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Research Interests
- In Control his research interests include linear systems theory and analysis and nonlinear system modelling and identification;
- In Wind Energy his research interests include the dynamic analysis of wind turbines and wind farms, their dynamic modelling and simulation, control system design and optimisation.
Personal Statement
My areas of expertise are Control Engineering and Wind Energy Systems with particular focus on the conceptual design of wind turbines and wind turbine and farm control system design. My research leadership roles include head of the Wind Energy Research Group at Strathclyde and Director of the Industrial Control Centre. The Wind Energy Research Group has more than 70 PhD students and Research Assistants. Additionally, I am Director of the EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Wind Energy Systems, which is hosted by Strathclyde, and its successor, the EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Wind and Marine Energy Systems, and I Chair the EPSRC Supergen Wind Energy Hub. I am, also, on the Executive Committee of the EPSRC Industrial Doctoral Centre in Offshore Renewable Energy, which is a partnership between Strathclyde, Edinburgh and Exeter Universities.
I am actively involved with many national and international wind energy research and policy committees including the European Academy of Wind Energy Executive Committee, European Energy Alliance Joint Programme Wind Steering Committee and ORECatapult Research Advisory Group.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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Industrial CASE Account - University of Strathclyde 2021 | Fojcik, Piotr
Hart, E. J. (Principal Investigator), Leithead, B. (Co-investigator) & Fojcik, P. (Research Co-investigator)
EPSRC (Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council)
1/12/22 → 1/12/26
Project: Research Studentship Case - Internally allocated
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EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Wind and Marine Energy Systems and Structures
Carroll, J. (Principal Investigator), Carroll, J. (Principal Investigator), Leithead, B. (Principal Investigator), Brennan, F. (Co-investigator), Brennan, F. (Co-investigator), Campos-Gaona, D. (Co-investigator), Carroll, J. (Co-investigator), Jamieson, P. (Co-investigator), Kolios, A. (Co-investigator), Kolios, A. (Co-investigator), Leithead, B. (Co-investigator), Leithead, B. (Co-investigator), McDonald, A. (Co-investigator), McDonald, A. (Co-investigator) & Mehmanparast, A. (Co-investigator)
Moray Offshore Windfarm (East) Limited, EPSRC (Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council), Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy A/S, Brande, The Natural Power Consultants Limited
1/04/19 → 30/09/27
Project: Research - Studentship
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Lifetime impact on wind turbine component fatigue of wind farm set-point control dispatch allocation strategies
Cole, M., Stock, A. & Leithead, W., 1 Oct 2025, In: Journal of Physics: Conference Series. 3131, 1, 10 p., 012037.Research output: Contribution to journal › Conference article › peer-review
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X-Rotor, an innovative offshore wind turbine to reduce cost of energy
Leithead, W. E., Kazemi Amiri, A. M., Camciuc, A., Morgan, L., Carroll, J. & Feuchtwang, J., 14 May 2025, In: Energies. 18, 10, 32 p., 2549.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open AccessFile1 Citation (Scopus)14 Downloads (Pure)
Prizes
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Poster Award Winner
Campos-Gaona, D. (Recipient), Anaya-Lara, O. (Recipient) & Leithead, W. (Recipient), 20 Jun 2018
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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SUPERGEN WIND HLG/EPSRC Meeting (Event)
Leithead, B. (Chair)
11 Apr 2016Activity: Membership › Membership of committee
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SUPERGEN Wind Hub General Board Meeting at Fife Renewables Innovation Centre, Leven, Fife (Event)
Leithead, B. (Chair)
29 Feb 2016Activity: Membership › Membership of board