Long-term effects of wakes from offshore wind farms on the wind conditions at FINO1

Investigation on how the wind conditions at the FINO1 research platform have changed through the construction of new wind farms in the vicinity. The long measurement recorded at FINO1 opens the opportunity to analyze how the progressive construction of wind farms influences the downwind wind conditions over a range of distances. In previous publications it has been shown that the wakes from the nearby wind farms Alpha Ventus, Borkum Riffgrund 1 and Trianel Windpark Borkum I have a clear effect on the wind flow, causing a reduction in wind speed and an increase in turbulence intensity.