A 34-year simulation of wind generation potential for Ireland and the impact of large-scale atmospheric pressure patterns

• Published in: Renewable Energy
• Main Authors: Cradden, Lucy C., McDermott, Frank, Zubiate, Laura, Sweeney, Conor, O'Malley, Mark
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier 2017
• Subjects: Wind power; MERRA reanalysis; North Atlantic Oscillation; East Atlantic Pattern; Merra; North Atlantic; North Atlantic oscillation
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10197/8402; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.renene.2016.12.079

To study climate-related aspects of power system operation with large volumes of wind generation, data with sufficiently wide temporal and spatial scope are required. The relative youth of the wind industry means that long-term data from real systems are not available. Here, a detailed aggregated wi...