Publications by Albertus Christiaan Kruyt

A Downscaling Intercomparison Study: The Representation of Slope- and Ridge-Scale Processes in Models of Different Complexity

Varun Sharma, Franziska Gerber, Albertus Christiaan Kruyt, Dylan Stewart Reynolds

Spatially distributed meteorological information at the slope scale is relevant for many processes in complex terrain, yet information at this sub-km spatial resolution is difficult to obtain. While downscaling to kilometer resolutions is well described in ...

FRONTIERS MEDIA SA2022

Potential and uncertainty of wind energy in the Swiss Alps

Albertus Christiaan Kruyt

Switzerland has committed itself to an ambitious energy strategy. It aims to replace the exist- ing nuclear generation capacity with predominantly indigenous renewable resources. Wind power could play a significant role in this transition, yet the wind res ...

EPFL2019

Improvement of Wind Power Assessment in Complex Terrain: The Case of COSMO-1 in the Swiss Alps

Michael Lehning, Albertus Christiaan Kruyt, Jérôme François Sylvain Dujardin

This work contains a series of calculations that explore the wind power potential in Switzerland using the Numerical Weather Prediction model COSMO-1. The model's performance was validated in complex terrain by comparing the modeled hourly wind speed to we ...

FRONTIERS MEDIA SA2018

Charting the course: A possible route to a fully renewable Swiss power system

Pedro Filipe De Almeida Manso, Michael Lehning, Albertus Christiaan Kruyt, Stuart John Bartlett, Annelen Kahl, Jérôme François Sylvain Dujardin

The prospect of a renewable transition seems plausible for many countries, but can be shrouded in risks, costs and challenges. This paper illuminates a path for such a transition with a numerical investigation, aimed at resolving the power dynamics of a co ...

2018

Potential contributions of wind power to a stable and highly renewable Swiss power supply

Michael Lehning, Albertus Christiaan Kruyt, Annelen Kahl

Using data from two measurement networks, we analyse the following aspects of wind speeds over Switzerland to assess the possibility of high wind power penetration: spatial correlation, persistent low wind power conditions and the diurnal and seasonal wind ...

Elsevier Sci Ltd2017

Interplay between photovoltaic, wind energy and storage hydropower in a fully renewable Switzerland

Michael Lehning, Albertus Christiaan Kruyt, Stuart John Bartlett, Annelen Kahl, Jérôme François Sylvain Dujardin

As part of its ambitious long term energy strategy, Switzerland plans to phase out nuclear power production and replace most or all of its significant share of national electricity production (40%) by renewables, in particular by photovoltaics (PV) and win ...

Pergamon-Elsevier Science Ltd2017

Reliable Averages and Risky Extremes – Analysis of spatiotemporal variability in solar irradiance and persistent cloud cover patterns over Switzerland

Michael Lehning, Juliette Ferial Blanchet, Albertus Christiaan Kruyt, Annelen Kahl

With the perspective of Switzerland’s phase-out from nuclear energy, solar energy potential may take an important role for the country’s future in renewable energy. Based on 12 years of satellite-derived, spatially distributed data of daily average cloud f ...

Elsevier2016

Risks and Reliability in a Fully Renewable Switzerland

Michael Lehning, Albertus Christiaan Kruyt, Stuart John Bartlett, Annelen Kahl

In Switzerland, the government has made ambitious plans for a major energy transition. There is a planned phase out of nuclear facilities by mid-century, their capacity replaced by an expansion of hydroelectric infrastructure, new geothermal installations, ...

2015