[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 energy and the energy transition: challenges and opportunities for Mexico

V Magar, A Peña, AN Hahmann, DA Pacheco-Rojas… - Sustainability, 2023 - mdpi.com
We present a review of wind energy development in Mexico, factors hampering this
development, and proposals for solutions to address this hampering. This review is relevant …

The consequences of air density variations over northeastern Scotland for offshore wind energy potential

A Ulazia, A Nafarrate, G Ibarra-Berastegi, J Sáenz… - Energies, 2019 - mdpi.com
Hywind-Scotland is a wind farm in Scotland that for many reasons is at the leading edge of
technology and is located at a paradigmatic study area for offshore wind energy …

Projection of future global offshore wind energy resources using CMIP data

C Zheng, X Li, X Luo, X Chen, Y Qian, Z Zhang… - Atmosphere …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
abstract Offshore wind energy has the potential to ease energy and environmental crises,
improve people's living standards on remote islands, and, finally, make contributions to …

Analysis of the offshore wind resource and its economic assessment in two zones of Mexico

JP Arenas-López, M Badaoui - Sustainable Energy Technologies and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Renewable energies have become the most attractive generation technologies for
investment with the aim of reducing costs in the coming years. Therefore, this study …

Seasonal correction of offshore wind energy potential due to air density: Case of the Iberian Peninsula

A Ulazia, G Ibarra-Berastegi, J Sáenz… - Sustainability, 2019 - mdpi.com
A constant value of air density based on its annual average value at a given location is
commonly used for the computation of the annual energy production in wind industry. Thus …

Using 3DVAR data assimilation to measure offshore wind energy potential at different turbine heights in the West Mediterranean

A Ulazia, J Sáenz, G Ibarra-Berastegui… - Applied energy, 2017 - Elsevier
In this article, offshore wind energy potential is measured around the Iberian Mediterranean
coast and the Balearic Islands using the WRF meteorological model without 3DVAR data …

Offshore wind energy resource assessment under techno-economic and social-ecological constraints

V Magar, MS Gross, L González-García - Ocean & Coastal Management, 2018 - Elsevier
An offshore wind energy resource assessment is presented. This includes techno-economic
and social-ecological constraints. The theoretical total installed capacity is estimated using a …

A technical assessment of offshore wind energy in Mexico: A Case study in Tehuantepec Gulf

DF Bernal-Camacho, JVH Fontes, E Mendoza - Energies, 2022 - mdpi.com
The growing energy demand has increased the consumption of hydrocarbons in developing
countries such as Mexico, which has contributed to accelerating global warming. Although …

Drivers of extreme wind events in Mexico for windpower applications

SR Thomas, O Martínez‐Alvarado… - International Journal …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
In this study, we use ak‐mean clustering approach to investigate the weather patterns
responsible for extreme wind speed events throughout Mexico using 40 years of the ERA‐5 …