A critical review of vertical axis wind turbines for urban applications

R Kumar, K Raahemifar, AS Fung - Renewable and Sustainable Energy …, 2018 - Elsevier
Wind energy is one of the most promising renewable energy resources for power
generation, and rapid growth has been seen in its acceptance since 2000. The most …

[HTML][HTML] State-of-the-art review of micro to small-scale wind energy harvesting technologies for building integration

K Calautit, C Johnstone - Energy Conversion and Management: X, 2023 - Elsevier
The utilisation of wind power in buildings has gained significant interest, but deploying wind
turbines in built environments presents unique challenges due to highly turbulent wind …

[HTML][HTML] On the accuracy of turbulence models for CFD simulations of vertical axis wind turbines

A Rezaeiha, H Montazeri, B Blocken - Energy, 2019 - Elsevier
A comparative analysis of seven commonly-used eddy-viscosity turbulence models for CFD
simulations of VAWTs is presented. The models include one-to four-equations, namely the …

Urban wind conditions and small wind turbines in the built environment: A review

KC Anup, J Whale, T Urmee - Renewable energy, 2019 - Elsevier
Wind conditions in the built environment are complex in nature and characterized by lower
wind speeds and higher turbulence due to the presence of obstructions. A growing body of …

Urban wind energy: Some views on potential and challenges

T Stathopoulos, H Alrawashdeh, A Al-Quraan… - Journal of Wind …, 2018 - Elsevier
Urban wind energy consists of the utilization of wind energy technology in applications to the
urban and suburban built environment. The paper provides some views on the progress …

A review on computational fluid dynamic simulation techniques for Darrieus vertical axis wind turbines

M Ghasemian, ZN Ashrafi, A Sedaghat - Energy Conversion and …, 2017 - Elsevier
The global warming threats, the presence of policies on support of renewable energies, and
the desire for clean smart cities are the major drives for most recent researches on …

A framework for preliminary large-scale urban wind energy potential assessment: Roof-mounted wind turbines

A Rezaeiha, H Montazeri, B Blocken - Energy Conversion and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Urban wind energy can provide a decentralized local source of energy for residential areas
and reduce the cost of energy by avoiding the losses/costs of long-distance energy …

A review of computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulations of the wind flow around buildings for urban wind energy exploitation

F Toja-Silva, T Kono, C Peralta, O Lopez-Garcia… - Journal of Wind …, 2018 - Elsevier
This article presents a review on computational fluid dynamics (CFD) applied to urban wind
energy exploitation. The content comprises technical CFD aspects relevant for this …

Estimation of wind power generation in dense urban area

AS Yang, YM Su, CY Wen, YH Juan, WS Wang… - Applied Energy, 2016 - Elsevier
There is great potential in the use of urban wind energy to form electricity generation
modules over a distribution network to maximize wind power production in densely …

A review of the evaluation of urban wind resources: Challenges and perspectives

RK Reja, R Amin, Z Tasneem, MF Ali, MR Islam… - Energy and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Wind energy in urban areas is a prominent alternative source of renewable energy that is
becoming increasingly popular. The technological development, low cost of installation, and …