Cloud cover can help offshore wind farms by easing 'wind shadows,' simulations reveal

T2Covered by 1 source · first reported by Phys.org / ScienceDaily (tech) at 02 Oct, 15:40 UTC

Anyone calculating how much electricity an offshore wind farm will deliver looks at the wind and not at the clouds. Researchers at the University of Twente show that this leaves part of the yield unaccounted for. Low cloud cover speeds up the recovery of the wind behind a wind farm and can benefit…

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• T2Cloud cover can help offshore wind farms by easing 'wind shadows,' simulations revealPhys.org / ScienceDaily (tech)02 Oct, 15:40