Offshore Wind Energy Index 2017 Shows Wind Yields for Offshore Wind Farms

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Fraunhofer IWES has now extended its index for the German Bight for the year 2017. The index provides information on how high the maximum available natural energy yield was compared to previous years.

This evaluation helps operators to quantify performance losses and to identify and resolve the causes. Overall, the final index for the past year was between -2.0 and +0.9 percent compared with the years 2007-2016. In 2017, the months of January and July-September stand out with an especially low yield far behind average and trailing up to 20 percent behind the corresponding results of the preceding 10-year period. However, the very windy months of February, March, and October were able to compensate for this poor result. Altogether, the offshore wind conditions in 2017... ... More: Official Press Release Fraunhofer IWES

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Fraunhofer IWES, Deutsche Bucht, North Sea, German Bight, offshore, wind energy, yield, wind