Latest Challenges in Wind Turbine Maintenance, Operation, and Safety
A special issue of Energies (ISSN 1996-1073). This special issue belongs to the section "A3: Wind, Wave and Tidal Energy".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 November 2025 | Viewed by 624
Special Issue Editor
Interests: operations and maintenance of wind turbines; condition monitoring of wind turbines; current signature analysis; doubly fed induction generators; reliability and availability of wind farms; onshore and offshore wind farms; failure rates and downtime of wind turbines
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Dear Colleagues,
With the increasing demand for global clean and renewable energy, wind, wave, and tidal energy sources have become key in the transition towards a sustainable future. More specifically, wind energy is becoming increasingly prominent, both onshore and offshore, due to continuous technological advancements and supportive policies.
In recent years, the rapid evolution of operation and maintenance techniques for wind turbines, particularly driven by advancements in artificial intelligence, has further transformed the landscape of the wind energy sector. These technological innovations have not only improved efficiency but also introduced new challenges and opportunities to enhance safety. Thus, as wind turbine technology continues to advance, effective maintenance management becomes crucial for maximizing the lifespan of turbines while ensuring operator safety and minimizing environmental impact.
This Special Issue focuses on the latest changes in wind turbine maintenance operations and safety, exploring the innovations, best practices, and case studies that pertain to these critical topics. We aim to compile recent research that analyzes current trends, existing challenges, and innovations in the operational maintenance and safety of wind turbines.
Authors are invited to submit articles on various topics, including (but not limited to) the following:
- Novel predictive maintenance strategies.
- Innovations in condition monitoring technologies.
- Novel health structural assessment.
- Risk assessment in maintenance operations.
- The impact of aging wind farms on operational safety.
- The integration of artificial intelligence and machine learning in maintenance.
- Studies on incidents and accidents: lessons learned.
- International regulations and standards related to safety.
- Comparisons between traditional and modern maintenance approaches.
- Effects of extreme weather on maintenance operations.
- Remote maintenance: emerging technologies and their applications.
- Case studies on optimizing operational performance.
- Strategies for managing the complete lifecycle of wind turbines.
- Innovations in design to facilitate safe maintenance.
- End-of-life issues of wind farms.
- The influence of reliability and availability on operation and safety.
- An analysis of the age of wind turbine fleets in different locations, regions, countries, and/or geographical areas.
- Related review papers.
Dr. Estefania Artigao
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- O&M
- condition monitoring
- predictive techniques
- artificial intelligence
- risk assessment
- operational safety
- autonomous operation
- end-of-life issues
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