Exploring cooperation between wind farms: a wake steering optimization study of the Belgian offshore wind farm cluster

Abstract In recent years, significant research efforts have focused on increasing power extraction using wake steering through yaw misalignment. In the current work, we evaluate the potential increase in annual energy production (AEP) for the Belgian offshore wind farm cluster using the FLORIS framework. The 2.2 GW Belgian cluster is an excellent test case to explore cooperation between wind farms as the concession zone is split into nine individual farms, resulting in a mix of intra- and inter-farm wakes to be considered in one of the largest wind farm clusters operational to date. Furthermor... Mehr ...