Floating vertical-axis wind turbines (VAWTs) display considerable advantages over
horizontal-axis wind turbines (HAWTs) due to their Omni directionality, better structural …

Wind energy is crucial for meeting climate and energy sustainability targets. Small wind
turbines (SWTs) have gained significant attention due to their size and adaptability. These …

Due to growing interest in wind energy harvesting offshore as well as in the urban
environment, vertical axis wind turbines (VAWTs) have recently received renewed interest …

Vertical axis wind turbines (VAWTs), so named because of their vertical axis of rotation, are
a sustainable, opportune, and versatile means of producing energy. Their operation is not …

Unlike horizontal axis wind turbines (HAWTs), the Darrieus vertical axis wind turbine (H-type
VAWT) has been the subject of only a few recent studies directed at improving its self …

This paper presents a study on the effect of solidity and airfoil profile on the performance of
Vertical Axis Wind Turbines (VAWTs). A 1.1 kW commercially viable Darrieus VAWT was …

This study aims to explore the effect of various design parameters, such as maximum airfoil
thickness, maximum camber in the blade profile, maximum camber position, helical pitch …

Computational fluid mechanics (CFD) is considered as an efficient approach for studying
aerodynamic characteristics of vertical axis wind turbines (VAWTs). Currently, 2D Unsteady …

The energy crisis has forced researchers to look for various non-conventional energy
sources. Wind energy is one of the potential sources, and researchers have invested …

Savonius wind turbines are a type of vertical axis wind turbine. In this research, the effect of
some design parameters such as blade type, overlap ratio, separation distance, and blade …