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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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30 Jun 2026 The Norwegian University of Science and Technology partners with Copernicus Publications to support open-access publishing

Copernicus Publications has signed a new institutional agreement with Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU). Please read more.

30 Jun 2026 The Norwegian University of Science and Technology partners with Copernicus Publications to support open-access publishing

Copernicus Publications has signed a new institutional agreement with Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU). 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.

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.

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Recent papers

15 Sep 2026

Review and quantification of major risks in wind farm development and operation

Moritz Gräfe, Azélice Ludot, Matt Shields, Athanasios Kolios, Rajasekhar Pulikollu, and Nikolay Dimitrov

Wind Energ. Sci., 11, 3475–3507, https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-11-3475-2026,https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-11-3475-2026, 2026

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15 Sep 2026

A Systematic Design Methodology for Electromagnetic Brakes Applied to Low-Power Wind Turbines Using Analytical Modeling, Numerical Validation, and Experimental Verification

Jesús Antonio Enriquez Santiago, Alan de Jesús Jiménez Velázquez, Antonio Verde Añorve, Adán Acosta Banda, Efraín Dueñas Reyes, Rocío Magdalena Sánchez Albores, Andrés López López, and Ricardo Carreño Aguilera

Wind Energ. Sci. Discuss., https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-2026-153,https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-2026-153, 2026

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

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14 Sep 2026

Control design for floating wind turbines: a novel feedback control structure

Amr Hegazy, Peter Naaijen, and Jan-Willem van Wingerden

Wind Energ. Sci., 11, 3455–3474, https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-11-3455-2026,https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-11-3455-2026, 2026

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14 Sep 2026

Investigating grease behavior in tilted double-row tapered roller bearing installed in wind turbine by developing a full-scale multi-phase CFD model

Muhammad Ishaq Khan, Lorenzo Maccioni, and Franco Concli

Wind Energ. Sci., 11, 3427–3454, https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-11-3427-2026,https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-11-3427-2026, 2026

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14 Sep 2026

Effect of inflow turbulence on the wake replenishment mechanisms of twin rotor vertical axis wind turbine

Simon Querat, Benoît Augier, Martin Träsch, Germain Grégory, Stephane Barre, Antoine Delon, and Minguez Matthieu

Wind Energ. Sci. Discuss., https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-2026-160,https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-2026-160, 2026

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

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