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The UK makes for a fascinating case study regarding variability in renewable energy resource, impacting on the safe degree of penetration of renewable energy into the electricity grid. In this chapter, we highlight temporal and spatial scale wind speed variability which impacts upon UK wind farm operation both onshore and offshore. We argue how natural variations in wind climate at the monthly, seasonal and decadal scale, linked to the changing frequency of largescale weather patterns, need to be built into assessments of renewable energy revenue streams and consideration of associated insurance products.
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Dorling, S., Earl, N., Steele, C. (2014). Spatial and Temporal Variability in the UK Wind Resource: Scales, Controlling Factors and Implications for Wind Power Output. In: Troccoli, A., Dubus, L., Haupt, S. (eds) Weather Matters for Energy. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-9221-4_22
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