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Editorial W I N D E N G I N E E R I N G V O L U M E 2 6 , N O . 6 , 2 0 0 2 3 4 3 W i n d E n g in eering is delig h ted to h ost t his S p ecia l I ssue o f pa p ers a r i sing from a recent conferenc e of e lectric al enginee rs in G re ece. D e tails a r e giv en b y our G u es t E d itor, P ro fessor Nik o H a t zi a r g y ri ou, i n h i s follow i n g G u est E d itoria l. O b vi o usl y, I do n ot w a n t t o t a k e the ‘ w i n d from hi s sails ’ h e re , but I w el c om e the o pportunit y to t han k hi m for a c ceptin g our i nvit a t ion t o publish a n d for respondin g to t he c om m ents o f our r efereei n g process. T he r e i s m uch r a pi d a n d su ccessf ul dev e lo pm e n t o f both t he ele c tri c al-p ow e r a n d elec tri c al-c ontrol a s pects o f w i nd e ne rg y. T hi s i s but o ne e x a m pl e of t he m a n y a d va n c es being m a d e i n w i n d e n gin eering a t the l e a d ing edg e of d ev el o pm e nt. S uch el ec trical a d v a n ces clea r ly im p rov e the m a t ching of t urbine s to t he v a r y ing w i n d, but t hey also a llo w better m a t ching to t he g r id itself , w h i c h n e v e r in pra ctic e m ainta ins c onstan t p a r a m eters. In a d ditio n, g e n era t ors a n d t heir solid -sta t e pow e r controls a r e m a n u fac ture d w i t h s pecia l fe a t ures desi g n ed f or w i nd p ow e r, so inc rea s ing the e f fi c ie ncy of e nerg y ca p ture. W i t h w i n d p ow e r alread y supplyi ng 20% of na t ional g r i d elec tri c it y in D e nm a rk , a n d u p t o 4 0 % a t certain t im es a n d l o ca t ions, the future i s ex c itin g for pushing the boundar i es ev e n f u rther. It i s not possi ble a n y longe r to c ri t icis e w i n d p ow e r for the na t ural v a r ia b ility of the w i n d a n d, hence, t he previ o usl y a s sum e d im p ossi bilit y of m ain taini ng useful a n d c ontrolled powe r . T he m a p of w i nd f a r m s i n G r ee c e i s inc luded for i n form a t io n, b ut a ls o for nostalg ia for those w h o k n ow the G r eek i s l a n ds. Just the m entio n o f G r eek isl a n ds b ri n gs ha p piness a n d pl ea s ure to s o m a n y. O n ly a tin y mi n orit y of isl a n d e r s a n d vi s i t ors, i f i n deed a n y, cri t ici se t he introduct io n o f w i n d p ow e r on these i s lan ds, e s pecially a s i t substitutes s o often f or di e sel- fuelled e ngin e g e nera tio n. T he u nity of w i nd a n d s un i s w e lcome d a s renew a b l e energ y increas es i n G r ee c e. John T w i dell, E d itor Vi s i tin g Pr o fessor i n Ren ew a bl e En e r g y E n gi n eerin g , Un i ver s i t y of Readi n g , U K http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Wind Engineering SAGE

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Wind Engineering , Volume 26 (6): 1 – Nov 1, 2002
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W I N D E N G I N E E R I N G V O L U M E 2 6 , N O . 6 , 2 0 0 2 3 4 3 W i n d E n g in eering is delig h ted to h ost t his S p ecia l I ssue o f pa p ers a r i sing from a recent conferenc e of e lectric al enginee rs in G re ece. D e tails a r e giv en b y our G u es t E d itor, P ro fessor Nik o H a t zi a r g y ri ou, i n h i s follow i n g G u est E d itoria l. O b vi o usl y, I do n ot w a n t t o t a k e the ‘ w i n d from hi s sails ’ h e re , but I w el c om e the o pportunit y to t han k hi m for a c ceptin g our i nvit a t ion t o publish a n d for respondin g to t he c om m ents o f our r efereei n g process. T he r e i s m uch r a pi d a n d su ccessf ul dev e lo pm e n t o f both t he ele c tri c al-p ow e r a n d elec tri c al-c ontrol a s pects o f w i nd e ne rg y. T hi s i s but o ne e x a m pl e of t he m a n y a d va n c es being m a d e i n w i n d e n gin eering a t the l e a d ing edg e of d ev el o pm e nt. S uch el ec trical a d v a n ces clea r ly im p rov e the m a t ching of t urbine s to t he v a r y ing w i n d, but t hey also a llo w better m a t ching to t he g r id itself , w h i c h n e v e r in pra ctic e m ainta ins c onstan t p a r a m eters. In a d ditio n, g e n era t ors a n d t heir solid -sta t e pow e r controls a r e m a n u fac ture d w i t h s pecia l fe a t ures desi g n ed f or w i nd p ow e r, so inc rea s ing the e f fi c ie ncy of e nerg y ca p ture. W i t h w i n d p ow e r alread y supplyi ng 20% of na t ional g r i d elec tri c it y in D e nm a rk , a n d u p t o 4 0 % a t certain t im es a n d l o ca t ions, the future i s ex c itin g for pushing the boundar i es ev e n f u rther. It i s not possi ble a n y longe r to c ri t icis e w i n d p ow e r for the na t ural v a r ia b ility of the w i n d a n d, hence, t he previ o usl y a s sum e d im p ossi bilit y of m ain taini ng useful a n d c ontrolled powe r . T he m a p of w i nd f a r m s i n G r ee c e i s inc luded for i n form a t io n, b ut a ls o for nostalg ia for those w h o k n ow the G r eek i s l a n ds. Just the m entio n o f G r eek isl a n ds b ri n gs ha p piness a n d pl ea s ure to s o m a n y. O n ly a tin y mi n orit y of isl a n d e r s a n d vi s i t ors, i f i n deed a n y, cri t ici se t he introduct io n o f w i n d p ow e r on these i s lan ds, e s pecially a s i t substitutes s o often f or di e sel- fuelled e ngin e g e nera tio n. T he u nity of w i nd a n d s un i s w e lcome d a s renew a b l e energ y increas es i n G r ee c e. John T w i dell, E d itor Vi s i tin g Pr o fessor i n Ren ew a bl e En e r g y E n gi n eerin g , Un i ver s i t y of Readi n g , U K

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