How to maximise the energy output of a wind farm

Mees van Vondelen (TU Delft) explains his wind tunnel study in a short video. In this study, he demonstrates that wind turbines in a farm should synchronise their dynamic behaviour to maximise overall farm efficiency. You can argue that this is similar to birds synchronising the motion of their wings in a flock to conserve energy while flying.

Please have a look at the video:

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Mees will present at the Wind Europe conference during the session called Monitoring Performance to Optimise Operations on Wednesday, 9 April 2025, from 15:45 to 17:15 hours.