Preface

Abstract

This Special Issue presents selected contributions from the WindEurope Annual Event 2023 Conference that took place 25-27 April in Copen-hagen. A total of 25 papers are included, addressing one (or more) of the three conference themes:• Resource assessment• Turbine technology• Wind farm: installation and operations• Floating offshore wind• Digitalisation• Environmental sustainability and social acceptance• Grid and system integration• Renewable hydrogen and Power-to-X. Conference Committee for the Scientific Program • Amir R. Nejad, Professor, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU)• Stephan Barth, Managing Director, ForWind - Center for Wind Energy Research• Athanasios Kolios, Professor, Technical University of Denmark (DTU)• Simon Watson, Professor, Delft University of Technology• Olimpo Anaya-Lara, Professor, Strathclyde University• James Carroll, Reader (Associate Professor), Strathclyde UniversityWe thank all, more than 30, reviewers for their engagement and effort, without which these proceedings would not have been possible. As with previous WindEurope events, the European Academy of Wind Energy (EAWE) has been responsible for organizing the review process for scientific contributions and has contributed to the development of the conference sessions. WindEurope has been responsible for the organization and logistics of the conference, and we thank their highly professional staff and their associates for the excellent collaboration. Proceedings editor Amir R. Nejad, Professor, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU)