Abstract
Modern society's reliance on power systems is at risk from the escalating
effects of wind-related climate change. Yet, failure to identify the intricate
relationship between wind-related climate risks and power systems could lead to
serious short- and long-term issues, including partial or complete blackouts.
Here, we develop a comprehensive framework to assess China's power system
resilience across various climate change scenarios, enabling a holistic
evaluation of the repercussions induced by wind-related climate change. Our
findings indicate that China's current wind projects and planning strategies
could be jeopardized by wind-related climate change, with up to a 12\% decline
in regional wind power availability. Moreover, our results underscore a
pronounced vulnerability of power system resilience amidst the rigors of
hastened climate change, unveiling a potential amplification of resilience
deterioration, even approaching fourfold by 2060 under the most severe
scenario, relative to the 2020 benchmark. This work advocates for strategic
financial deployment within the power sector aimed at climate adaptation,
enhancing power system resilience to avert profound losses from long-term,
wind-influenced climatic fluctuations.
Citation
ID:
281639
Ref Key:
zhao2023adapting