Wind energy, together with other renewable energy sources, are expected to grow
substantially in the coming decades and play a key role in mitigating climate change and …

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 …

Low noise emission, aesthetic design, omni-directionality, and efficient operation in turbulent
wind conditions make vertical axis wind turbines promising devices to harness wind energy …

This study optimized the layout of a pair of Darrieus vertical axis wind turbines through three-
dimensional computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulations. Three design parameters …

In an urban environment, dual vertical axis wind turbines (VAWTs) are expected to
demonstrate more advantage than horizontal axis wind turbine. For VAWT, solidity is one of …

A review of existing technical challenges and their potential solutions in the development of
Vertical Axis Wind Turbines (VAWTs) is presented in the context. Over the last decade …

Multi-megawatt floating vertical axis wind turbines (VAWTs) are a promising solution to
exploit offshore wind energy resources in deep water sites. At this large-scale, the VAWT's …

Floating offshore wind turbines (FOWTs) have received great attention for deep water wind
energy harvesting. So far, research has been focused on a single floating rotor. However, for …

Savonius vertical axis tidal turbines (S-VATT) show potential utilization in bidirectional tidal
regions because of the high start-up characteristics and coupled enhancement effects …

Abstract The development of Vertical Axis Wind Turbines (VAWTs) has continued for nearly
half a century without agreement on a valid procedure for the design and testing of turbines …