Swarm
Turn wake losses into recoverable wind farm revenue.
Swarm is a proven, field-tested wake steering solution that coordinates turbines in real time to reduce wake impacts, correct static yaw misalignment, and increase total wind farm output.
Globally wind plants lose €25B to wake losses annually
Wake losses are a major industry challenge. Wake effects can reduce wind plant output by 5–15% onshore and 10–25% offshore, depending on site layout, wind conditions, atmospheric stability, and turbine characteristics.
Each turbine attempts to maximize its own output, even when that behavior reduces the performance of turbines downstream.
But wind farms operate as connected aerodynamic systems. When an upstream turbine extracts energy from the wind, it creates a wake with reduced wind speed and increased turbulence. That wake can lower the output of downstream turbines and reduce total plant production.
Real-time plant-level control
Swarm changes the control philosophy from turbine-level optimization to plant-level optimization. Instead of allowing every turbine to act independently, Swarm enables turbines to work cooperatively. It uses real-time wind plant data, model-based control, wake steering, and online static yaw misalignment correction to improve total plant output.
In selected operating conditions, Swarm makes calculated yaw adjustments to upstream turbines so their wakes are steered away from downstream turbines. The goal is not to maximize every individual turbine at every moment. The goal is to maximize the output of the wind farm as a system. The solution combines wake steering with online static yaw misalignment correction, with AEP improvement potential of up to 3%.
Field-tested, certified, and validated
Swarm has been developed through multiple years of prototyping, R&D, and real-world field testing.
3.0M
turbine-hours of autonomous Swarm operation
176
turbines swarmed
326 MW
capacity swarmed
98%+
system availability
Swarm is UL-certified, DNV-validated, and delivered as a cybersecurity-compliant on-prem solution.
How Swarm works?
Real-time wake steering
Coordinate yaw positions of selected turbines to reduce wake impacts on downstream turbines.
Plant-level optimization
Optimize total wind farm output rather than individual turbine output alone.
Online static yaw misalignment correction
Monitor and correct turbine-level static yaw misalignment during operation.
Model-based control
Use a semi-closed-loop model-based control approach that improves as site data is collected.
OEM-agnostic retrofit architecture
Deploy as a retrofit solution without requiring turbine hardware or core turbine control software changes.
Performance monitoring
Track system operation, availability, yaw behavior, and estimated AEP improvement through the Swarm portal.
From site assessment to autonomous wind farm control
Step 1: Site assessment
We evaluate wind farm layout, turbine configuration, data availability, and wake-loss opportunity.
Step 2: Wake interaction analysis
Swarm analyzes how turbine wakes affect downstream production under site-specific conditions.
Step 3: Control strategy development
The system identifies yaw control strategies designed to improve total plant output.
Step 4: Real-time coordination
Swarm coordinates turbine yaw positions during operation to reduce wake impacts.
Step 5: Continuous optimization
The solution adapts strategies over time based on site performance and operating data.
Step 6: Output tracking
Performance is monitored to evaluate plant-level energy improvement.
Most platforms detect losses. Swarm actively helps recover them.
Conventional wind analytics
Swarm wake steering
Detects lost production after it occurs
Actively controls the wind farm in real time
Optimizes individual turbine performance
Optimizes plant-level output
Treats wakes mainly as a modeling or reporting issue
Treats wakes as an active control opportunity
Provides recommendations for operator review
Coordinates turbine yaw positions
Focuses on analytics
Combines analytics with control.
Increase output without adding turbines
Recover wake-related losses
Convert a portion of wake losses into additional plant production.
Improve revenue
Create value from operating wind farms without repowering or major hardware replacement.
Optimize the plant
Coordinate turbines to improve overall wind farm performance.
Use real-time conditions
Move beyond static assumptions and respond to actual plant behavior.
Build on proven technology
Swarm has been developed over multiple years and is designed for real-world wind farm operation.