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:
- Advanced Control Technology of Integrated Wind and Wave Energy Conversion Systems: 2nd Edition (Deadline: 10 April 2026)
- Comprehensive Design and Optimization of Wind Turbine (Deadline: 10 April 2026)
- Leading the Way in Offshore Renewable Energy and Wave Energy Conversion (Deadline: 10 April 2026)
- State of the Art of Clean Technologies for Wind Energy and Wind Turbines (Deadline: 20 April 2026)
- Modeling, Control and Optimization of Wind Power Systems (Deadline: 20 April 2026)
- Recent Developments of Wind Energy: 2nd Edition (Deadline: 20 April 2026)
- River/Tidal and Wave Energy Harvesting (Deadline: 30 April 2026)
- Integration of Power Generation and Wind Energy (Deadline: 5 May 2026)
- Current State and Opportunities in Marine Energy Converters (Deadline: 15 May 2026)
- Latest Challenges in Wind Turbine Maintenance, Operation, and Safety (Deadline: 20 May 2026)
- Advanced Wind Energy Systems: Comprehensive Insights into Analysis, Design, Control, and Optimization—2nd Edition (Deadline: 25 May 2026)
- Wind Turbine Aeromechanics: Theory, Methods and Applications (Deadline: 5 June 2026)
- New Advances in Fluid Machinery for Renewable Energy Conversion: Wind, Hydropower, and Wave Systems (Deadline: 10 June 2026)
- Advancements in Marine Renewable Energy and Hybridization Prospects (Deadline: 25 June 2026)
- Exploring Renewable Energy: Innovations in Wind and Tidal Energy Turbines (Deadline: 10 July 2026)
- Wind Turbines and Wind Farms Performance Analysis Through Numerical and Experimental Methods—3rd Edition (Deadline: 10 July 2026)
- Advanced Control Systems in Wind Energy: Optimizing Performance from Component to Grid Integration (Deadline: 15 July 2026)
- Computation Modelling for Offshore Wind Turbines and Wind Farms (Deadline: 20 July 2026)
- Recent Innovations in Offshore Wind Energy (Deadline: 20 July 2026)
- Advanced Offshore Renewable Energy Technology (Deadline: 20 July 2026)
- Research on Offshore Wind Turbines (Deadline: 20 July 2026)
- Computational Fluid Dynamics: Technologies and Applications for Renewable Energy Systems, 2nd Edition (Deadline: 20 July 2026)
- New Trends in Wind Energy and Wind Turbines (Deadline: 30 July 2026)
- Advanced Technologies in Marine Renewable Energy (Deadline: 30 July 2026)
- Ocean Energy Conversion and Magnetohydrodynamic Power Systems—2nd Edition (Deadline: 31 July 2026)
- Recent Advances in Offshore Wind Turbines and Wave Energy (Deadline: 10 August 2026)
- Advances in Wind Turbine Optimization and Control (Deadline: 10 August 2026)
- Trends and Innovations in Wind Power Systems: 2nd Edition (Deadline: 25 August 2026)
- Advancements in Wind Farm Design and Optimization (Deadline: 25 August 2026)
- Challenges and Research Trends of Offshore Renewable Energy (Deadline: 30 August 2026)
- Global Research and Trends in Offshore Wind, Wave, and Tidal Energy (Deadline: 30 August 2026)
- Latest Challenges in Modelling and Control of Wind Turbines: Aerodynamics, Structural Dynamics, Hydrodynamics and Inflow Effects (Deadline: 30 August 2026)
- Innovations and Developments in Emerging Offshore Renewable Energy Technologies (Deadline: 20 September 2026)
- Recent Developments in Offshore Renewable Energies: Wind, Wave, Tidal, and Ocean Energy (Deadline: 15 October 2026)
Topical Collections
Following topical collections within this section are currently open for submissions:
