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Editor-in-chief: Carlo L. Bottasso

Chief editors: Sandrine Aubrun, Nicolaos A. Cutululis, Paul Fleming, Julia Gottschall, Athanasios Kolios, Jakob Mann & Paul Veers

eISSN: WES 2366-7451, WESD 2366-7621

Wind Energy Science is an international scientific journal dedicated to the publication and public discussion of studies that take an interdisciplinary perspective of fundamental or pioneering research in wind energy.

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13 Feb 2026 University of Western Ontario partners with Copernicus Publications to support open-access publishing

Copernicus Publications has signed a new agreement with Western Libraries at the University of Western Ontario, providing a 50% APC reduction for eligible corresponding authors submitting from 1 January 2026. Please read more.

13 Feb 2026 University of Western Ontario partners with Copernicus Publications to support open-access publishing

Copernicus Publications has signed a new agreement with Western Libraries at the University of Western Ontario, providing a 50% APC reduction for eligible corresponding authors submitting from 1 January 2026. Please read more.

09 Feb 2026 Wind Energy Science turns 10!

We are proud to announce the publication of a special editorial celebrating the first decade of Wind Energy Science. This milestone is a tribute to the vibrant community of authors, reviewers, editors, and readers who have shaped the journal into a leading platform for open, rigorous wind energy research. Read the 10th anniversary editorial.

09 Feb 2026 Wind Energy Science turns 10!

We are proud to announce the publication of a special editorial celebrating the first decade of Wind Energy Science. This milestone is a tribute to the vibrant community of authors, reviewers, editors, and readers who have shaped the journal into a leading platform for open, rigorous wind energy research. Read the 10th anniversary editorial.

03 Dec 2025 New MS Word template available for manuscript preparation

The existing MS Word template for authors has been significantly expanded and now includes many important notes on the standard sections that must be included in the manuscript. Please visit the "Submission" page, section "Templates for your manuscript file" and download the new template before writing your next manuscript.

03 Dec 2025 New MS Word template available for manuscript preparation

The existing MS Word template for authors has been significantly expanded and now includes many important notes on the standard sections that must be included in the manuscript. Please visit the "Submission" page, section "Templates for your manuscript file" and download the new template before writing your next manuscript.

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Recent papers

17 Apr 2026

Optimal flight pattern debate for airborne wind energy systems: circular or figure of eight?

Dylan Eijkelhof, Nicola Rossi, and Roland Schmehl

Wind Energ. Sci., 11, 1287–1304, https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-11-1287-2026,https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-11-1287-2026, 2026

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17 Apr 2026

Introduction of the virtual center of wind pressure for correlating large-scale turbulent structures and wind turbine loads

Carsten Schubert, Daniela Moreno, Jörg Schwarte, Jan Friedrich, Matthias Wächter, Gritt Pokriefke, Günter Radons, and Joachim Peinke

Wind Energ. Sci., 11, 1267–1285, https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-11-1267-2026,https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-11-1267-2026, 2026

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17 Apr 2026

Biases in preconstruction estimates of wind plant annual energy production

Rob Hammond and Eric Simley

Wind Energ. Sci., 11, 1251–1265, https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-11-1251-2026,https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-11-1251-2026, 2026

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15 Apr 2026

Damage identification on a large-scale wind turbine rotor blade using sample-based deterministic model updating

Marlene Wolniak, Jasper Ragnitz, Clemens Jonscher, Benedikt Hofmeister, Helge Jauken, Clemens Hübler, and Raimund Rolfes

Wind Energ. Sci., 11, 1227–1249, https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-11-1227-2026,https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-11-1227-2026, 2026

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14 Apr 2026

Bayesian uncertainty quantification of engineering models for wind farm–atmosphere interaction

Frederik Aerts, Koen Devesse, and Johan Meyers

Wind Energ. Sci., 11, 1205–1225, https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-11-1205-2026,https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-11-1205-2026, 2026

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