This book is intended to give an introduction into the meteorological boundary conditions for power generation from the wind, onshore and offshore. It is to provide reliable meteorological information for the planning and running of this important kind of renewable energy. This includes the derivation of wind laws and wind profile descriptions, especially those above the logarithmic surface layer. Winds over complex terrain and nocturnal low-level jets are considered as well. A special chapter is devoted to the efficiency of large wind parks and their wakes.

First book devoted solely to the meteorological basics of wind power generation Presents the meteorological basics for large wind turbines and wind parks Gives guidance to plan offshore wind parks Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Autorentext

Stefan Emeis is a meteorologist. He received his PhD at the University of Bonn, Germany in 1985 and his habilitation at the University of Karlsruhe, Germany in 1994. He is currently a senior scientist and research group leader at the Institute of Meteorology and Climate Research at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany and adjunct professor of meteorology at the University of Cologne, Germany. His research interests are the structure and turbulence of the atmospheric boundary layers, surface-based remote sensing of the atmosphere, the meteorological prerequisites for the usage of wind energy and all aspects of climate change. He is the editor-in-chief of the scientific journal "Meteorologische Zeitschrift" and (co)author of more than 80 scientific papers and of several books.

Inhalt
Wind laws.- Vertical wind and turbulence profiles.- Winds in complex terrain.- Offshore winds.- Physics of wind parks.- Outlook.