The wind energy sector has faced remarkable growth during the last twenty years in view of
tackling the global energy consumption rise and the adverse effects of fossil fuels on …

Wind energy has received increasing attention in recent years due to its sustainability and
geographically wide availability. The efficiency of wind energy utilisation highly depends on …

Floating offshore wind turbines (FOWTs) have received strong attention in recent years, and
numerous experimental studies have been conducted on them. However, the small-scaled …

For a wind turbine to extract as much energy as possible from the wind, blade geometry
optimization to maximize the aerodynamic performance is important. Blade design …

This work presents a concurrent design and multi-objective optimisation framework of
horizontal axis wind turbine blades, made of composite material, for low wind speed. The …

Blade element momentum methods are widely used for initial aerodynamic analysis of
propellers and wind turbines. A wide variety of correction methods exist, but common to all …

Horizontal axis wind turbines (HAWTs) are being widely used for green energy generation.
Hence, aerodynamic performance enhancement of these machines is a key point for their …

River current energy is considered as the greenest energy available, as it has enormous
energies stored. It is a promising energy source in renewable energy due to the accessibility …

With the increasing size of wind turbines in terms of their dimensions and capacity, structural
design optimization for their blades is becoming all the more important. This study suggests …

Within the framework of blade aerodynamic design, the maximum aerodynamic efficiency,
power production, and minimum thrust force are the targets to obtain. This paper describes …