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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

06 May 2026

Continuous-lifetime-monitoring technique for structural components and main bearings in wind turbines based on measured strain and virtual load sensors

Bruno Rodrigues Faria, Nikolay Dimitrov, Nikhil Sudhakaran, Matthias Stammler, Athanasios Kolios, W. Dheelibun Remigius, Xiaodong Zhang, and Asger Bech Abrahamsen

Wind Energ. Sci., 11, 1583–1606, https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-11-1583-2026,https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-11-1583-2026, 2026

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06 May 2026

The IEA Wind Task 57 inflow reconstruction benchmark for a single turbine in simple terrain: real-world and synthetic case studies

Alex Rybchuk, Henrik Asmuth, Armin Haghshenas, Ásta Hannesdóttir, Jan Friedrich, Jaime Liew, Jennifer M. Rinker, Daniel R. Houck, Regis Thedin, and Patrick Moriarty

Wind Energ. Sci. Discuss., https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-2026-77,https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-2026-77, 2026

Preprint under review for WES (discussion: open, 0 comments)

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05 May 2026

OC7 Project Phase II: Comparison of Global-to-Local Load Transfer Approaches in Floating Structures

Michael Karch, Friedemann Borisade, Fabian Wendt, Romain Pinguet, Thang Do, Jérôme de Lauzon, Lucas Tessier, Jon Cerrada-Garcés, Alvaro Olcoz-Alonso, Jesús Artal, Borja Servan-Camas, Julio García-Espinosa, Cai Wei Sun, Haruki Yoshimoto, Takaya Nagumo, Go Tsuneto, Roger Bergua, Lu Wang, Jason Jonkman, Amy Robertson, Constance Clement, and Guillaume Potier

Wind Energ. Sci. Discuss., https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-2026-78,https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-2026-78, 2026

Preprint under review for WES (discussion: open, 0 comments)

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04 May 2026

Impact of floater flexibility on tower eigenfrequencies of a spar-type floating offshore wind turbine: measurement-based assessment and model calibration

Cesar Aguilera, Romain Ribault, Jerome De-Lauzon, and Adrien Hirvoas

Wind Energ. Sci., 11, 1569–1581, https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-11-1569-2026,https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-11-1569-2026, 2026

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04 May 2026

Reliability and O&M key performance indicators of onshore and offshore wind turbines based on field-data analysis

Julia Walgern, Nils Stratmann, Martin Horn, Nathalene W. Y. Then, Moritz Menzel, Fraser Anderson, Athanasios Kolios, and Katharina Fischer

Wind Energ. Sci., 11, 1553–1568, https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-11-1553-2026,https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-11-1553-2026, 2026

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