[HRE17-P04] Offshore wind resource in the vicinity of Cape Erimo
Keywords:offshore wind resource assessment, satellite observation, meteorological simulation
Wind energy technology is rapidly developing and, above all, offshore wind energy is becoming a center of renewable energy in the world. In northern Japan, to examine the possibility of the offshore wind energy and to promote the development, detailed wind observations, examination for zoning, and plans to build offshore wind turbines are ongoing.
The latest offshore wind maps such as NeoWins (http://app10.infoc.nedo.go.jp/Nedo_Webgis/top.html) shows the largest wind energy resources in the vicinity of Cape Erimo, Hokkaido. Along the Japanese coast, there are only two offshore regions in which annual mean wind speeds exceed 10 m/s within approximately 20 km from the coast. One is the south of Cape Erimo.
However, few studies have paid attention to the strong winds in the vicinity of Cape Erimo and have investigated the mechanism of the strong winds or large wind energy. Although some studies demonstrated the strong winds which locally develops near the Cape Erimo by satellite wind observations (Shimada and Kawamura, 2004, 2007), there are remaining issues for further understanding of wind energy map and of the impact of the locally strong wind on the wind energy statistics. Therefore, this study investigate the locally strong wind developing near the Cape Erimo.
The latest offshore wind maps such as NeoWins (http://app10.infoc.nedo.go.jp/Nedo_Webgis/top.html) shows the largest wind energy resources in the vicinity of Cape Erimo, Hokkaido. Along the Japanese coast, there are only two offshore regions in which annual mean wind speeds exceed 10 m/s within approximately 20 km from the coast. One is the south of Cape Erimo.
However, few studies have paid attention to the strong winds in the vicinity of Cape Erimo and have investigated the mechanism of the strong winds or large wind energy. Although some studies demonstrated the strong winds which locally develops near the Cape Erimo by satellite wind observations (Shimada and Kawamura, 2004, 2007), there are remaining issues for further understanding of wind energy map and of the impact of the locally strong wind on the wind energy statistics. Therefore, this study investigate the locally strong wind developing near the Cape Erimo.