Barra79
Barra79 OP t1_jaxrggl wrote
Reply to comment by Rotlam in [OC] Wind Speed Vs Wind Power by Barra79
Yeah the wind turbines dont produce electricity until they reach their cut in speed which is around 15 to 20km/h I believe. Then they have a max output, somewhere around 55km/h. They also need to park at high wind speeds or risk getting damaged. You can see this more clearly here: https://imgur.com/a/GNR2M9c
Barra79 OP t1_jaxemks wrote
Reply to comment by Swimming-Ebb-4231 in [OC] Wind Speed versus Fossil Fuels by Barra79
No you cant, because I posted them with my account which isnt deleted. I deleted the posts because I got a lot of negative feedback about the fact that I had power on the x axis. I fixed the graphs but had to create new posts as you cant edit your post.
Barra79 OP t1_jaxdsye wrote
Reply to comment by Rotlam in [OC] Wind Speed Vs Wind Power by Barra79
Can you provide an x,y coordinate to better describe where on the map you mean please?
Barra79 OP t1_jaxc48e wrote
Reply to [OC] Wind Speed Vs Wind Power by Barra79
Here's the same graph for just Offshore: https://imgur.com/gXTKRg4
And using Borkum, which is an island on the West coast:https://imgur.com/a/GNR2M9c
Barra79 OP t1_jaxbmq1 wrote
Reply to comment by Swimming-Ebb-4231 in [OC] Wind Speed versus Fossil Fuels by Barra79
No, its mine!
Barra79 OP t1_jaxb1b1 wrote
Reply to [OC] Wind Speed versus Fossil Fuels by Barra79
The same graph for Bremen: https://imgur.com/a/Joiy8Zv
Barra79 OP t1_jaxahk1 wrote
Reply to comment by LargeMarsupial89 in [OC] Wind Speed versus Fossil Fuels by Barra79
That despite the German governments claim that they have a 63 GW total wind capacity, they are still burning large amounts of fossil fuels when it is not windy.
Barra79 OP t1_jax6k0u wrote
Reply to comment by sault18 in [OC] Wind Speed versus Fossil Fuels by Barra79
Wind turbines turn their blades to a full stall position in high wind conditions to prevent damage to the turbine. So if the turbines are not producing electricity at high wind speeds, then more electricity has to be produced using fossil fuels. The wind drought in Germany before Christmas coincided with the coldest weather conditions there this winter.
Barra79 OP t1_jawiu34 wrote
Reply to [OC] Wind Speed versus Fossil Fuels by Barra79
Electricity Power Source: https://www.entsoe.eu/ ENTSOE API.
Wind Speed Source: https://open-meteo.com/ Open-meteo API, taking the wind speed in Hamburg Germany at a height of 80m.
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Barra79 OP t1_jawicfu wrote
Reply to [OC] Wind Speed Vs Wind Power by Barra79
I'd like to explain why I am only taking the wind speed in Hamburg. Based on my graph, I believe it is reasonable for someone in Hamburg to argue that if it is not windy there at a given time, then it is very unlikely that Germany as a whole is generating much in the way of electricity from Wind Power. However, if I average out the wind in Germany to produce this graph, then no such claim can be made. Instead it can be argued that if it's calm in Hamburg it is still very likely that it is windy in many other parts of Germany, resulting in lots of Wind Power anyway. Furthermore, if I produce the above graph for Bremen, I get a very similar correlation. So a person in Bremen can make a similar claim as that mentioned above for Hamburg. With regard to Berlin, the correlation is still clear, but not a tight as above.
Bremen: https://imgur.com/a/aahs9Vm
Berlin: https://imgur.com/a/LgTFNiV
Cologne: https://imgur.com/mcc8IYC
Barra79 OP t1_jawibyn wrote
Reply to [OC] Wind Speed Vs Wind Power by Barra79
Wind Power Source: https://www.entsoe.eu/ ENTSOE API. Summing onshore and offshore values for Germany.
Wind Speed Source: https://open-meteo.com/ Open-meteo API, taking the wind speed in Hamburg Germany at a height of 80m.
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Barra79 OP t1_jaxsay9 wrote
Reply to comment by RenegadeMoose in [OC] Wind Speed Vs Wind Power by Barra79
Im using a poly fit function set to the third degree: https://numpy.org/doc/stable/reference/generated/numpy.polyfit.html