Wind turbines are one of the most efficient technologies for producing clean energy and their role in worldwide electricity usage is destined to further grow. At the end of 2018, the installed wind power was around 600 GW, with a yearly increase in the order of 10%. The development of wind turbine technology requires advanced scientific techniques in the fields of aerodynamics, modeling and simulation, applied statistics, control and monitoring, material science, and applied mechanics. On these grounds, this Special Issue is collecting contributions about the most recent advances in wind energy science. The list of possible topics is wide. Some examples include, but are not limited to, developments in the following: Wind turbine technology (aerodynamic and-or control system); Wind turbines control and monitoring (performance evaluation and-or condition monitoring) through data analysis and measurement techniques; Wind farm management and control; Grid integration of wind energy; Offshore wind energy and wind turbine wakes; Onshore wind energy and wind farms in complex terrain; Modeling and simulation techniques; Turbulence; Aeroelasticity and loads; Structures and materials; Micro horizontal or vertical axis wind turbines.
Keywords: wind energy; wind turbines; wind farms; modeling and simulation; aerodynamics; control and monitoring; condition monitoring; structures and materials.