Wind Turbine Aeromechanics: Theory, Methods and Applications
A special issue of Energies (ISSN 1996-1073). This special issue belongs to the section "A3: Wind, Wave and Tidal Energy".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 24 January 2025 | Viewed by 64
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The urgent need to improve the capacity of renewable energy-harvesting technologies worldwide to avoid the use of fossil fuels is undeniable for all. According to the net-zero roadmap, an 11-fold increase in wind capacity by 2050 is needed. Advancing wind turbine designs in different environments has faced challenges in efficiency, manufacturing, cost, and maintenance. With the unique characteristics of horizontal-axis and vertical-axis wind turbines (HAWTs and VAWTs), solutions can be devised to address these challenges.
This Special Issue aims to present the most recent advancements in wind turbine designs to address the emerging challenges in the wind turbine industry.
Topics of interest for publication include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Feasibility of different types of wind turbines for integration into the wind energy industry for integrated and local applications;
- Wind turbines at onshore and offshore windfarms;
- Offshore platform design for HAWTs and VAWTs;
- Aerodynamics of HAWTs and VAWTs and their respective challenges;
- Novel methods to investigate the aerodynamics of wind turbines;
- Novel solutions to improve the aerodynamic performance of wind turbines;
- Theories to predict turbine performance;
- Wind turbine digital twin;
- Aeroelastic investigation of turbine blades, joints, and bearings on a large scale;
- Novel strategies to reduce the manufacturing, installation, and maintenance costs;
- Feasibility of integrating hydrokinetic and tidal turbines into the wind energy industry;
- Hybrid renewable energy systems.
Dr. Amir Zanj
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- wind turbines
- hybrid renewables
- VAWTs
- HAWTs
- tidal
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