It was a pleasure to meet so many of our users and partners, and to connect with new contacts throughout the exhibition. We were especially glad to connect with several of our international customers and hear how QBlade is being used in diverse projects around the world – from early-design prototyping to commercial wind turbine […]

HUSUM WIND is coming up next week, from September 16–19, and we’re excited to be heading to the event. It’s always a great opportunity to reconnect with the wind energy community and exchange ideas in person. If you are attending the HUSUM WIND exhibition, we would love to connect with you! We welcome the opportunity

𝘌𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘸𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘥𝘳𝘰𝘱 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘧𝘭𝘰𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘥𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘨𝘯 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘰 𝘢 𝘸𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘬 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘤𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘬? 𝘘𝘉𝘭𝘢𝘥𝘦 2.0.9 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘦𝘴 𝘪𝘵 𝘩𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘦𝘯… The new release couples directly to 𝗟𝗛𝗘𝗘𝗔’𝘀 𝗚𝗿𝗶𝗱𝟮𝗚𝗿𝗶𝗱 library, letting you import 𝗛𝗢𝗦-𝗢𝗰𝗲𝗮𝗻 or 𝗛𝗢𝗦-𝗡𝗪𝗧 wave fields straight into QBlade. The Higher-Order Spectral (HOS) method retains the nonlinear wave-wave interactions that linear (Airy) theory ignores, giving

We’re excited to introduce 𝗤𝗕𝗹𝗮𝗱𝗲 𝟮.𝟬.𝟴, containing several powerful improvements across 𝗮𝗲𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘆𝗻𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗰𝘀, 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗱𝘆𝗻𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗰𝘀, 𝗵𝘆𝗱𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘆𝗻𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗰𝘀, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗹 𝘀𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺𝘀. This update refines core physics, expands modeling capabilities, adds numerous features and improves simulation stability. 💡 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁’𝘀 𝗡𝗲𝘄? ✅ 𝗔𝗲𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘆𝗻𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗰𝘀 – Improved unsteady aero modeling, refined dynamic stall handling, and enhanced VAWT blade design.✅ 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗗𝘆𝗻𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗰𝘀 –

The 𝐍𝐑𝐄𝐋 𝟓𝐌𝐖 research wind turbine has long been a benchmark for wind energy research and a trusted demonstrator for testing and comparing different floating platform concepts. With QBlade’s upcoming 2.0.8 release, we’re excited to introduce the barge platform model to our library, completing the range of floating platform templates for the 𝐍𝐑𝐄𝐋 𝟓𝐌𝐖 RWT.

Here is whats new: 🪢 𝐍𝐨𝐧𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐃𝐲𝐧𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐜𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐒𝐲𝐧𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐜 𝐌𝐨𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 QBlade now supports nonlinear mooring line dynamics for synthetic ropes like polyester and nylon. Users can now define the nonlinear tension-strain relationship using a data table, enabling highly accurate modeling of synthetic mooring lines. This feature enhances the precision of mooring system simulations, capturing the

As WindEnergy Hamburg concluded last Friday, we are grateful for the engaging discussions and valuable connections made throughout the event! A special highlight was the visit from Brandenburg’s Minister of Finance, Jörg Steinbach, to our stand. It was a privilege to share our work with him and discuss the exciting developments in wind energy. Thank

Great news from the FLOATFARM project! Our colleague Robert Behrens de Luna has successfully completed the first fully functional integration of QBlade with National Renewable Energy Laboratory’s open-source optimization frameworks 𝐖𝐄𝐈𝐒 and 𝐖𝐈𝐒𝐃𝐄𝐌. 𝐇𝐞𝐫𝐞’𝐬 𝐚 𝐬𝐧𝐞𝐚𝐤 𝐩𝐞𝐞𝐤 𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠: 🔺QBlade now connects seamlessly with all tools in the WEIS framework, including pyHams, the ROSCO

Join us at WindEnergy Hamburg 2024 from September 24-27. Visit us in Hall A, at our Stand 251.3, to explore how our innovative software tools are supporting the future of wind energy. Our team will be available to discuss the latest advancements in wind turbine simulation and to provide a closer look at how we