Renewable energy, particularly wind power, has increased dramatically over the past two decades. In the Pacific Northwest, the power system has accommodated a large amount of new wind power. The variability of wind power has introduced many challenges, requiring additional reserve generation to be available to maintain system stability. The...
The seasonal variation of wind speed fluctuations is studied at
four locations in The Dalles area of the Columbia River Gorge.
Three of the sites are located in or near the valley floor while the
fourth site is on top of a 900 m (3000 ft) ridge just north of...