Has any research been done on the effects of wind farms on local wind/weather patterns? It seems like taking energy out of the wind in a relatively concentrated area would have downstream effects.
(I'm not anti-wind energy, I'm just curious).
(I'm not anti-wind energy, I'm just curious).
This is my favorite infrastructure project concept: https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/offshore-wind-far...
help with hurricanes, direct DC to the entire country, tons of jobs for maintenance, etc
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S254243511...!
Windmill probably is much less of a drag (pun!) as compared to above.
See for example https://energyfollower.com/wind-turbine-spacing, https://ep.liu.se/ecp/057/vol15/014/ecp57vol15_014.pdf
No, certainly not seriously.
This is made more difficult in the US due to the complexities of offshore wind installation imposed by the Jones Act.
It’s a neat concept. But it will never be realized.