Wind Research Publications
NREL publishes a wide variety of documents about its wind energy research.
Featured Publications
Grand Challenges in Wind Energy Publication Series
Ten publications in Wind Energy Science discuss gaps in research related to the atmosphere, wind turbines, plants and the grid, digitization, and environmental and social issues that are needed to support continued wind energy deployment.
New Software Simulates High-Resolution Air Flow in Wind Farms
AMR-Wind, published in Wind Energy, offers a verified and validated high-fidelity computational-fluid-dynamics code for wind farm flows. The block-structured, adaptive-mesh, incompressible-flow solver enables scalable, predictive simulations of the atmospheric boundary layer and wind power plants with realistic wake interactions. Key physics capabilities include actuator disk models, actuator line models, turbulence models, and large eddy simulation models for atmospheric boundary layers.
3D Printed Components Advance Electrical Motors in Turbines
Additive manufacturing (3D printing) has the potential to produce novel high-performance electrical machines in wind turbines. Researchers examine the properties and functional performance of materials printed via selective laser melting, machined down to thin laminates, and stacked to form a permanent-magnet electrical motor. The publication in Applied Sciences highlights the results and areas where printing technologies need to improve.
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Last Updated June 18, 2025