Overview
- Discusses the basics of meteorology for wind power generation
- Focuses on large wind turbines and wind parks
- Covers offshore wind parks
- Includes a mathematical treatment of the efficiency of large offshore wind parks
Part of the book series: Green Energy and Technology (GREEN)
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Table of contents (10 chapters)
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About this book
This book offers an introduction to the meteorological boundary conditions for power generation from wind – both onshore and offshore, and provides meteorological information for the planning and running of this important renewable energy source. It includes the derivation of wind laws and wind-profile descriptions, especially those above the logarithmic surface layer, and discusses winds over complex terrains and nocturnal low-level jets. This updated and expanded second edition features new chapters devoted to the efficiency of large wind parks and their wakes and to offshore wind energy.
Authors and Affiliations
About the author
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.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Wind Energy Meteorology
Book Subtitle: Atmospheric Physics for Wind Power Generation
Authors: Stefan Emeis
Series Title: Green Energy and Technology
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-72859-9
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Energy, Energy (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing AG, part of Springer Nature 2018
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-72858-2Published: 17 April 2018
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-10278-4Published: 19 December 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-72859-9Published: 30 March 2018
Series ISSN: 1865-3529
Series E-ISSN: 1865-3537
Edition Number: 2
Number of Pages: XXVI, 255
Number of Illustrations: 67 b/w illustrations, 43 illustrations in colour
Topics: Renewable and Green Energy, Meteorology, Geophysics and Environmental Physics, Atmospheric Sciences, Environmental Physics, Energy Efficiency