Wind Energy Research Group

The main objective of Wind Energy Research Group is to develop applied research in the field of wind energy, focusing on generating technical and scientific knowledge to solve real problems in the sector, promoting the use of wind energy as a sustainable, efficient, and reliable electricity source.

  1. Operation and maintenance of wind turbines
  2. End-of-life of wind farms
  3. Machine aging
  4. Performance of wind turbine
  5. Offshore wind energy
  6. Hybridization of existing wind farms
  7. Impact of climate change on wind energy production

     

  • Windext
    Funding: Erasmus+ and European Union
  • Big data processing model applied to predictive maintenance strategies for wind farms
    Funding: Carlos Vaz Ferreira Fund
  • MedFasee
    Funding: INESC Brazil Funding
  • Environmental Linkage Projects
    Women's Change Events in Wind Energy
  • Wind Horizon - Opportunity to broaden horizons in the wind energy sector for students from the interior of Uruguay.
    Participants: Renewable Energy Engineering and the United States National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL).
    Funding: United States Embassy
  • "Feasibility of Wind-Solar Hybridization: Technical-Economic Analysis to Optimize the Use of Existing Infrastructure"
    Funding: Energy Sector Fund
    Participants: INEEO, LES, and the Institute of Fluid Mechanics and Environmental Engineering (Udelar).
  • Weschenfelder, F., de Almeida, E., Ferrari, E. B., Casanova Horonoz, F. G., Rodríguez Olivera, F. R., Andrade Tafura, J., Pastorini Sobrera, M. R., & Gutiérrez Fierro, R. (2022). Energía eólica marina: Perspectivas para Uruguay (Parte 1). En Energia & Meio Ambiente: Produção Científica e Tecnológica Sem Fronteiras (pp. 42–56). Universidade Federal do Pampa – Unipampa. ISBN 978-65-983030-3-7.
  • Weschenfelder, F., de Almeida, E., Gristo, P., & Novo, R. (2024). Modelling Offshore Wind Resources for Hydrogen Production in Uruguay. En Proceedings of the EAGE GET Offshore Wind Energy Conference.
  • Andrade, J., de Almeida, E., Gutiérrez, R., & Weschenfelder, F. (2024). Caracterización del recurso eólico offshore en Uruguay utilizando datos de reanálisis ERA5. En Actas del Congreso Nacional de Estudiantes de Mecánica (CONEM).
  • Bennett, E., Casanova, F., Ibarra, F., Weschenfelder, F., & de Almeida, E. (2024). Estimación de la producción anual de energía en las áreas H01 y H03 del territorio costero del Uruguay. En Actas del Congreso Nacional de Estudiantes de Mecánica (CONEM).
  • Fedele, M. E., Rodriguez, F., Weschenfelder, F., & de Almeida, E. (2024). Estimativo del potencial eólico offshore de las áreas H03 y H04 del territorio Uruguayo. En Actas del Congreso Nacional de Estudiantes de Mecánica (CONEM).
  • Forastiero, M., Gutiérrez, R., Weschenfelder, F., & de Almeida, E. (2024). Environmental impact of offshore wind farms: Study case: Uruguay. En Proceedings of the ENCIT – Brazilian Congress of Thermal Sciences and Engineering.
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