Advancing Wind Turbine Frontiers: Multidisciplinary Solutions for Energy System Integration and Renewable Growth

Dear Colleagues,

The global energy landscape is undergoing a profound transformation, with wind energy crucial for the transition toward a carbon-neutral future. As turbine capacities increase and deployment extends into deeper offshore waters and more complex atmospheric environments, the associated technical and scientific challenges grow in both scale and complexity, demanding a truly multidisciplinary perspective. The evolution of wind energy no longer depends solely on aerodynamic efficiency, but increasingly on the seamless integration of advanced materials, digital twins, and intelligent grid management. Current trends in high-impact research highlight a transition from isolated component-level optimization to integrated system-level approaches. This new paradigm requires a deeper understanding of the multi-scale interactions between atmospheric boundary layers and rotor aerodynamics, the coupled structural dynamics of floating platforms, and the interactions of these subsystems with control strategies and grid integration constraints.

This Special Issue, "Advancing Wind Turbine Frontiers: Multidisciplinary Solutions for Energy System Integration and Renewable Growth," aims to aggregate cutting-edge research that addresses these complex interdependencies. We seek to provide a platform for original findings that bridge the gap between fundamental fluid mechanics and practical energy system applications.

By focusing on the integration of wind power into the broader energy mix, this Special Issue aligns with the mission of Wind (MDPI) to publish research that is both scientifically rigorous and practically relevant. We encourage the submission of papers that explore not only the technical enhancements of turbine design but also the socio-economic and environmental frameworks that facilitate renewable growth.

Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Advanced Aerodynamics and Aeroelasticity: Innovative rotor designs and wake interaction modeling in large-scale wind farms.
• Offshore and Floating Wind Technology: Structural health monitoring, mooring systems, and hydro-dynamic challenges.
• Digitalization and AI: Digital twins for lifecycle assessment, machine learning-based fault detection, and smart control systems.
• Grid Integration and Energy Storage: Solutions for intermittency, hybrid power plants (wind–solar–storage), and green hydrogen production.
• Sustainability: The recyclability of turbine components and the environmental impact of large-scale deployment.

We invite researchers, engineers, and policymakers to contribute original research articles and case studies. Our goal is to create a landmark collection that serves as a roadmap for the future of wind energy.

We look forward to receiving your contributions and advancing the frontiers of wind energy together.

Prof. Dr. Leandro Olveira Salviano
Dr. Gabriel Bertacco dos Santos
Guest Editors

Manuscript Submission Information

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• wind turbine design
• energy system integration
• energy transition
• carbon-neutral