further reductions are …