ENGIE Brasil completes wind turbine yaw optimization project

ENGIE Brasil Energia SA completed an R&D project to lift wind-turbine output by detecting yaw misalignment using turbine operating data. Project launched in December 2025 with investment of about R$ 700,000; field-tested at the Campo Largo wind complex in Bahia. Algorithm validation used LiDAR wind measurements; one turbine correction from a 17-degree deviation lifted estimated annual generation by about 9%. Company started applying corrections across other affected turbines; targets about a 2.3% annual generation gain for the full wind park.