On the potential change in wind power over the us due to increases of atmospheric greenhouse gases

摘要

Wind power (WP) is a likely source of renewable energy to reduce fossil CO_2 atmospheric emissions. However, WP availability might be affected by climate changes induced by such emissions. In this study a refined regional climate model, appropriate for resolving near-surface flows, was used to generate WP climatologies for the US consistent with present and mid- 21 st century enhanced atmospheric CO_2 level.