Hi Kennie,

Wind power is a wide topic. If you are interested on Power Electronics, the impact WBG semiconductors could have in renewable energies is an interesting and hot topic. New wind farm configurations are also interesting with DC connections for example. Hit me up if you need any literature suggestion.

Best wishes!

Thanks for the suggestion.

Research Topics in Wind Energy

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Article Research Topics in Wind Energy

Upcoming Research Topics in Wind Power Integration

Abstract:  Wind power technology is advancing rapidly: the materials, design methods, and fabrication technologies used to manufacture machines and components of wind plants as well as the whole plants themselves; the operational strategies used to optimize energy capture, maintenance strategies, and power system support capabilities;  and the overall facilitating technologies involved in better siting and integration of wind power into the operation of the power system.  These advances come as the power system itself is experiencing rapid technological evolution due to the wide-scale integration of Information Technology into all phases of grid planning and operation that promise to make the power system more flexible, efficient, and robust.  What research and development opportunities are on the horizon?  How can researchers adapt their investigative techniques to maximize the opportunities to solve the problems of today and tomorrow?  Wind power is positioned to play an increasing role in providing energy to serve load as well as ancillary services to support the operation of the power grid.  This talk will discuss some of the upcoming research topics in wind power integration as seen from the power system operator point of view.

Wind Power

Modelling and Impact on Power System Dynamics

Research topics on wind power including a lot of subjects. Let us see

Offshore Wind: Funding research to develop and demonstrate effective turbine technologies and overcome key barriers to deployment along U.S. coastlines.

Distributed Wind: Addressing the cost, performance, and engineering challenges associated with small and medium wind turbines by focusing on design optimization, testing, certification, and manufacturing. Continued in the next post

Atmosphere to Electrons: Optimizing wind plant design, siting, and operation through an improved understanding of the complex physics governing wind flow into and through wind plants.

Resource Assessment and Characterization: Supporting efforts to accurately define, measure, and forecast the United States’ land-based and offshore wind resources

Continued in the next post

Next-Generation Wind Technology: Increasing the performance and reliability of next-generation wind technologies with industry partners through prototype, component, and utility-scale turbine research and development.

Testing and Certification: Developing and using testing facilities to support research and certification of wind turbine technologies at the component, turbine, and wind plant levels.

Wind Manufacturing and Supply Chain: Collaborating with wind technology suppliers to increase reliability while lowering production costs, and to promote an industry that can meet all domestic demands while competing in the global market

Continued in the next post

Grid Integration: Working with electric grid operators, utilities, regulators, and industry to incorporate increasing amounts of wind energy into the power system while maintaining economic and reliable operation of the grid.

Environmental Impacts and Siting of Wind Projects: Reducing barriers to wind power deployment and increasing the acceptance of wind power technologies by addressing siting and environmental issues.

https://www.energy.gov/eere/wind/wind-research-and-development

Research and development issues for small wind turbines

Article Research and development issues for small wind turbines

Wind-driven power systems represent a renewable energy technology. Arrays of interconnected wind turbines can convert power carried by the wind into electricity. This book defines a research and development agenda for the U.S. Department of Energy's wind energy program in hopes of improving the performance of this emerging technology.

Book

https://www.nap.edu/read/1824/chapter/3

Research Activities by Wind Power Systems

https://www.et.aau.dk/research-programmes/wind-power-systems/activities/

Long-term research challenges in wind energy –

a research agenda by the European Academy of Wind Energy

LONG-TERM RESEARCH AND

DEVELOPMENT NEEDS FOR WIND ENERGY

FOR THE TIME FRAME 2012 to 2030

iea Wind

This report on long-term research and development (R&D) needs

for wind energy was produced by the Implementing Agreement for

Co-operation in the Research, Development, and Deployment of

Wind Energy Systems (IEA Wind), which forms part of a program

of international energy technology collaboration under the auspices

of the International Energy Agency (IEA). In 2012, 25 contracting

parties from 20 member countries, the Chinese Wind Energy Association

(CWEA), the European Commission (EC), and the European

Wind Energy Association (EWEA) participated in IEA Wind.

The mission of the IEA Wind Agreement continues to be to encourage

and support the technological development and global deployment

of wind energy technology. To do this, the contracting parties

exchange information on their continuing and planned activities

and participate in IEA Wind research tasks regarding cooperative research,

development, and demonstration (R, D&D) of wind systems.

For the latest information and publications of IEA Wind, please visit

www.ieawind.org.

Attached

RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ISSUES FOR SMALL WIND TURBINES

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Wind Power Integration into Electricity Systems

Wind power works for locations with wind speed above 7 m/s in average.

the aerodynamics is pretty much known. Potential research includes superior composite materials for blades, off shore wind, grid connectivity issues and energy storage.

Very good research topics Ahmad K. Sleiti

I propose the following topic in the above-mentioned problem: Wind power as one of the main types of renewable energy developed in many countries and recognized as one of the important elements of the pro-ecological transformation of the energy sector and an important factor in the transformation of the traditional brown economy into a sustainable green economy / circular economy. Another topic is, for example, the development of systemic improvements and financing sources for the development of renewable energy sources in the formula of building wind farms.

Best regards,

Dariusz Prokopowicz

Another proposal of the topic: Economic and financial analysis, including the analysis of profitability and economic efficiency of the investment of building a wind farm in comparison with the construction of other types of power plants based on renewable energy sources. Comparative analysis for the national, regional and international scale.

Best regards,

Dariusz Prokopowicz

I also propose the following research topic in the field of wind power: Analysis of the effectiveness and economics of wind farm construction in various climatic conditions, climatic zones, geographic regions, etc. Determination of profitability thresholds for the production of electricity from wind farms for different conditions, climatic zones.

Best regards,

Dariusz Prokopowicz

Another proposed topic in the field of wind power: The development of wind power as an important element of the implementation of the principles of sustainable development, social environmental (ecological) responsibility, pro-ecological transformation of the energy sector and the transformation of the traditional brown economy into a sustainable green economy / circular economy into economic processes.

Best regards,

Dariusz Prokopowicz

In my opinion, the following topic may also be important in this matter: The development of wind power as an important element of achieving full climate neutrality by the economy of a given country by 2050.

Best wishes,

Dariusz Prokopowicz

I believe that one more important issue in this matter is as follows: The impact of the development of specific, individual types of technological eco-innovations on the improvement of profitability and economic efficiency of electricity production generated in wind farms. This analysis can also include a prognostic approach to technological development, potential creation of new eco-innovations and improvement of the support system for the development of renewable energy based on wind power.

Best regards,

Dariusz Prokopowicz

I believe that the most important topic in wind energy is the continuity of feeding wind power where the main disadvantage of it is that it is not continuous source

Can wind directly convert to energy storage by lifting water thro ducts(no windmills), after all waves go high on seas without any mechanical device !

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Wind energy as one of the main types of renewable energy that is being developed in many developed countries for transition from the traditional economy to a sustainable and environmentally friendly green economy. For example, developing systemic improvements to establish wind farms and to produce electricity from them in different conditions.