Recent technology and challenges of wind energy generation: A review

S Roga, S Bardhan, Y Kumar, SK Dubey - … Energy Technologies and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Energy is an integral part of economic growth and social development. Renewable energy
sources are naturally occurring, which can help in reducing the dependency on non …

Aerodynamic design and performance parameters of a lift-type vertical axis wind turbine: A comprehensive review

B Hand, G Kelly, A Cashman - Renewable and Sustainable Energy …, 2021 - Elsevier
The high emission of fossil fuels are major driving forces in renewable energy technology
development. In response, the lift-type vertical axis wind turbines (VAWT) is experiencing a …

Wind turbine concepts for domestic wind power generation at low wind quality sites

T Wilberforce, AG Olabi, ET Sayed, AH Alalmi… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2023 - Elsevier
An overview of extant wind turbine designs is presented. Each concept is evaluated for
potential for micro-wind production under poor wind quality situations, such as those seen in …

[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 …

A review: Approaches for aerodynamic performance improvement of lift-type vertical axis wind turbine

Z Zhao, D Wang, T Wang, W Shen, H Liu… - … energy technologies and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Floating vertical-axis wind turbines (VAWTs) display considerable advantages over
horizontal-axis wind turbines (HAWTs) due to their Omni directionality, better structural …

[HTML][HTML] Future emerging technologies in the wind power sector: A European perspective

S Watson, A Moro, V Reis, C Baniotopoulos… - … and sustainable energy …, 2019 - Elsevier
This paper represents an expert view from Europe of future emerging technologies within
the wind energy sector considering their potential, challenges, applications and technology …

[HTML][HTML] A review on numerical simulation based on CFD technology of aerodynamic characteristics of straight-bladed vertical axis wind turbines

Y Li, S Yang, F Feng, K Tagawa - Energy Reports, 2023 - Elsevier
With the main advantages of simple shape, smart structural and wind direction
independence, Straight-bladed vertical axis wind turbines has been increasingly used in …

[HTML][HTML] Towards optimal aerodynamic design of vertical axis wind turbines: Impact of solidity and number of blades

A Rezaeiha, H Montazeri, B Blocken - Energy, 2018 - Elsevier
The current study systematically analyzes the impact of solidity (σ) and number of blades (n)
on the aerodynamic performance of 2-, 3-and 4-bladed Darrieus H-type vertical axis wind …

[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 …

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 …