TY - JOUR
T1 - Grand Challenges: wind energy research needs for a global energy transition
AU - Veers, Paul
AU - Dykes, Katherine
AU - Basu, S.
AU - Bianchini, Alessandro
AU - Green, Peter
AU - Kitzing, Lena
AU - Kosović, Branko
AU - Meyers, Johan
AU - O’Malley, Mark
AU - More Authors, null
PY - 2022
Y1 - 2022
N2 - Wind energy is anticipated to play a central role in enabling a rapid transition from fossil fuels to a system based largely on renewable power. For wind power to fulfill its expected role as the backbone – providing nearly half of the electrical energy – of a renewable-based, carbon-neutral energy system, critical challenges around design, manufacture, and deployment of land and offshore technologies must be addressed. During the past 3 years, the wind research community has invested significant effort toward understanding the nature and implications of these challenges and identifying associated gaps. The outcomes of these efforts are summarized in a series of 10 articles, some under review by Wind Energy Science (WES) and others planned for submission during the coming months. This letter explains the genesis, significance, and impacts of these efforts.
AB - Wind energy is anticipated to play a central role in enabling a rapid transition from fossil fuels to a system based largely on renewable power. For wind power to fulfill its expected role as the backbone – providing nearly half of the electrical energy – of a renewable-based, carbon-neutral energy system, critical challenges around design, manufacture, and deployment of land and offshore technologies must be addressed. During the past 3 years, the wind research community has invested significant effort toward understanding the nature and implications of these challenges and identifying associated gaps. The outcomes of these efforts are summarized in a series of 10 articles, some under review by Wind Energy Science (WES) and others planned for submission during the coming months. This letter explains the genesis, significance, and impacts of these efforts.
U2 - 10.5194/wes-7-2491-2022
DO - 10.5194/wes-7-2491-2022
M3 - Article
SN - 2366-7443
VL - 7
SP - 2491
EP - 2496
JO - Wind Energy Science
JF - Wind Energy Science
IS - 6
ER -