TY - JOUR
TI - Grand Challenges: wind energy research needs for a global energy transition
AU - Veers, P
AU - Dykes, K
AU - Basu, S
AU - Bianchini, A
AU - Clifton, A
AU - Green, P
AU - Holttinen, H
AU - Kitzing, L
AU - Kosovic, B
AU - Lundquist, J
AU - Meyers, J
AU - O'Malley, M
AU - Shaw, W
AU - Straw, B
T2 - Wind Energy Science
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.
DA - 2022/12//
PY - 2022
VL - 7
IS - 6
SP - 2491–2496
UR - https://wes.copernicus.org/articles/7/2491/2022/
DO - 10.5194/wes-7-2491-2022
LA - English
KW - Wind Energy
KW - Human Dimensions
KW - Social & Economic Data
ER -