Offshore Wind Farms Could 'Significantly Alter' Regional Climate Patterns, Finds Study

Offshore wind farms could 'significantly alter' regional climate patterns, finds study

Research can help inform planning for new offshore wind farms and ‘should not be interpreted as evidence against deployment,’ amid fossil fuel driven climate crisis

Projected impacts of future offshore wind farms on coastal precipitation over the Northwest European shelf

Abstract: Offshore wind energy plays a central role in reaching the European Green Deal target of a climate-neutral Europe by 2050. In this study, we simulate offshore wind development for 2023, 2030, and beyond 2050 across the Northwest-European Shelf, using various turbine sizes over a 10-year period, an approach not previously undertaken. For the post-2050 scenario, we assess the maximum potential deployment within all currently identified de…