[HTML][HTML] Floating Vertical Axis Wind Turbines for offshore applications among potentialities and challenges: A review

A Ghigo, E Faraggiana, G Giorgi, G Mattiazzo… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2024 - Elsevier
Among the primary uses of Vertical Axis Wind Turbines (VAWTs) are small-scale
applications, such as electricity generation in urban areas or isolated contexts, which are not …

[HTML][HTML] Numerical modelling and optimization of vertical axis wind turbine pairs: A scale up approach

JT Hansen, M Mahak, I Tzanakis - Renewable Energy, 2021 - Elsevier
The performance augmentation of pairs of vertical axis wind turbines (VAWTs) is known to
be dependent on incident wind direction, turbine spacing and direction of rotation. Yet, there …

Experimental characterisation of the wake behind paired vertical-axis wind turbines

A Vergaerde, T De Troyer, S Muggiasca, I Bayati… - Journal of Wind …, 2020 - Elsevier
Two vertical-axis wind turbines (VAWTs) benefit from a power increase when placed side by
side in close proximity. To study the potential of paired VAWTs for integration in wind farms …

Experimental validation of the power enhancement of a pair of vertical-axis wind turbines

A Vergaerde, T De Troyer, L Standaert… - Renewable Energy, 2020 - Elsevier
Wind tunnel tests have been performed of individual and paired H-type Darrieus vertical-
axis wind turbines. The turbines in the paired configuration are closely spaced, at 1.2 and …

Recent Progress in Design and Performance Analysis of Vertical-Axis Wind Turbines—A Comprehensive Review

DH Didane, MR Behery, M Al-Ghriybah, B Manshoor - Processes, 2024 - mdpi.com
Vertical-axis wind turbines (VAWTs) are receiving more and more attention as they involve
simple design, cope better with turbulence, and are insensitive to wind direction, which has …

Design, manufacturing and validation of a vertical-axis wind turbine setup for wind tunnel tests

A Vergaerde, T De Troyer, AC Molina… - Journal of Wind …, 2019 - Elsevier
The potential of vertical-axis wind turbines (VAWTs) for specific applications (floating off-
shore or urban installations) has been reconsidered in recent years. This renewed interest …

Development and verification of a dynamic analysis model for floating offshore contra-rotating vertical-axis wind turbine

H Lee, SK Poguluri, YH Bae - Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
Vertical axis wind turbines (VAWT) have a lower center of mass because the mechanical
systems are placed at the bottom of the tower. This leads to more stable motions in the …

[HTML][HTML] Nature-inspired innovative platform designs for optimized performance of Floating vertical Axis wind turbines

Q Liu, M Bashir, H Huang, W Miao, Z Xu, M Yue, C Li - Applied Energy, 2025 - Elsevier
Floating vertical axis wind turbines (VAWTs) experience load transients during each rotation,
even under stable wind conditions. These transients are further intensified by platform …

[HTML][HTML] An insight on the physical mechanisms responsible of power augmentation in a pair of counter-rotating Darrieus turbines

OS Mohamed, PF Melani, F Balduzzi, G Ferrara… - Energy Conversion and …, 2023 - Elsevier
In recent years, Darrieus turbines have received increasing attention by both the industrial
and the academic sector due to their advantages for both wind and hydrokinetic …

Deep learning-based prediction of unsteady Reynolds-averaged Navier-Stokes solutions for vertical-axis turbines

C Dorge, EL Bibeau - Energies, 2023 - mdpi.com
The following study investigates the effectiveness of a deep learning-based method for
predicting the flow field and flow-driven rotation of a vertical-axis hydrokinetic turbine …