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Editor-in-chief: Carlo L. Bottasso

Chief editors: Sandrine Aubrun, Nicolaos A. Cutululis, Paul Fleming, Julia Gottschall, Athanasios Kolios, Jakob Mann & Paul Veers

eISSN: WES 2366-7451, WESD 2366-7621

Wind Energy Science is an international scientific journal dedicated to the publication and public discussion of studies that take an interdisciplinary perspective of fundamental or pioneering research in wind energy.

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30 Jun 2026 The Norwegian University of Science and Technology partners with Copernicus Publications to support open-access publishing

Copernicus Publications has signed a new institutional agreement with Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU). Please read more.

30 Jun 2026 The Norwegian University of Science and Technology partners with Copernicus Publications to support open-access publishing

Copernicus Publications has signed a new institutional agreement with Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU). Please read more.

13 Feb 2026 University of Western Ontario partners with Copernicus Publications to support open-access publishing

Copernicus Publications has signed a new agreement with Western Libraries at the University of Western Ontario, providing a 50% APC reduction for eligible corresponding authors submitting from 1 January 2026. Please read more.

13 Feb 2026 University of Western Ontario partners with Copernicus Publications to support open-access publishing

Copernicus Publications has signed a new agreement with Western Libraries at the University of Western Ontario, providing a 50% APC reduction for eligible corresponding authors submitting from 1 January 2026. Please read more.

09 Feb 2026 Wind Energy Science turns 10!

We are proud to announce the publication of a special editorial celebrating the first decade of Wind Energy Science. This milestone is a tribute to the vibrant community of authors, reviewers, editors, and readers who have shaped the journal into a leading platform for open, rigorous wind energy research. Read the 10th anniversary editorial.

09 Feb 2026 Wind Energy Science turns 10!

We are proud to announce the publication of a special editorial celebrating the first decade of Wind Energy Science. This milestone is a tribute to the vibrant community of authors, reviewers, editors, and readers who have shaped the journal into a leading platform for open, rigorous wind energy research. Read the 10th anniversary editorial.

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Recent papers

11 Sep 2026

Dynamics of floating-wind-turbine wakes in a wind tunnel setup

Ricardo Amaral, Felix Houtin-Mongrolle, Dominic von Terzi, Kasper Laugesen, Paul Deglaire, and Axelle Viré

Wind Energ. Sci., 11, 3401–3426, https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-11-3401-2026,https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-11-3401-2026, 2026

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10 Sep 2026

Classification of leading-edge-erosion severity via machine learning surrogate models

Aidan Gettemy, Susan Minkoff, John Zweck, and Elaine Spiller

Wind Energ. Sci., 11, 3377–3400, https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-11-3377-2026,https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-11-3377-2026, 2026

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10 Sep 2026

Mitigating wind farm cluster wakes by vertical staggering

Annika Gaiser, Gerald Steinfeld, Gabriele Centurelli, and Martin Kühn

Wind Energ. Sci. Discuss., https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-2026-140,https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-2026-140, 2026

Preprint under review for WES (discussion: open, 0 comments)

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10 Sep 2026

Fleet-scale evidence and a testable coupled mechanism for radial-raceway spalling in an offshore 5 MW three-row roller main bearing

Xilei Ma, Dongxiang Jiang, and Kai Zhang

Wind Energ. Sci. Discuss., https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-2026-144,https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-2026-144, 2026

Preprint under review for WES (discussion: open, 0 comments)

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10 Sep 2026

Sensitivity of Offshore Wind Farm Wakes and Ocean Coupling to Vertical Resolution in the Stable Marine Boundary Layer

Adam Ayouche, Baylor Fox-Kemper, Nathan Laxague, and Nicholas Pizzo

Wind Energ. Sci. Discuss., https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-2026-147,https://doi.org/10.5194/wes-2026-147, 2026

Preprint under review for WES (discussion: open, 0 comments)

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