High-resolution model-based wind atlas for Greece

V. Kotroni, K. Lagouvardos and S. Lykoudis

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2014, vol. 30, issue C, 479-489

Abstract: In the frame of this paper a wind climatology has been built for Greece, based on high resolution model simulations performed for a typical year of wind conditions over the area. The methodology followed includes: (a) the development of a typical wind year, (b) the definition of a modeling strategy and the performance of the appropriate simulations, (c) the verification of the 10-m wind speed simulated by the model against observations, (d) the statistical analysis of the wind simulations for the construction of the wind atlas. The analysis is performed at 50m and includes gridded wind speeds, the parameters of the respective Weibull distributions, and the potential power production. Finally a discussion on the effect of the topography height and slope on the wind distribution and consequently on the wind potential density is provided.

Keywords: Wind atlas; Model simulations; Wind potential; Greece (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014
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DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2013.10.016

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