Advances in Wind Energy Technology: 2nd Edition

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Dear Colleagues,

The popularity of wind energy has increased considerably in recent decades due to the awareness of clean energy sources and the motivation to minimize the effects of global warming. This raises challenges in the continuous and consistent development of wind turbine technology, ranging from blade design, logistical efficiency, and maintenance to the measurement and numerical tools being used for the holistic evaluation of wind turbine performance. We invite submissions for a Topic that addresses research, development, and industrial implementations, and perspectives focusing on, though not limited to, the following fields:

• Large wind turbines;
• Innovative wind turbine aerodynamic and structural designs;
• Nonconventional wind turbine technology;
• Wind turbine and wind farm control;
• Grid and system integration;
• The development of advanced measurement systems;
• Improved numerical prediction tools for wind energy analysis;
• Improved wind turbine maintenance, scheduling, lifetime assessment and health monitoring;
• Multidisciplinary approaches in wind energy socio-eco-technical aspects;
• Usage of data-driven approaches.

Dr. Galih Bangga
Dr. Martin Otto Laver Hansen
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Participating Journals

Journal Name	Impact Factor	CiteScore	Launched Year	First Decision (median)	APC
Applied Sciences applsci	2.5	5.5	2011	19.8 Days	CHF 2400	Submit
Clean Technologies cleantechnol	4.7	8.3	2019	33.7 Days	CHF 1600	Submit
Electronics electronics	2.6	6.1	2012	16.8 Days	CHF 2400	Submit
Energies energies	3.2	7.3	2008	16.2 Days	CHF 2600	Submit
Journal of Marine Science and Engineering jmse	2.8	5.0	2013	15.6 Days	CHF 2600	Submit

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Icing Monitoring of Wind Turbine Blade Based on Fiber Bragg Grating Sensors and Strain Ratio Index

by Yadi Tian, Zhaohui Zhang, Xiaojing Wang, Wanheng Li and Yang Xu

Energies 2025, 18(16), 4295; https://doi.org/10.3390/en18164295 - 12 Aug 2025

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In cold regions, the power generation efficiency of wind turbines is affected by blade icing. Heavy icing on blades will change the aerodynamic configuration of the blades and can even cause blades to crack or break. Therefore, monitoring and deicing technologies are important [...] Read more.

In cold regions, the power generation efficiency of wind turbines is affected by blade icing. Heavy icing on blades will change the aerodynamic configuration of the blades and can even cause blades to crack or break. Therefore, monitoring and deicing technologies are important for the safe operation of wind turbines. This study proposes a novel strain ratio index based on mechanical analysis of icing, which causes the neutral axis shift and different strain ratio change between waving and shimmy directions. Data from the 5 kW wind turbine blade model in a low-temperature laboratory and the 1.5 MW full-scale field wind turbine monitoring over 1 year are used to validate the effectiveness of the proposed method. The proposed strain ratio index and icing detection criteria are derived from mechanical analysis with clear interpretability while reducing ambiguity from structural damage. The relationship between the strain ratio index and ice thickness is quantified through laboratory tests and validated by field applications, demonstrating the effectiveness and robustness under complex real-world service scenarios. Full article

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