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Harnessing subseasonal-to-seasonal predictability for wind-power generation in Kenya

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Author(s): Masukwedza GIT, Hirons LC, Woolnough SJ, Ang'u C, Bloomfield HC, Wainwright CM, Brayshaw DJ, de Vincelles E, Gitau W, Mutemi J, Ochieng WO, Olago D, Oludhe C

Publication type: Article

Publication status: Published

Journal: Meteorological Applications

Year: 2026

Volume: 33

Issue: 4

Online publication date: 26/08/2026

Acceptance date: 07/07/2026

Date deposited: 28/08/2026

ISSN (print): 1350-4827

ISSN (electronic): 1469-8080

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Ltd.

URL: https://doi.org/10.1002/met.70221

DOI: 10.1002/met.70221

Data Access Statement: ERA5 reanalysis fields were obtained from the Copernicus Climate Data Store and are distributed under the Copernicus Climate Change Service licence. Wind and generation records from the Lake Turkana and Ngong Hills wind farms were supplied by the site operators under data-sharing agreements and cannot be released publicly for confidentiality reasons. See paper for more info


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LCH and SJW were also supported by the National Centre for Atmospheric Science through the NERC National Capability International Programme Award (NE/X006263/1)
OPP680 STFC Africa–UK Physics Partnership collaborative research call
UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) via the International Science Partnerships Fund (ISPF) (GB-GOV-26-ISPF-STFC-DQ5ZR34-KMC3QB9-2K9RF2Q)
UKRI469 POWER-Kenya project (‘Potential of sub-seasonal Operational Weather and climate information for building Energy Resilience in Kenya’)

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