Publication Date:
2014-02-27
Description:
Damage from hurricanes is increasing in many coastal regions worldwide. Research now shows that large wind-turbine arrays can significantly diminish peak near-surface hurricane wind speeds and storm surge. The net cost of turbine arrays is less than that of today’s fossil-fuel electricity generation and also than that of sea walls used to avoid storm-surge damage. Nature Climate Change 4 195 doi: 10.1038/nclimate2120
Print ISSN:
1758-678X
Electronic ISSN:
1758-6798
Topics:
Geosciences