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 …

Urban wind energy with resilience approach for sustainable cities in tropical regions: A review

AV Díaz, IH Moya - Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2024 - Elsevier
This paper presents a systematic literature review of urban wind energy harnessing in built
environments. In line to foster decarbonisation in urban areas of tropical countries with …

Wind energy system for buildings in an urban environment

KCS Kwok, G Hu - Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial …, 2023 - Elsevier
Urban built environments have grown dramatically worldwide in the past few decades due to
rapid economic and population growths. The potential utilization of renewable resources is …

[HTML][HTML] Effect of pitch angle on power performance and aerodynamics of a vertical axis wind turbine

A Rezaeiha, I Kalkman, B Blocken - Applied energy, 2017 - Elsevier
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 …

[HTML][HTML] An analytical review on the evaluation of wind resource and wind turbine for urban application: Prospect and challenges

Z Tasneem, A Al Noman, SK Das, DK Saha… - Developments in the …, 2020 - Elsevier
Wind energy is a promising scheme in the power generation sector due to pollution-free
power production and wind resources' sufficiency worldwide. Installing wind turbines in all …

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 …

[HTML][HTML] Characterization of aerodynamic performance of vertical axis wind turbines: Impact of operational parameters

A Rezaeiha, H Montazeri, B Blocken - Energy Conversion and …, 2018 - Elsevier
Vertical axis wind turbines (VAWTs) have received growing interest for off-shore application
and in the urban environments mainly due to their omni-directional capability, scalability …

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 …

Impacts of urban morphology on reducing cooling load and increasing ventilation potential in hot-arid climate

K Javanroodi, M Mahdavinejad, VM Nik - Applied energy, 2018 - Elsevier
Cooling buildings in urban areas with hot-arid climate put huge loads on the energy system.
There is an increasing trend in urban energy studies to recognize the urban design …

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 …