University of Sheffield8d
Inflow generation for large eddy simulation (LES) of the wind farms
An accurate simulation of the flow in the wind farm is essential in the design of the wind farm ... This project, requires a good understanding of CFD and during the work includes simulations using ...
Clean Tech on MSN1d
AI-Driven Design Optimization for Offshore Wind Turbines
New design simulation models developed by the HIPERWIND project can reduce the levelized cost of energy (LCOE) by up to 9 %, ...
Shropshire Star6d
Fact check: Many wind power auctions set prices below the current market price
Reform UK leader Nigel Farage claimed that all wind farms that had submitted successful bids in Great Britain had charged double the market price. Mr Farage said: “Ed Miliband’s promise that ...
The Straits Times6d
No bids for Denmark offshore wind farms, says minister
COPENHAGEN - The Danish Energy Agency has not received any offers for three offshore wind farms, Energy Minister Lars Aagaard said, as the deadline for offers closed on Dec 5. The three wind farms ...
Science Daily3d
Wind Energy News
New Theory Could Improve the Design and Operation of Wind Farms Aug. 21, 2024 — A new model accurately represents the airflow around rotors, even under extreme conditions. The first ...
USA Today8d
What is wind chill? How the 'feels like' temperature can hasten frostbite.
As temperatures plummet and the winds howl this winter, you'll hear about the dangers of the "wind chill." So what is it? The wind chill temperature is how cold people (and animals) feel while ...
The Daily Telegraph27d
‘It’s a Labour stitch-up’: The battle behind Britain’s biggest wind farm
Scout Moor is already home to the second largest onshore wind farm in England, its 26 wind turbines exporting electricity to the National Grid since 2008. And now, after the Labour government ...
Recharge27d
Vestas nacelle collapse halts wind farm build
Operations at a Canadian wind project were halted after the nacelle of a 4.5MW Vestas machine crashed to the ground, in the fourth incident in recent weeks involving the Danish group's turbines. The ...
WBOC9d
US Wind Wins Final Approval for Offshore Wind Project
OCEAN CITY, MD - The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has issued its final approval of US Wind’s construction of a wind project off the coast of Delmarva. According to US Wind ...
The Irish Times24d
Wind farms generate one third of Ireland’s electricity so far this year
Wind energy delivered approximately a third of Ireland’s electricity needs over the last 10 months, the latest figures from Wind Energy Ireland show. The trade association’s monthly report ...
University of Sheffield8d
Aerodynamic optimisation of wind farms
Supervisors: Professor Mohamed Pourkashanian, Professor Lin Ma and Professor Derek Ingham. Wind farms, as a main technology to convert wind energy into electricity faces challenges in improving its ...