[HTML][HTML] TOSCA–an open-source, finite-volume, large-eddy simulation (LES) environment for wind farm flows

S Stipa, A Ajay, D Allaerts, J Brinkerhoff - Wind Energy Science, 2024 - wes.copernicus.org
The growing number and growing size of wind energy projects coupled with the rapid
growth in high-performance computing technology are driving researchers toward …

TOSCA–an open-source finite-volume LES environment for wind farm flows

S Stipa, A Ajay, D Allaerts… - Wind Energy Science …, 2023 - wes.copernicus.org
The growing number and size of wind energy projects coupled with the rapid growth in high-
performance computing technology are driving researchers toward conducting large-scale …

[HTML][HTML] Lessons learned in coupling atmospheric models across scales for onshore and offshore wind energy

SE Haupt, B Kosović, LK Berg, CM Kaul… - Wind Energy …, 2023 - wes.copernicus.org
Abstract The Mesoscale to Microscale Coupling team, part of the US Department of Energy
Atmosphere to Electrons (A2e) initiative, has studied various important challenges related to …

[HTML][HTML] Lifetime prediction of turbine blades using global precipitation products from satellites

M Badger, H Zuo, Á Hannesdóttir, A Owda… - Wind Energy …, 2022 - wes.copernicus.org
The growing size of wind turbines leads to extremely high tip speeds when the blades are
rotating. The blades are prone to leading edge erosion when raindrops hit the blades at …

[HTML][HTML] Effects of Offshore Wind Farms: Environmental and Social Perspectives from Uruguay

M Forastiero, R Gutiérrez, F Weschenfelder… - Sustainability, 2024 - mdpi.com
The installation of offshore wind farms is rising, driven by the goal of changing the global
energy matrix. However, many of their possible impacts are still unknown. Increased noise …

Life cycle assessment of various PMSG-based drivetrain concepts for 15 MW offshore wind turbines applications

FK Moghadam, N Desch - Energies, 2023 - mdpi.com
There are different configurations selected by both industry and academia as the drivetrain
for wind turbines in the power range of 10 to 16 MW. The choice of drivetrain system …

On the interaction of a wind turbine wake with a conventionally neutral atmospheric boundary layer

A Hodgkin, G Deskos, S Laizet - International Journal of Heat and Fluid …, 2023 - Elsevier
In this work, we investigate the dynamics of wind turbine tip-vortex breakdown in a
conventionally neutral atmospheric boundary layer (ABL). To this end, high-resolution data …

[HTML][HTML] Wind stress modification by offshore wind turbines: A numerical study of wave blocking impacts

B Zhao, E Sahlée, J Du, L Wu - Ocean Engineering, 2024 - Elsevier
Offshore wind energy, as a clean and renewable resource, offers numerous advantages
over onshore wind energy due to higher wind speeds and greater turbine capacity …

Dropsonde Observations of the Stable Marine Boundary Layer Beneath Atmospheric Rivers

FM Ralph, M Simpson, S Iacobellis… - Monthly Weather …, 2024 - journals.ametsoc.org
An important source of errors in predicting landfalling atmospheric rivers (ARs), and their
associated extreme precipitation and streamflow, are inaccuracies in model initial conditions …

Characterizing the Atmospheric Boundary Layer for Offshore Wind Energy Using Synthetic Aperture Radar Imagery

JE Stopa, D Vandemark, R Foster, M Emond… - Wind …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Measuring boundary layer stratification, wind shear, and turbulence remains challenging for
wind resource assessment. In particular, larger eddy scales have the greatest impact on …