The impact of climate change and variability on the generation of electrical power
Climate variability and change affect electricity generation in several ways. Electricity generation is directly dependent on climate/weather parameters like wind (wind power generation) or air temperature and resulting water temperature (thermal power plants). River discharge as a result of precipi...
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| author | Hagen Koch Stefan Vögele Fred F. Hattermann Shaochun Huang |
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| description | Climate variability and change affect electricity generation in several ways. Electricity generation is directly dependent on climate/weather parameters like wind (wind power generation) or air temperature and resulting water temperature (thermal power plants). River discharge as a result of precipitation and temperature, the latter being one main factor influencing evapotranspiration, is important for hydro power generation and cooling of thermal power plants. In this study possible effects of climate variability and change on electricity generation in Germany are analyzed. Considered is electricity generation by thermal power plants, wind power plants and hydro power plants. While hydro power plants and thermal power plants are affected negatively due to declining river discharge or higher water temperatures, for wind power generation no clear tendency was found. The reduction for hydro power generation could be leveled out by a slight increase in installed capacity and modernization of turbines and generators. By a replacement of old once-through cooling systems by closed-circuit cooling systems for new thermal power plants the negative impacts on electricity generation can be reduced significantly. The planned increase of installed capacity for wind power generation clearly surpasses the changes arising from climate change. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-c90cb0fa550a420e98b8ae29b19e2b782022-12-21T19:38:14ZengBorntraegerMeteorologische Zeitschrift0941-29482015-04-0124217318810.1127/metz/2015/053084732The impact of climate change and variability on the generation of electrical powerHagen KochStefan VögeleFred F. HattermannShaochun HuangClimate variability and change affect electricity generation in several ways. Electricity generation is directly dependent on climate/weather parameters like wind (wind power generation) or air temperature and resulting water temperature (thermal power plants). River discharge as a result of precipitation and temperature, the latter being one main factor influencing evapotranspiration, is important for hydro power generation and cooling of thermal power plants. In this study possible effects of climate variability and change on electricity generation in Germany are analyzed. Considered is electricity generation by thermal power plants, wind power plants and hydro power plants. While hydro power plants and thermal power plants are affected negatively due to declining river discharge or higher water temperatures, for wind power generation no clear tendency was found. The reduction for hydro power generation could be leveled out by a slight increase in installed capacity and modernization of turbines and generators. By a replacement of old once-through cooling systems by closed-circuit cooling systems for new thermal power plants the negative impacts on electricity generation can be reduced significantly. The planned increase of installed capacity for wind power generation clearly surpasses the changes arising from climate change.http://dx.doi.org/10.1127/metz/2015/0530climate changeelectricity generationGermany |
| spellingShingle | Hagen Koch Stefan Vögele Fred F. Hattermann Shaochun Huang The impact of climate change and variability on the generation of electrical power Meteorologische Zeitschrift climate change electricity generation Germany |
| title | The impact of climate change and variability on the generation of electrical power |
| title_full | The impact of climate change and variability on the generation of electrical power |
| title_fullStr | The impact of climate change and variability on the generation of electrical power |
| title_full_unstemmed | The impact of climate change and variability on the generation of electrical power |
| title_short | The impact of climate change and variability on the generation of electrical power |
| title_sort | impact of climate change and variability on the generation of electrical power |
| topic | climate change electricity generation Germany |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1127/metz/2015/0530 |
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