scholarly journals The impact of climate change on wind power production in Scotland

Author(s):  
L. M. Miu
Energy ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 189 ◽  
pp. 116215 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yang Gao ◽  
Shaoxiu Ma ◽  
Tao Wang

2020 ◽  
Vol 15 (3) ◽  
pp. 16-20
Author(s):  
Neeraj Adhikari ◽  
Kundan Lal Shrestha

Renewable energies, the promising technologies for the mitigation of climate change, are strongly climate dependent. This research was done to study the impact of climate change on energy generation from wind resources in Kagbeni, Nepal, where the present wind speed and wind power density at 75 m agl are 8.15 m/s and 851 W/m2 respectively. In this research, RegCM-4.4.1 regional climate model was used to downscale the future wind resources with a resolution of 10 km x 10 km. The model was validated in the region using five year observed wind resources from 2001-2005 and further it was used to downscale the wind resources for time period of 2030-2050 using HadGEM2 GCM output of scenario RCP 4.5. This research predicts a 5.3% increase in the wind speed with 13.4% increase in the wind power density at 75 m agl for the time period of 2030-2050. The turbine selected was SUZLON S-52 having hub height of 75 m with 600 KW power rating. The capacity factor of the turbine for the time period of 2030-2050 increases by 15% compared to base year 2001-2005.


Author(s):  
N. Maidanovych ◽  

The purpose of this work is to review and analyze the main results of modern research on the impact of climate change on the agro-sphere of Ukraine. Results. Analysis of research has shown that the effects of climate change on the agro-sphere are already being felt today and will continue in the future. The observed climate changes in recent decades have already significantly affected the shift in the northern direction of all agro-climatic zones of Europe, including Ukraine. From the point of view of productivity of the agro-sphere of Ukraine, climate change will have both positive and negative consequences. The positives include: improving the conditions of formation and reducing the harvesting time of crop yields; the possibility of effective introduction of late varieties (hybrids), which require more thermal resources; improving the conditions for overwintering crops; increase the efficiency of fertilizer application. Model estimates of the impact of climate change on wheat yields in Ukraine mainly indicate the positive effects of global warming on yields in the medium term, but with an increase in the average annual temperature by 2 ° C above normal, grain yields are expected to decrease. The negative consequences of the impact of climate change on the agrosphere include: increased drought during the growing season; acceleration of humus decomposition in soils; deterioration of soil moisture in the southern regions; deterioration of grain quality and failure to ensure full vernalization of grain; increase in the number of pests, the spread of pathogens of plants and weeds due to favorable conditions for their overwintering; increase in wind and water erosion of the soil caused by an increase in droughts and extreme rainfall; increasing risks of freezing of winter crops due to lack of stable snow cover. Conclusions. Resource-saving agricultural technologies are of particular importance in the context of climate change. They include technologies such as no-till, strip-till, ridge-till, which make it possible to partially store and accumulate mulch on the soil surface, reduce the speed of the surface layer of air and contribute to better preservation of moisture accumulated during the autumn-winter period. And in determining the most effective ways and mechanisms to reduce weather risks for Ukrainian farmers, it is necessary to take into account the world practice of climate-smart technologies.


2012 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
pp. 108-115 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wu Weiwei ◽  
Xu Haigen ◽  
Wu Jun ◽  
Cao Mingchang

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