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Wind turbine aerodynamic loads in Python with "bemused"

The aerodynamic loads on a wind turbine rotor are often calculated using Blade Element – Momentum theory (BEM). As part of my PhD thesis I implemented the BEM calculations in Python, and I’ve now tidied this up as an open-source Python package bemused that I’ll introduce here.
Last updated on Wednesday 26 Jun 2019 4 min read

Join floWeaver at the 2018 Mozilla Global Sprint

floWeaver is taking part in the Mozilla Global Sprint on the 10-11 May 2018. Come join us! floWeaver’s aim is to provide open tools for working with and visualising flow data.
Last updated on Friday 4 May 2018 2 min read

Moving beyond averages: uncertainty and variability analysis in industrial ecology

Uncertainty and variability are inevitable in studying the environmental impacts of society’s use of resources. This was the subject of a Special Session “Moving beyond averages: uncertainty and variability analysis in industrial ecology”, which I co-chaired together with Dr Jonathan Cullen, Leo Paoli and Dr David Laner, at the International Society for Industrial Ecology (ISIE) conference in Chicago in June 2017. This post summarises the session, and collects the results of the discussion with the session participants.
Last updated on Wednesday 23 Dec 2020 7 min read