Wind speed and power forecast is an essential component to ensure grid stability and
reliability. The traditional forecasting methods fail to address the non-linearity in the wind …

The trend of utilizing renewable energy sources is witnessing a brisk growth around the
world. Among the various sources of renewable energy, hydropower is considered the most …

The integrated operation of the electricity and district heating systems (EDHS) attracted lots
of attention in recent years due to considerable impacts on the power system's flexibility. The …

Savonius vertical-axis wind turbines are becoming an outstanding alternative for small-scale
power generation mainly due to their simple design, high self-starting performance at low …

Energy storage systems are required to address the fluctuating behaviour of variable
renewable energy sources. The environmental sustainability of energy storage technologies …

The blade profiles and blade shapes of vertical-axis Savonius wind turbine rotors have
undergone a series of changes over the past three decades. Wind turbine aerodynamicists …

Exploiting wind energy, which is a complex process in urban areas, requires turbines
suitable for unfavorable weather conditions, in order to trap the wind from different …

The installation of wind turbines in urban sites requires consideration of the wind
characteristics affecting the energy production (turbulence, environment roughness due to …

This study is conducted to investigate the performance of a modified Savonius wind turbine.
A 2-dimensional rotor blade model is introduced for computational analysis using ANSYS …

Simple design and low power coefficient of Savonius-style wind turbines make them
attractive in experimental and computational fluid dynamics (CFD) based optimization …