Based on the analysisofwindfield in the troposphere over theNorthwestPacific, the effects of the environmental flow-patterns ontyphoon tracks have been examined.
My colleague William Pentland writes about another consequence of excess hydropower: wind farms in the PacificNorthwest are being forced to disconnect from the power grid out of concern their added electrons with overload the system.
One example he points to is the Bonneville Power Authority in the PacificNorthwest, which he said could increase the wind share of its generation portfolio from 20% to 40% within several years.
Grid operators in the PacificNorthwest have repeatedly pulled the plug on several large wind farms in Oregon and Washington State, collectively curtailing roughly 13 gigawatt hours (GWh) of wind power since last Wednesday.