Youwind Newsletter September 26 Edition

We’re excited to introduce PyWAsP WRG Generation, a powerful new feature that makes wind resource assessment faster and more integrated within the Youwind platform.

Powered by PyWAsP from DTU Wind and Energy Systems, the feature enables users to generate a site-specific Wind Resource Grid (WRG) directly within the Youwind Library, removing the need to source and upload an external WRG file.

PyWAsP combines Global Wind Atlas v4 wind climate data, Copernicus DEM GLO-30 terrain elevation and ESA Land Cover data to perform WAsP microscale downscaling. The result is a high-resolution, hub-height WRG with sector-wise Weibull parameters, ready to be stored in the Library and used across any project scenario.

The added value? A faster, more streamlined workflow from initial site assessment to detailed wind farm design, with wind resource generation fully integrated into Youwind.

Want to learn more? Request our Technical Catalogue to read about PyWAsP, alongside all existing Youwind capabilities and other recent additions, including Shadow Flicker, new wake modelling options and new BESS features.

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In July, our CTO and co-founder Edvald Edvaldsson joined two key industry events in Asia, contributing to discussions around the next phase of renewable energy development in the region.

At the WORLD FORUM OFFSHORE WIND APAC Summit 2026 in Tokyo, Edvald took part as a speaker in a panel discussion on the path towards commercial-scale floating offshore wind. Together with experts from across the offshore wind value chain, he shared Youwind’s perspective on how digital engineering and early-stage optimization can help developers reduce uncertainty, improve decision-making and accelerate project delivery.

A few days later, at VORTEX WindSEA Bangkok 2026, Youwind showcased its latest capabilities for integrating wind, solar and battery optimization into a single workflow. Using examples from Thailand and the Philippines, the session demonstrated how developers can compare multiple generation sources, analyse battery state of charge against day-ahead prices, identify curtailed energy and optimize layouts for revenue, all directly within Youwind.

Both events provided a valuable opportunity to exchange knowledge with industry professionals across Asia-Pacific and highlight how integrated digital tools can support increasingly complex renewable energy projects.

Our clients are one of the key drivers behind the evolution of the Youwind platform. Their opinions, feedback and real-world challenges help shape how we develop our solutions. More than clients, we see them as partners. Building long-term relationships, listening carefully to their needs and evolving together on the path toward the renewable energy transition.

One of those valued partners is GreenBreeze.

While GreenBreeze is a young company, its founders bring decades of offshore wind experience and have worked with Youwind throughout their careers. This shared history made the collaboration a natural fit from the beginning, combining deep industry expertise with digital tools that support faster, smarter and more confident wind farm development.

As Project Manager Ward Van Geem explains, Youwind makes it possible to obtain meaningful results with minimal effort, while still offering the depth needed to further optimize projects as they develop.

For us, this partnership goes beyond software. It is about learning from experienced industry professionals, supporting their ambitions and continuously improving the platform together.

Discover the full GreenBreeze story and learn more about our collaboration. Read the full story.

From the very beginning, R&D has been an important part of Youwind’s DNA. We are actively involved in research projects that bring together industry, academia and international partners, and we are proud to share our knowledge with the wider wind energy community. For us, research creates the greatest value when it moves beyond theory and helps address the real challenges faced by wind farm developers.

During July and August, two important R&D events highlighted this commitment.

In July, at our Barcelona office, we welcomed Jose Luis Contreras Beramendi from CDTI Innovación to review the progress of the Spain–Korea SKILLS R&D project. The project brings together Spanish and Korean partners to develop innovative technologies for floating offshore wind, with Youwind contributing its expertise in wind farm engineering software and digital optimization. The visit provided an opportunity to review progress, discuss upcoming milestones and prepare for the next stages of this international collaboration.

In August, a new scientific paper was published as part of SUDOCO, a Horizon Europe research project focused on advanced wind farm control, with our Chief Engineer Pieter Gebraad among the contributing authors alongside researchers from TU Delft.

The study explores how different wind farm flow-control strategies, including wake steering and the helix wake mixing method, can be combined across large-scale wind farms. The results highlight the potential of multi-strategy approaches, particularly when uncertainty in wind direction is taken into account.

Both initiatives reflect what R&D means to us: connecting academic research, engineering expertise and real industry challenges to continuously improve how wind farms are designed and optimized.

Go to the scientific paper.