UBC Okanagan researchers study how wind farms can change airstream patterns.
UBC Okanagan researchers study how wind farms can change airstream patterns.
While wind farms have become a widely popular method of generating energy, researchers are now looking at the impact of these large farms on wind patterns and the surrounding environment.
Using large-scale simulations to better understand the way air moves across and within wind farms, researchers from UBC Okanagan and Delft University of Technology (TU Delft) in the Netherlands have developed a modelling framework that will help improve wind energy forecasts and productivity.
The researchers also hope to learn how large wind farms can alter natural wind patterns.
Read more at University of British Columbia Okanagan Campus
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