Sustainable pathways towards universal renewable electricity access in Africa

R Peters, J Berlekamp, C Kabiri, BA Kaplin… - Nature Reviews Earth & …, 2024 - nature.com
Half of the African population currently lacks the minimum levels of electricity access defined
by the International Energy Agency. However, given the limited fossil fuel dependency and …

The potential impact of climate change on European renewable energy droughts

J Kapica, J Jurasz, FA Canales, H Bloomfield… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2024 - Elsevier
The daily, seasonal, and interannual variability of solar and wind resources is well-
documented, based on evidence from multi-decadal meteorological time series. However …

[HTML][HTML] Global wind energy resources decline under climate change

A Martinez, G Iglesias - Energy, 2024 - Elsevier
Wind energy is poised to play a major role in the energy transition. The objective of this work
is to investigate the effects of climate change on global wind energy resources. For this …

Development of onshore wind turbine fleet counteracts climate change-induced reduction in global capacity factor

C Jung, D Schindler - Nature Energy, 2022 - nature.com
The capacity factor (cf) is a critical variable for quantifying wind turbine efficiency. Climate
change-induced wind resource variations and technical wind turbine fleet development will …

Contribution of complementary operation in adapting to climate change impacts on a large-scale wind–solar–hydro system: a case study in the Yalong River Basin …

Q Cheng, P Liu, J Xia, B Ming, L Cheng, J Chen, K Xie… - Applied Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
Operation flexibility of hydropower stations and regulation ability of reservoirs can
complement intermittent wind and photovoltaic power to form a stable wind–solar–hydro …

[HTML][HTML] A global analysis of renewable energy project commissioning timelines

A Gumber, R Zana, B Steffen - Applied Energy, 2024 - Elsevier
Many countries are targeting the rapid and deep decarbonization of their energy supply, with
renewable energy technologies playing a key role. Despite increased technology maturity …

Mapping future offshore wind resources in the South China Sea under climate change by regional climate modeling

JY He, PW Chan, QS Li, HW Tong - Renewable and Sustainable Energy …, 2023 - Elsevier
Cost-effective deployment of wind energy systems benefits from a thorough understanding
of wind resources. Therefore, it is imperative to figure out how the spatiotemporal patterns of …

Method for spatiotemporal wind power generation profile under hurricanes: US-Caribbean super grid proposition

R Itiki, M Manjrekar, SG Di Santo, C Itiki - Renewable and Sustainable …, 2023 - Elsevier
Wind turbines hit by hurricanes produce high variability of power generation profile. This
research proposes a method to estimate this variability and solutions to smooth it. The …

[HTML][HTML] Drought-heatwave compound events are stronger in drylands

C Wang, Z Li, Y Chen, L Ouyang, Y Li, F Sun… - Weather and Climate …, 2023 - Elsevier
Climate change is exacerbating the occurrence of compound droughts and heatwaves
(CDHWs), which pose a serious threat to human health and socio-economic development …

[HTML][HTML] The expected dynamics of the european offshore wind sector in the climate change context

E Rusu, F Onea - Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, 2023 - mdpi.com
The objective of this present work is to provide a more comprehensive picture of the wind
conditions corresponding to some important European marine energy sites by considering …