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PO167: European Wind Resource Evolution under Climate Change: Design Considerations for Future FOWTs
Markel Penalba, Lecturer & Researcher, Mondragon University
Abstract
Global warming is causing significant changes in the climate system, leading to glacial melting, rising sea levels, and intensified natural disasters. This study focuses on assessing the potential evolution of onshore and offshore wind resources under different climate change scenarios driven by equivalent carbon dioxide concentrations in the atmosphere. The aim is to understand how these changes may impact the performance of wind turbines on land and at sea. The study is divided into two main parts. First, it examines the evolution of wind resources under various climate change scenarios based on greenhouse gas emissions and land use projections. Second, it evaluates how these resource variations affect the design parameters of floating offshore wind turbines. The study utilizes global climate models, specifically those from the Coupled Model Intercomparison Project Phase 6 (CMIP6), to obtain wind resource forecast data. The selected study region is Northwestern Europe, and the chosen scenarios are SSP2-4.5 and SSP5-8.5 for wind data and SSP5-8.5 for wave data. Near-term, mid-term, and long-term forecasts are analyzed. Results indicate significant variations in wind resources, with consistent decreases in Northern Europe and increases followed by decreases in Southern Europe. Resource variability, crucial for technology design, shows increased coefficient of variation (CoV) in Northern European regions and decreased CoV in the Southern regions. Extreme wind gusts are expected to increase along the European coast but decrease onshore. Regarding wave resources, they are expected to decrease significantly across Europe, with increased CoV and extreme events along specific coastal areas. To understand the practical implications, the study evaluates a 5MW floating offshore wind turbine in terms of energy generation, bending moments, and mooring line tension. These parameters are shown to decrease considerably in response to resource variations, emphasizing the need for future wind turbine designs to account for climate change-related resource fluctuations
