[HTML][HTML] Past, present and future prospective of global carbon fibre composite developments and applications

J Zhang, G Lin, U Vaidya, H Wang - Composites Part B: Engineering, 2023 - Elsevier
Carbon fibre and carbon fibre reinforced polymer matrix composites (CFRPs) are important
lightweight materials for aerospace, automotive, rail transport, infrastructure, and renewable …

Selection guidelines for wind energy technologies

AG Olabi, T Wilberforce, K Elsaid, T Salameh… - Energies, 2021 - mdpi.com
The building block of all economies across the world is subject to the medium in which
energy is harnessed. Renewable energy is currently one of the recommended substitutes for …

Wind energy research: State-of-the-art and future research directions

DJ Willis, C Niezrecki, D Kuchma, E Hines… - Renewable Energy, 2018 - Elsevier
This paper reports the findings from the 2016 Wind Energy Research Workshop held in
Lowell, MA. The workshop examined the state-of-the-art in wind energy research within the …

Control co-design of 13 MW downwind two-bladed rotors to achieve 25% reduction in levelized cost of wind energy

LY Pao, DS Zalkind, DT Griffith, M Chetan… - Annual Reviews in …, 2021 - Elsevier
Wind energy is recognized worldwide as cost-effective and environmentally friendly and is
among the fastest-growing sources of electrical energy. To further decrease the cost of wind …

Multi‐fidelity digital twin structural model for a sub‐scale downwind wind turbine rotor blade

M Chetan, S Yao, DT Griffith - Wind Energy, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
This paper presents the development of a multi‐fidelity digital twin structural model (virtual
model) of an as‐built wind turbine blade. The goal is to develop and demonstrate an …

Plant leaf-mimetic smart wind turbine blades by 4D printing

F Momeni, S Sabzpoushan, R Valizadeh, MR Morad… - Renewable Energy, 2019 - Elsevier
Scientists have reported that plant leaf veins grow into an optimized architecture not only to
accomplish their biological and physiological functions but also to sustain the environmental …

[HTML][HTML] Vertical wake deflection for floating wind turbines by differential ballast control

EM Nanos, CL Bottasso, S Tamaro… - Wind Energy …, 2022 - wes.copernicus.org
This paper presents a feasibility analysis of vertical wake steering for floating turbines by
differential ballast control. This new concept is based on the idea of pitching the floater with …

Downwind coning concept rotor for a 25 MW offshore wind turbine

CC Qin, E Loth, DS Zalkind, LY Pao, S Yao, DT Griffith… - Renewable Energy, 2020 - Elsevier
The size of offshore wind turbines over the next decade is expected to continually increase
due to reduced balance of station costs per MW and also the higher wind energy at …

Optimization of composite material tower for offshore wind turbine structures

K O'Leary, V Pakrashi, D Kelliher - Renewable Energy, 2019 - Elsevier
The focus of this study was to investigate the application of lightweight fiber reinforced
composite materials in the construction of offshore wind turbine support structures. A …

Challenges, opportunities, and a research roadmap for downwind wind turbines

P Bortolotti, H Ivanov, N Johnson, GE Barter… - Wind …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
This study investigates the challenges and opportunities presented by downwind wind
turbines and offers a roadmap of future research pathways to maximize their potential …