A3: Wind, Wave and Tidal Energy
A section of Energies (ISSN 1996-1073).
Section Information
Wind, wave and tidal energy—commonly recognized as clean and environmentally friendly renewable energy resources—are becoming more commonplace, as the fraction of energy from renewable resources continues to increase. Nevertheless, significant challenges remain in reducing the levelized cost of energy for renewable technologies, particularly nascent technologies, such as wave and tidal. Also, as wind moves offshore, with both fixed and floating options, there is further opportunity to combine wind with wave and/or tidal. This Section aims to include contributions across the spectrum of scientific and engineering disciplines concerned with the development of wind, wave and tidal renewable technologies, from fundamental device development/design, supporting technologies (control, condition monitoring, etc.), power conversion, to grid integration and associated storage technologies. Studies on hybrid systems (combined wind/wave/tidal) are particularly encouraged, as are novel applications (apart from electricity production), including potable water production, amongst others. Download Section Flyer
Principal topic areas of this Section are listed below. This list is neither exhaustive nor exclusive:
Scope
- Wind, Wave and Tidal Devices (Converters and Other Components)
- Design and Manufacturing
- Aerodynamics/Hydrodynamics
- Simulation/Modeling
- Optimization
- Resource Assessment Techniques
- Modeling/Prediction/Forecasting
- Atmospheric Physics
- Planning/Siting/Layout/Optimization/Installations
- Flow/Loads/Waves/Wind Characterization
- Economics and Environmental Issues
- Power Generation
- Electrical Components and Generators
- Power Electronics and Controls
- Grid and Power Transmission/Connection
- Renewable Power Integration and Control, Energy Storage
- Operations and Maintenance
- Reliability/Maintainability
- Condition Monitoring/Fault Detection/Diagnostics/Prognostics
- Testing
- Controls
- Sensitivity Analysis
- Economics
- Other Related Hybrid and Autonomous Systems
- Combinations of Renewable Technologies
- Desalination
- Water Pumping
- Heating
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Special Issues
Following special issues within this section are currently open for submissions:
- Offshore Wind Support Structure Design (Deadline: 29 May 2025)
- Computational Fluid Dynamics: Technologies and Applications for Renewable Energy Systems, 2nd Edition (Deadline: 30 May 2025)
- Physics-Informed Machine Learning for Offshore Renewable Energy (Deadline: 31 May 2025)
- Progress and Challenges in Wind Farm Optimization (Deadline: 10 June 2025)
- Recent Development and Future Perspective of Wind Power Generation—2nd Edition (Deadline: 20 June 2025)
- Wind Turbine Wakes and Wind Farms (Deadline: 25 June 2025)
- Modeling, Control and Optimization of Wind Power Systems (Deadline: 27 June 2025)
- Advances in Wind Turbine Vibration Modelling and Control (Deadline: 30 June 2025)
- New Design and Research on Offshore Wave and Tide Energy Technologies (Deadline: 30 June 2025)
- Computational and Experimental Fluid Dynamics for Wind Energy (Deadline: 30 June 2025)
- Advances in Fluid Dynamics and Wind Power Systems: 2nd Edition (Deadline: 10 July 2025)
- Exploring Renewable Energy: Innovations in Wind and Tidal Energy Turbines (Deadline: 10 July 2025)
- Advancements in Marine Renewable Energy and Hybridization Prospects (Deadline: 10 July 2025)
- Computation Modelling for Offshore Wind Turbines and Wind Farms (Deadline: 15 July 2025)
- Wind Turbine Aeromechanics: Theory, Methods and Applications (Deadline: 15 July 2025)
- Integration of Power Generation and Wind Energy (Deadline: 20 July 2025)
- Advanced Control Systems in Wind Energy: Optimizing Performance from Component to Grid Integration (Deadline: 21 July 2025)
- Ocean Energy Conversion and Magnetohydrodynamic Power Systems (Deadline: 25 July 2025)
- Advanced Wind Energy Systems: Comprehensive Insights into Analysis, Design, Control, and Optimization (Deadline: 25 July 2025)
- Wind Power Generation and Wind Energy Utilization (Deadline: 31 July 2025)
- Advances in Wind Turbine Optimization and Control (Deadline: 11 August 2025)
- Numerical Analysis, Field Testing and Experimental Assessment of Offshore Wind Turbines 2025 (Deadline: 20 August 2025)
- Wave Energy: Theory, Methods, and Applications (Deadline: 25 August 2025)
- Optimal Control of Wind and Wave Energy Converters (Deadline: 25 August 2025)
- Advances in Performance Evaluation for the Wind Power Generators (Deadline: 5 September 2025)
- Wind Turbines and Wind Farms Performance Analysis Through Numerical and Experimental Methods, 2nd Edition (Deadline: 15 September 2025)
- Advancements in Wind Farm Design and Optimization (Deadline: 15 September 2025)
- Dynamic Analysis and Optimization of Wave Energy Devices (Deadline: 15 September 2025)
- Solar and Wind Energy Prediction and Its Application Technology (Deadline: 20 September 2025)
- Global Research and Trends in Offshore Wind, Wave, and Tidal Energy (Deadline: 25 September 2025)
- Development and Validation of Methodologies for Structural Monitoring of Floating Wind Turbines (Deadline: 10 October 2025)
- Latest Scientific Developments in Wind Power (Deadline: 15 October 2025)
- State of the Art of Clean Technologies for Wind Energy and Wind Turbines (Deadline: 15 October 2025)
- Advances in Marine Renewable Energy Utilization and Offshore Storage Technologies (Deadline: 15 October 2025)
- Advanced Control Technology of Integrated Wind and Wave Energy Conversion Systems: 2nd Edition (Deadline: 20 October 2025)
- Numerical Simulation and Computational Fluid Dynamics in Wind Turbines (Deadline: 20 October 2025)
- Leading the Way in Offshore Renewable Energy and Wave Energy Conversion (Deadline: 24 October 2025)
- Comprehensive Design and Optimization of Wind Turbine (Deadline: 24 October 2025)
- Vertical Axis Wind Turbines: Current Technologies and Future Trends (Deadline: 31 October 2025)
- Recent Developments of Wind Energy: 2nd Edition (Deadline: 10 November 2025)
- Latest Challenges in Wind Turbine Maintenance, Operation, and Safety (Deadline: 20 November 2025)
- Advances in Aerodynamic Innovations for Wind Turbines and Sustainable Power Generation (Deadline: 20 November 2025)
- Machine Learning for Condition Monitoring of Wind Energy Systems (Deadline: 20 March 2026)
Topical Collections
Following topical collections within this section are currently open for submissions:
