Taming hurricanes with arrays of offshore wind turbines

Mark Z. Jacobson (), Cristina L. Archer and Willett Kempton
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Mark Z. Jacobson: Stanford University, Stanford California 94305-4020, USA
Cristina L. Archer: College of Earth, Ocean, and Environment, University of Delaware
Willett Kempton: College of Earth, Ocean, and Environment, University of Delaware

Nature Climate Change, 2014, vol. 4, issue 3, 195-200

Abstract: Damage from hurricanes is increasing in many coastal regions worldwide. Research now shows that large wind-turbine arrays can significantly diminish peak near-surface hurricane wind speeds and storm surge. The net cost of turbine arrays is less than that of today’s fossil-fuel electricity generation and also than that of sea walls used to avoid storm-surge damage.

Date: 2014
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DOI: 10.1038/nclimate2120

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