Wind Energy Science
Wind Energy Science
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The following lists the preprints and final revised papers published within the last 90 days.
04 Aug 2026
Integrated Wind Farm Layout Optimization Accounting for Wake-Induced Blade Fatigue and Wake-Steering Effects on LCOE
Patrick Erik Marcel De Smet, Georg Jacobs, Dustin Frings, Leon Schenke, Stefan Witter, Thorsten Reichartz, and Martin Knops
Wind Energ. Sci. Discuss., https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-2026-130,https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-2026-130, 2026
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04 Aug 2026
Fostering open science through a digital open innovation platform – structural health monitoring case study
Sarah Barber, Shun Wang, Francesc Pozo, Yolanda Vidal, Marcela Rodrigues Machado, Amanda Aryda Silva Rodrigues de Sousa, Jefferson da Silva Coelho, Xukai Zhang, Yao-Teng Hu, Arash Noshadravan, Theodoros Varouxis, Mahmoud Abdelhak, Ramin Ghiasi, and Abdollah Malekjafarian
Wind Energ. Sci., 11, 2801–2816, https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-11-2801-2026,https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-11-2801-2026, 2026
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03 Aug 2026
Grand challenges in designing resilient wind energy systems in areas prone to tropical cyclones
Georgios Deskos, Jiali Wang, Sanjay Arwade, Murray Fisher, Brian Hirth, Xiaoli Guo Larsén, Julie K. Lundquist, Andrew Myers, Weichiang Pang, William J. Pringle, Robert Rogers, Miguel Sanchez-Gomez, Chao Sun, Atsushi Yamaguchi, and Paul Veers
Wind Energ. Sci., 11, 2749–2782, https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-11-2749-2026,https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-11-2749-2026, 2026
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03 Aug 2026
Impact of atmospheric stability and turbulence on wind turbine wake characteristics: a nacelle lidar study
Julia Menken and Norman Wildmann
Wind Energ. Sci., 11, 2783–2800, https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-11-2783-2026,https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-11-2783-2026, 2026
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30 Jul 2026
Low-Frequency Fatigue monitoring using nacelle-mounted accelerometers
Mustapha Chaar, Wout Weijtjens, and Christof Devriendt
Wind Energ. Sci. Discuss., https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-2026-133,https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-2026-133, 2026
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30 Jul 2026
Slow wake recovery and low turbulence behind wind farms parameterized in mesoscale simulations
William C. Radünz, Jens H. Kasper, Richard J. A. M. Stevens, and Julie K. Lundquist
Wind Energ. Sci., 11, 2723–2747, https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-11-2723-2026,https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-11-2723-2026, 2026
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28 Jul 2026
OptiWindNet RouteSets: a solver-diverse benchmark dataset for the offshore wind-farm cable routing problem
Mauricio Souza de Alencar, Tuhfe Göçmen, and Nicolaos A. Cutululis
Wind Energ. Sci. Discuss., https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-2026-124,https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-2026-124, 2026
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28 Jul 2026
Dual-Doppler Radar Characterization during the Krummendeich Field Experiment: A Campaign Overview and Performance Assessment
Arianna Marie Jordan, Lin-Ya Hung, Gerrit Wolken-Möhlmann, and Julia Gottschall
Wind Energ. Sci. Discuss., https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-2026-114,https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-2026-114, 2026
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28 Jul 2026
A numerical study of the influence of terrain on wakes, blockage, wind farm efficiency, and turbine efficiency
James Bleeg and Christiane Montavon
Wind Energ. Sci., 11, 2695–2721, https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-11-2695-2026,https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-11-2695-2026, 2026
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27 Jul 2026
Large-eddy simulation of airborne wind energy systems flying in turbulent wind using model predictive control
Jean-Baptiste Crismer, Thomas Haas, Matthieu Duponcheel, and Grégoire Winckelmans
Wind Energ. Sci., 11, 2669–2694, https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-11-2669-2026,https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-11-2669-2026, 2026
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24 Jul 2026
Wake-resolving acoustic tomography: advances through numerical covariance methods
Nicholas Hamilton and Shreyas Bidadi
Wind Energ. Sci., 11, 2621–2645, https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-11-2621-2026,https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-11-2621-2026, 2026
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24 Jul 2026
A consistent computational fluid dynamics surrogate model for wind turbine interaction including atmospheric stability
Maarten Paul van der Laan, Alexander Meyer Forsting, and Pierre-Elouan Réthoré
Wind Energ. Sci., 11, 2647–2668, https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-11-2647-2026,https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-11-2647-2026, 2026
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23 Jul 2026
Aerodynamic analysis of standard variable-speed torque control in complex terrain
Clemens Paul Zengler, Mac Gaunaa, and Niels Troldborg
Wind Energ. Sci., 11, 2601–2619, https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-11-2601-2026,https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-11-2601-2026, 2026
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22 Jul 2026
Calibration and validation of an engineering model for vortex-induced vibration prediction in wind turbine towers
Dimitris Vlastos, Niki Tzimi, Georgia Trampa, Vasilis Riziotis, Dimitris Manolas, and Nikos Spyropoulos
Wind Energ. Sci., 11, 2585–2600, https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-11-2585-2026,https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-11-2585-2026, 2026
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22 Jul 2026
Bio-Inspired Outer-Span Hybridization of the NREL Phase VI Rotor for Enhancing Aerodynamic Performance and Flow-Field Stability
Yassine EL Qamch, Khaoula Qaissi, Ashraf Ali Omar, Wafae Lahmili, and Kenza Bouchaala
Wind Energ. Sci. Discuss., https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-2026-111,https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-2026-111, 2026
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21 Jul 2026
Idealized simulations of wind farm interactions with intermittent turbulence in stable boundary layer conditions
Adam S. Wise, Robert S. Arthur, Jeffrey D. Mirocha, Julie K. Lundquist, and Fotini K. Chow
Wind Energ. Sci., 11, 2543–2565, https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-11-2543-2026,https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-11-2543-2026, 2026
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21 Jul 2026
Extreme wind speeds in tropical cyclones using parametric models
Paul Renaud, Léo Vinour, Fabien Leckler, Shogo Uchiyama, and Jean-François Filipot
Wind Energ. Sci., 11, 2521–2542, https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-11-2521-2026,https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-11-2521-2026, 2026
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21 Jul 2026
Large-eddy simulation of thermally stratified atmospheric boundary layers with a lattice Boltzmann method
Henry Korb, Henrik Asmuth, Martin Schönherr, Martin Geier, and Stefan Ivanell
Wind Energ. Sci., 11, 2567–2583, https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-11-2567-2026,https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-11-2567-2026, 2026
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20 Jul 2026
A Two-Step Spatio-Temporal Framework for Turbine-Height Wind Estimation at Unmonitored Sites from Sparse Meteorological Data
Eamonn Organ, Maeve Upton, Denis Allard, Lionel Benoit, and James Sweeney
Wind Energ. Sci. Discuss., https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-2026-101,https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-2026-101, 2026
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20 Jul 2026
Experimental investigation of the rotor–tower interaction of a modern multi-megawatt wind turbine
Philipp N. Wölk, Niklas Maroldt, and Joerg R. Seume
Wind Energ. Sci., 11, 2479–2494, https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-11-2479-2026,https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-11-2479-2026, 2026
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20 Jul 2026
Influence of the inflow conditions on the dynamics of a floating wind turbine wake under harmonic surge motion
Dimas Alejandro Barile, Roberto Sosa, Sandrine Aubrun, and Alejandro Daniel Otero
Wind Energ. Sci., 11, 2495–2519, https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-11-2495-2026,https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-11-2495-2026, 2026
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20 Jul 2026
Review on Near-Surface Meteorological Variations Induced by Wind Turbines
Paul Boumendil, Pierre-Antoine Joulin, Quentin Rodier, and Valéry Masson
Wind Energ. Sci. Discuss., https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-2026-118,https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-2026-118, 2026
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16 Jul 2026
SCADA-based calibration of analytical wake models: uncertainty-aware generalisation across offshore wind farms and the role of atmospheric stability
Diederik van Binsbergen, Pieter-Jan Daems, Timothy Verstraeten, Konstantinos Vratsinis, Amir Nejad, and Jan Helsen
Wind Energ. Sci. Discuss., https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-2026-120,https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-2026-120, 2026
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15 Jul 2026
Beyond the Intersection Point: Offshore Wind and Turbulence reconstruction from Horizontally Separated Dual-Doppler Scanning Lidar Beams
Farkhondeh Rouholahnejad, Tanguy Lunel, and Julia Gottschall
Wind Energ. Sci. Discuss., https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-2026-99,https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-2026-99, 2026
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15 Jul 2026
Influence of environmental characteristics on power production in an offshore wind turbine in the Belgian North Sea
Rebeca Marini, Konstantinos Vratsinis, Pieter-Jan Daems, Timothy Verstraeten, Etienne Cheynet, and Jan Helsen
Wind Energ. Sci. Discuss., https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-2026-117,https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-2026-117, 2026
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14 Jul 2026
Sensitivity analysis of numerical modeling input parameters on wind turbine loads in deterministic transient load cases
Will Wiley, Jason Jonkman, and Amy Robertson
Wind Energ. Sci., 11, 2447–2477, https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-11-2447-2026,https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-11-2447-2026, 2026
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14 Jul 2026
Implementing raceway damage in a finite-element blade bearing model
Matthis Graßmann, Oliver Menck, Apoorva Avinash Kulkarni, and Florian Schleich
Wind Energ. Sci. Discuss., https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-2026-112,https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-2026-112, 2026
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10 Jul 2026
OC7 project Phase II: comparison of global-to-local load transfer approaches in floating structures
Michael Karch, Friedemann Borisade, Fabian Wendt, Romain Pinguet, Thang Do, Jérôme de Lauzon, Lucas Tessier, Jon Cerrada-Garcés, Alvaro Olcoz-Alonso, Jesús Artal, Borja Servan-Camas, Julio García-Espinosa, Cai Wei Sun, Haruki Yoshimoto, Takaya Nagumo, Go Tsuneto, Roger Bergua, Lu Wang, Jason Jonkman, Amy Robertson, Constance Clement, and Guillaume Potier
Wind Energ. Sci., 11, 2427–2446, https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-11-2427-2026,https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-11-2427-2026, 2026
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08 Jul 2026
Large-eddy simulation of the IEA 15 MW wind turbine using a two-way coupled fluid–structure interaction model
Claudio Bernardi, Stefania Cherubini, Felice Manganelli, Giacomo Della Posta, Stefano Leonardi, and Pietro De Palma
Wind Energ. Sci., 11, 2345–2367, https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-11-2345-2026,https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-11-2345-2026, 2026
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08 Jul 2026
Frequent surface–rotor stability decoupling limits the representativeness of surface-based offshore observations
Valeria Vasquez-Barros, Nicola Bodini, Seth Zippel, Anthony Kirincich, and Julie K. Lundquist
Wind Energ. Sci. Discuss., https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-2026-115,https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-2026-115, 2026
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08 Jul 2026
Effects of atmospheric thermal stratification on wake aerodynamics of a regenerative wind farm unit
YuanTso Li, Andrea Sciacchitano, and Wei Yu
Wind Energ. Sci. Discuss., https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-2026-116,https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-2026-116, 2026
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08 Jul 2026
A North Sea in situ evaluation of the Fitch wind farm parameterization within the Mellor–Yamada–Nakanishi–Niino and 3D planetary boundary layer schemes
Nathan J. Agarwal, Julie K. Lundquist, Timothy W. Juliano, and Alex Rybchuk
Wind Energ. Sci., 11, 2369–2403, https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-11-2369-2026,https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-11-2369-2026, 2026
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08 Jul 2026
Wind speed estimation using second-order sliding-mode observers: simulation and experimental validation on a floating offshore wind turbine
Moein Sarbandi, Matis Viozelange, Mohamed Assaad Hamida, and Franck Plestan
Wind Energ. Sci., 11, 2405–2425, https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-11-2405-2026,https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-11-2405-2026, 2026
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06 Jul 2026
A semi-empirical model for near-sea-surface wind speed deficits downstream of offshore wind parks in the German Bight fitted to satellite synthetic aperture radar measurements
Johannes Schulz-Stellenfleth and Bughsin Djath
Wind Energ. Sci., 11, 2323–2344, https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-11-2323-2026,https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-11-2323-2026, 2026
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06 Jul 2026
Sub-minute Fatigue Monitoring for Enhanced Lifetime Assessment of Wind Turbines
Catarina Miranda Oliveira, André Biscaya, João Pedro Santos, Elsa de Sá Caetano, and Min Xu
Wind Energ. Sci. Discuss., https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-2026-108,https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-2026-108, 2026
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06 Jul 2026
SCADA-free wind turbine drivetrain health monitoring using a physics-informed multivariate autoencoder
Faras Jamil, Cedric Peeters, and Jan Helsen
Wind Energ. Sci. Discuss., https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-2026-83,https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-2026-83, 2026
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03 Jul 2026
Automotive lidars for rotating wind turbine blade monitoring
Liqin Jin and Jakob Mann
Wind Energ. Sci. Discuss., https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-2026-104,https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-2026-104, 2026
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01 Jul 2026
Flexible Wind Farm Control: A Review of Wind Power Participation in Future Power Systems
Devon Todd, Adam Stock, and Wolf-Gerrit Früh
Wind Energ. Sci. Discuss., https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-2026-96,https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-2026-96, 2026
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01 Jul 2026
The impact of sea breezes on offshore wind energy resources in Australia
Andrew Brown and Claire Vincent
Wind Energ. Sci., 11, 2287–2306, https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-11-2287-2026,https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-11-2287-2026, 2026
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01 Jul 2026
Characterization and bias correction of low-level jets at FINO1 using lidar observations and reanalysis data
Hai Bui, Mostafa Bakhoday-Paskyabi, and Joachim Reuder
Wind Energ. Sci., 11, 2307–2321, https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-11-2307-2026,https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-11-2307-2026, 2026
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29 Jun 2026
On the effects of wind shear and veer on the power of a downstream turbine
Carlo Rosario Sucameli, Marta Bertelè, Robert Braunbehrens, Filippo Campagnolo, Simone Tamaro, Paul Hulsman, and Carlo Luigi Bottasso
Wind Energ. Sci. Discuss., https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-2026-93,https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-2026-93, 2026
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29 Jun 2026
Performance of reanalysis and mesoscale models off the coast of Hawai'i
Lindsay M. Sheridan, Raghavendra Krishnamurthy, Tien Manh Nguyen, Yi-Leng Chen, William I. Gustafson Jr., Ye Liu, Feng Hsiao, Rob K. Newsom, Preston Spicer, Evgueni Kassianov, Mikhail Pekour, Nicola Bodini, and Mark Severy
Wind Energ. Sci., 11, 2257–2285, https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-11-2257-2026,https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-11-2257-2026, 2026
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29 Jun 2026
Brief communication: Enhanced wind turbine fatigue load estimation using digital shadows with data-driven bias correction
Hadi Hoghooghi and Carlo L. Bottasso
Wind Energ. Sci. Discuss., https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-2026-102,https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-2026-102, 2026
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25 Jun 2026
Fatigue-constrained gradient-based design optimization of main bearing–shaft systems for floating wind turbine drivetrains
Vasudev Gupta and Amir R. Nejad
Wind Energ. Sci. Discuss., https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-2026-105,https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-2026-105, 2026
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22 Jun 2026
Graph neural operator for wind farm wake flow
Jens Peter Schøler, Frederik Peder Weilmann Rasmussen, Julian Quick, and Pierre-Elouan Réthoré
Wind Energ. Sci., 11, 2229–2256, https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-11-2229-2026,https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-11-2229-2026, 2026
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22 Jun 2026
Research on Direct Speed Control Strategy for Maximum Power Point Tracking (MPPT) of Wind Turbines
Yaolin Lou, Shubao Yang, Mengxiao Wang, and Chenxi Wu
Wind Energ. Sci. Discuss., https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-2026-68,https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-2026-68, 2026
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19 Jun 2026
Wake steering under inflow wind direction uncertainty: an LES study
Emily Louise Hodgson and Søren Juhl Andersen
Wind Energ. Sci., 11, 2173–2190, https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-11-2173-2026,https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-11-2173-2026, 2026
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19 Jun 2026
Fast response methods for aero-elastic floating wind turbine design
Bogdan Pamfil, Henrik Bredmose, Taeseong Kim, and Wei Yu
Wind Energ. Sci., 11, 2191–2227, https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-11-2191-2026,https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-11-2191-2026, 2026
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18 Jun 2026
Computationally efficient aerodynamic modeling of curved wind turbine blades and non-planar rotors using coupled near wake and vortex cylinder models
Ang Li, Mac Gaunaa, and Georg Raimund Pirrung
Wind Energ. Sci. Discuss., https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-2026-85,https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-2026-85, 2026
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18 Jun 2026
Condition monitoring of wind turbine drivetrains: state-of-the-art technologies, recent trends, and future outlook
Kayacan Kestel, Xavier Chesterman, Donatella Zappalá, Simon Watson, Mingxin Li, Edward Hart, James Carroll, Yolanda Vidal, Amir R. Nejad, Shawn Sheng, Yi Guo, Matthias Stammler, Florian Wirsing, Ahmed Saleh, Nico Gregarek, Thao Baszenski, Thomas Decker, Martin Knops, Georg Jacobs, Benjamin Lehmann, Florian König, Ines Pereira, Pieter-Jan Daems, Cédric Peeters, and Jan Helsen
Wind Energ. Sci., 11, 2103–2155, https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-11-2103-2026,https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-11-2103-2026, 2026
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18 Jun 2026
Wind resource assessment in flow-distorting terrain: Techno-economic comparison of fixed-wing UAVs & profiling LiDAR
Phuong Anh Nguyen, Ewoud Vos, and Danial Hassani
Wind Energ. Sci. Discuss., https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-2026-92,https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-2026-92, 2026
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18 Jun 2026
A Real-Time IoT, LLM, AI-Supported Wind Turbine Failure Prediction System
İlhan Gamze Saygı, Sara Mahyanbakhshayesh, Berdan Ak, Mehmet Hilal Özcanhan, and Mehmet Ünlütürk
Wind Energ. Sci. Discuss., https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-2026-95,https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-2026-95, 2026
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18 Jun 2026
Wind profiles and low-level jet structures over the coastal waters of Japan
Kazutaka Goto, Takanori Uchida, and Keisuke Nakao
Wind Energ. Sci., 11, 2157–2171, https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-11-2157-2026,https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-11-2157-2026, 2026
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18 Jun 2026
Generating high-fidelity wind fields from the wind speed correlation tensor
Matteo Faccioni, Daniel Kiehn, and Patrick Vrancken
Wind Energ. Sci., 11, 2093–2101, https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-11-2093-2026,https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-11-2093-2026, 2026
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17 Jun 2026
Impact of wind farms on the occurrence and characteristics of low-level jets
Coleman Moss, Rupert Storey, Tanmoy Chatterjee, and Giacomo Valerio Iungo
Wind Energ. Sci. Discuss., https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-2026-98,https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-2026-98, 2026
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17 Jun 2026
An Open-Access Integrated Hierarchical Optimization Framework applied to a 15 MW Medium-Speed Offshore Wind Turbine Drivetrain
Felix C. Mehlan and Amir R. Nejad
Wind Energ. Sci. Discuss., https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-2026-90,https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-2026-90, 2026
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12 Jun 2026
Performance of multi-band MDE-based virtual sensing for estimating lifetime fatigue damage equivalent loads for the IEA 15 MW reference wind turbine
Mads Greve Pedersen, Jennifer Marie Rinker, Isaac Farreras Alcover, and Jan Høgsberg
Wind Energ. Sci., 11, 2053–2091, https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-11-2053-2026,https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-11-2053-2026, 2026
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12 Jun 2026
Turbulence characterization in near-coastal environment using triple short-range lidars and mast anemometry
Lennart Vogt, Julia Gottschall, and Jasna Bogunovic Jakobsen
Wind Energ. Sci. Discuss., https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-2026-100,https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-2026-100, 2026
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11 Jun 2026
How accurate is the beam position of scanning lidars? An intercomparison
Matthew Young, Matthew Docherty, Lin-Ya Hung, Andrew Oldroyd, and Julia Gottschall
Wind Energ. Sci. Discuss., https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-2026-94,https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-2026-94, 2026
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10 Jun 2026
Experimental validation and extension of a blade element momentum model for counter-rotation dual-rotor wind turbine with double rotational armature design
Niels Cornelis Adema, Josep Gil-Vernet Pagonabarraga, Wouter Swart Ranshuysen, Arjen de Ruijter, and Gerard Schepers
Wind Energ. Sci., 11, 2037–2051, https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-11-2037-2026,https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-11-2037-2026, 2026
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05 Jun 2026
Differences in cluster and internal wake effects from mesoscale and large-eddy simulations off the US East Coast
Miguel Sanchez-Gomez, Georgios Deskos, Mike Optis, Julie K. Lundquist, Michael Sinner, Geng Xia, and Walter Musial
Wind Energ. Sci., 11, 2009–2036, https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-11-2009-2026,https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-11-2009-2026, 2026
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05 Jun 2026
Adaptive economic wind turbine control
Abhinav Anand and Carlo L. Bottasso
Wind Energ. Sci., 11, 1989–2008, https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-11-1989-2026,https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-11-1989-2026, 2026
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04 Jun 2026
Vortex generator design for unsteady flow separation control and dynamic stall suppression on pitching thick airfoils
Abhratej Sahoo, Wei Yu, and Daniele Ragni
Wind Energ. Sci., 11, 1971–1988, https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-11-1971-2026,https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-11-1971-2026, 2026
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04 Jun 2026
Remote diagnostics for power converter faults in wind turbines based on converter control system data
Timo Lichtenstein, Martin Hippenstiel, and Katharina Fischer
Wind Energ. Sci., 11, 1963–1970, https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-11-1963-2026,https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-11-1963-2026, 2026
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03 Jun 2026
IEA Wind Task 46 Aerodynamic Benchmark: Computational Aerodynamics Approaches for Assessing Blade Airfoil Performance Reduction due to Leading Edge Degradation
Michele Sergio Campobasso, Alessio Castorrini, David Bretos, Beatriz Mendez, David C. Maniaci, Johannes N. Theron, Alexander Meyer Forsting, Niels Nørmark Sørensen, Kisorthman Vimalakanthan, Marco Caboni, Ruben Gutierrez, Yana Gorbachova, Aya Aihara, and Francesco Grasso
Wind Energ. Sci. Discuss., https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-2026-89,https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-2026-89, 2026
Preprint under review for WES (discussion: final response, 4 comments)
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02 Jun 2026
Experimental wind tunnel dataset of wake and turbine measurements for wind farm control
Filippo Campagnolo, Doruk Aktan, Davide Bortolin, Simone Tamaro, Franz V. Mühle, and Carlo L. Bottasso
Wind Energ. Sci. Discuss., https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-2026-86,https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-2026-86, 2026
Revised manuscript under review for WES (discussion: final response, 8 comments)
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01 Jun 2026
A total of 19 months of daily weather logging on the US east coast: the WFIP3 event log
Nicola Bodini, Joseph Olson, Brian Gaudet, Giacomo Valerio Iungo, Mojtaba Shams Solari, Sayahnya Roy, Julie K. Lundquist, Nathan Agarwal, Timothy A. Myers, Bianca Adler, Jeffrey D. Mirocha, Eric James, Laura Bianco, James M. Wilczak, and David D. Turner
Wind Energ. Sci., 11, 1949–1961, https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-11-1949-2026,https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-11-1949-2026, 2026
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01 Jun 2026
Accelerating regional wind energy assessment with deep-learning surrogates of WRF wind farm simulations
Tianxia Jia, Mike Optis, Adam H. Monahan, and Slim Ibrahim
Wind Energ. Sci. Discuss., https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-2026-87,https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-2026-87, 2026
Preprint under review for WES (discussion: open, 1 comment)
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29 May 2026
Investigation of higher order statistics in wind turbine wakes using Large Eddy Simulations
Marcel Bock and Joachim Peinke
Wind Energ. Sci. Discuss., https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-2026-71,https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-2026-71, 2026
Preprint under review for WES (discussion: final response, 3 comments)
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29 May 2026
UAV-based infrared thermography for laminar–turbulent transition detection on wind turbines in operation: quantifying motion-blur effects using blade image velocity
Lennart Rackwitz, Nils Poeck, Nicholas Balaresque, Axel von Freyberg, and Andreas Fischer
Wind Energ. Sci. Discuss., https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-2026-79,https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-2026-79, 2026
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26 May 2026
50-year wind speed maps for tropical-cyclone-affected regions using best track data
Keeta Chapman-Smith, Xiaoli Guo Larsén, and Mark Laier Brodersen
Wind Energ. Sci., 11, 1889–1912, https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-11-1889-2026,https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-11-1889-2026, 2026
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26 May 2026
Benchmarking of three DWM-based wake models at below-rated wind speeds
Øyvind Waage Hanssen-Bauer, Paula Doubrawa, Helge A. Madsen, Henrik Asmuth, Jason Jonkman, Gunner C. Larsen, Stefan Ivanell, and Roy Stenbro
Wind Energ. Sci., 11, 1913–1948, https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-11-1913-2026,https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-11-1913-2026, 2026
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22 May 2026
Lidar-enhanced closed-loop active helix approach
Zekai Chen, Aemilius A. W. van Vondelen, and Jan-Willem van Wingerden
Wind Energ. Sci., 11, 1871–1888, https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-11-1871-2026,https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-11-1871-2026, 2026
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21 May 2026
Modelling global offshore turbulence intensity including large-scale turbulence, stability and sea state
Xiaoli Guo Larsén, Marc Imberger, and Rogier Floors
Wind Energ. Sci., 11, 1853–1869, https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-11-1853-2026,https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-11-1853-2026, 2026
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20 May 2026
Experimental investigation of the effects of floating wind turbine motion on a downstream turbine performance and loads
Alessandro Fontanella, Stefano Cioni, Francesco Papi, Sara Muggiasca, Alessandro Bianchini, and Marco Belloli
Wind Energ. Sci., 11, 1821–1851, https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-11-1821-2026,https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-11-1821-2026, 2026
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20 May 2026
Uniform blade pitch misalignment in wind turbines: a learning-based detection and classification approach
Sabrina Milani, Jessica Leoni, Stefano Cacciola, Alessandro Croce, and Mara Tanelli
Wind Energ. Sci., 11, 1791–1802, https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-11-1791-2026,https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-11-1791-2026, 2026
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20 May 2026
Impact of inflow conditions and turbine placement on the performance of offshore wind turbines exceeding 7 MW
Konstantinos Vratsinis, Rebeca Marini, Pieter-Jan Daems, Lukas Pauscher, Jeroen van Beeck, and Jan Helsen
Wind Energ. Sci., 11, 1803–1820, https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-11-1803-2026,https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-11-1803-2026, 2026
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20 May 2026
Multi-scale simulations of wind farm impacts on nighttime near-surface temperature in complex terrain
Paul Boumendil, Pierre-Antoine Joulin, Quentin Rodier, and Valéry Masson
Wind Energ. Sci. Discuss., https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-2026-84,https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-2026-84, 2026
Preprint under review for WES (discussion: final response, 2 comments)
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20 May 2026
Validating wind farm parameterizations with offshore SCADA data
Balthazar Arnoldus Maria Sengers, Lukas Vollmer, and Martin Dörenkämper
Wind Energ. Sci. Discuss., https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-2026-80,https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-2026-80, 2026
Preprint under review for WES (discussion: final response, 3 comments)
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20 May 2026
Methods for high-accuracy wind resource assessment to support distributed wind turbine siting
Kevin Menear, Sameer Shaik, Lindsay Sheridan, Dmitry Duplyakin, and Caleb Phillips
Wind Energ. Sci. Discuss., https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-2026-75,https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-2026-75, 2026
Preprint under review for WES (discussion: final response, 4 comments)
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19 May 2026
A two-stage framework for identifying and characterizing wind turbine noise data and its validation by listening tests
Susanne Könecke, Clemens Jonscher, Tobias Bohne, and Raimund Rolfes
Wind Energ. Sci., 11, 1771–1789, https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-11-1771-2026,https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-11-1771-2026, 2026
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19 May 2026
Optimal control of crosswind kite systems with an engineering wake model based on vortex loops and dipoles
Jochem De Schutter, Antonia Mühleck, Rachel Leuthold, and Moritz Diehl
Wind Energ. Sci., 11, 1751–1770, https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-11-1751-2026,https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-11-1751-2026, 2026
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13 May 2026
A generalised Gaussian wake model based on extended actuator disc theory
Zheni Fei, Takafumi Nishino, and Christopher R. Vogel
Wind Energ. Sci. Discuss., https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-2026-76,https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-2026-76, 2026
Revised manuscript under review for WES (discussion: final response, 4 comments)
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13 May 2026
Design and simulation of a continuously variable hydraulic power-split drivetrain for wind turbines
Pascal Seifermann, Jonathan Schaaf, Sven Störtenbecker, Alexander Dam, and Peter Dalhoff
Wind Energ. Sci., 11, 1733–1750, https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-11-1733-2026,https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-11-1733-2026, 2026
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11 May 2026
A multi-fidelity model intercomparison for wake steering of a large turbine in a conventionally neutral atmospheric boundary layer
Julia Steiner, Emily Louise Hodgson, Maarten Paul van der Laan, Leonardo Alcayaga, Mads Pedersen, Søren Juhl Andersen, Gunner Larsen, and Pierre-Elouan Réthoré
Wind Energ. Sci., 11, 1679–1703, https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-11-1679-2026,https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-11-1679-2026, 2026
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11 May 2026
Wind field estimation for lidar-assisted control: a comparison of proper orthogonal decomposition and interpolation techniques
Esperanza Soto Sagredo, Søren Juhl Andersen, Ásta Hannesdóttir, and Jennifer Marie Rinker
Wind Energ. Sci., 11, 1705–1731, https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-11-1705-2026,https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-11-1705-2026, 2026
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08 May 2026
Temperature profiling at the American WAKE ExperimeNt (AWAKEN): methodology and uncertainty quantification
Stefano Letizia, David D. Turner, Aliza Abraham, Luc Rochette, and Patrick J. Moriarty
Wind Energ. Sci., 11, 1653–1677, https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-11-1653-2026,https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-11-1653-2026, 2026
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08 May 2026
Observations of wind ramps generated by thunderstorm outflows
Aliza Abraham, Nicola Bodini, Nicholas Hamilton, Brian Hirth, John Schroeder, and Patrick Moriarty
Wind Energ. Sci. Discuss., https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-2026-82,https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-2026-82, 2026
Preprint under review for WES (discussion: final response, 2 comments)
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08 May 2026
AI enhanced fault indicators vs. classical bearing monitoring – example results of bearing tests and transferability to wind turbines
Matthias Stammler, Faras Jamil, Xinrun Liu, Jens Jo Matthys, Nikhil Sudhakaran, Cédric Peeters, Asger Bech Abrahamsen, and Jan Helsen
Wind Energ. Sci. Discuss., https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-2026-81,https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-2026-81, 2026
Preprint under review for WES (discussion: open, 1 comment)
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08 May 2026
Dependence of wind-farm-induced gravity waves and wind farm performance on non-dimensional atmospheric parameters and simulation configuration
Mehtab Ahmed Khan, Matthew J. Churchfield, and Simon J. Watson
Wind Energ. Sci., 11, 1631–1652, https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-11-1631-2026,https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-11-1631-2026, 2026
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08 May 2026
Scaled testing of maximum-reserve active power control
Simone Tamaro, Davide Bortolin, Filippo Campagnolo, Franz V. Mühle, and Carlo L. Bottasso
Wind Energ. Sci., 11, 1607–1630, https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-11-1607-2026,https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-11-1607-2026, 2026
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06 May 2026
The IEA Wind Task 57 inflow reconstruction benchmark for a single turbine in simple terrain: real-world and synthetic case studies
Alex Rybchuk, Henrik Asmuth, Armin Haghshenas, Ásta Hannesdóttir, Jan Friedrich, Jaime Liew, Jennifer M. Rinker, Daniel R. Houck, Regis Thedin, and Patrick Moriarty
Wind Energ. Sci. Discuss., https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-2026-77,https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-2026-77, 2026
Preprint under review for WES (discussion: open, 2 comments)
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06 May 2026
Continuous-lifetime-monitoring technique for structural components and main bearings in wind turbines based on measured strain and virtual load sensors
Bruno Rodrigues Faria, Nikolay Dimitrov, Nikhil Sudhakaran, Matthias Stammler, Athanasios Kolios, W. Dheelibun Remigius, Xiaodong Zhang, and Asger Bech Abrahamsen
Wind Energ. Sci., 11, 1583–1606, https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-11-1583-2026,https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-11-1583-2026, 2026
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