Dr. Simon Watson

Biography

Simon Watson received a B.Sc. in Physics from Imperial College, London in 1987 and a Ph.D. from Edinburgh University in 1990. He has worked in the field of wind energy since 1990, beginning his career at the Energy Research Unit of the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory. In 1999, he moved to Good Energy, a supplier of green electricity to domestic and small commercial customers. In 2001, he was appointed a senior lecturer at the Centre for Renewable Energy Systems Technology at Loughborough University, and in 2010, he was made a Professor of Wind Energy. In 2017, he joined TU Delft as a Professor of Wind Energy Systems and Director of the TU Delft Wind Energy Institute (DUWIND). Prof. Watson's research expertise includes wind energy systems, wind climate, wind resource assessment, wind turbine wakes, and wind turbine reliability and condition monitoring. He plays important roles in the wind energy research community, representing TU Delft at the European Academy of Wind Energy and serving as Editor-in-Chief for the Wind Energy journal. In 2020, he chaired the European Academy of Wind Energy’s TORQUE conference. His involvement in national and international research projects includes the UK EPSRC Supergen Wind consortium and the EU Marie Curie ITNs WAUDIT and AWESOME. Additionally, he is currently involved in projects such as EU X-Rotor and WINDEXT.

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