Researchers from the University of Colorado published a new study this week showing that GHG emissions are shifting wind energy resources from the Northern Hemisphere to the Southern Hemisphere, Wired reported. For companies in the north banking on renewables, this could drastically affect future wind power capacity.
The study, published in Nature Geoscience, notes that global installed wind power cumulative capacity has grown on average by 22% annually since 2006. At the same time, wind energy resource assessments tend to be based on today’s climate without taking into account the effect GHG emissions have on global atmospheric circulation, the researchers say.
