What is the future of wind energy in North America?

Communities across the US and Canada are taking advantage of clean, renewable wind energy to make our power supply more sustainable. Due to multiple factors, including new end-of-life innovations, state, local and federal regulations, investment in wind energy is growing. The future is bright for solar energy in North America.

What is the future for solar energy in North America?

The future is bright for solar energy in North America. The adoption of utility-scale solar is rapidly increasing as technology improves and becomes cheaper. It is estimated that solar will account for 30% of electricity generation in the US by 2030.

Is offshore wind a viable energy alternative?

In fact, various studies (e.g. Refs. [ 44, 55 ]) have already analyzed the benefits of combining offshore wind and solar PV energy for other areas of the globe. Therefore, considering the high degree of complementarity in the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea, this can be a viable energy alternative for these regions.

Do wind and solar PV power supply stability depend on CMIP6 data?

To the authors' knowledge, this is the first study to analyze the complementarity between wind and solar PV power in terms of energy supply stability using CMIP6 data. In addition, new indices were created to evaluate this complementarity. The methodology, as well as the data used to carry out the study, are described in Section 2.

Can the CMIP6 multi-model ensemble represent WPD and solar pvres in North America?

Therefore, it can be concluded that the 10 GCMs from the CMIP6 project can properly represent WPD and solar PVres in North America and that the CMIP6 multi-model ensemble is an appropriate tool to carry out the present study. Table 3. Overlap percentage between each GCM and ERA5 database for North America over the period 1985–2014. 3.2.