DNV has completed a joint industry project (JIP) validating the technical feasibility and performance of wind farm flow control technology (WFFC). Launched in 2023, the initiative brought together 20 industry participants to build a shared dataset and develop a standardised methodology for assessing WFFC. The project addresses long-standing uncertainties around benefit quantification and simulation accuracy, aiming to support future bankability assessments.
Using DNV’s LongSim software, the JIP analysed the largest test dataset to date for WFFC and delivered evidence of potential energy yield gains under real-world conditions. The results confirm compatibility of WFFC with existing wind farm assets, quantify energy output improvements, and establish LongSim as a reliable simulation tool for complex wake interactions. These outcomes provide developers, turbine manufacturers, and investors with improved tools for evaluating WFFC deployment.
A number of partners have agreed to continue the collaboration in a follow-up phase of the JIP, which will include additional data and further refinement of methods to support bankability.
Participants in the JIP are BP, EDF Renewables, EnBW, EnergieKontor, Enel Green Power, ENGIE, Equinor, GE Vernova, Schroders Greencoat, Iberdrola/ScottishPower, Parkwind, Pattern, Repsol, RES, RWE, Shell, Vattenfall, Vestas, Windey, Ørsted.
