The Association of the North Atlantic and the Arctic Oscillation on Wind Energy Resource over Europe and its Intermittency

This study focuses on a better understanding of the influences of the North Atlantic and the Arctic Oscillation on wind power resource over Europe. In the case of a change in phase of the oscillations, wind power density can vary by a factor of three in northern Europe, and a similar effect (but opposite in sign) is seen for southern Europe. Similar results are obtained by calculating the energy output of hypothetical wind turbines. In this way, we have identified an interconnection potential between wind farms in northern and southern Europe in order to reduce intermittency at an aggregate scale.