A Brief Climatology of Dunkelflaute Events over and Surrounding the North and Baltic Sea Areas

In the coming decades, the European energy system is expected to become increasingly reliant on non-dispatchable generation such as wind and solar power. Under such a renewable energy scenario, a better characterization of the extreme weather condition ‘Dunkelflaute’, which can lead to a sustained reduction of wind and solar power, is important....

Mesoscale modeling of a “Dunkelflaute” event

In the near future, wind and solar generation are projected to play an increasingly important role in Europe's energy sector. With such fast-growing renewable energy development, the presence of simultaneous calm wind and overcast conditions could cause significant shortfalls in production with potentially serious consequences for system...

Quantifying the Predictability of a 'Dunkelflaute' Event by Utilizing a Mesoscale Model

In the coming decades, both wind and solar power production will be playing increasingly important roles in Europe's energy economy. It is absolutely essential that power grids are resilient against any unusual weather phenomena. One such meteorological phenomenon, "Dunkelflaute", is causing serious concern to the renewable energy industry,...