Wind turbine micrositing by using the firefly algorithm

- This paper demonstrates that the recently discovered firefly algorithm is a better technique for the optimization of large wind farms.
- It compares the firefly algorithm with the genetic algorithms or by the use of spread sheet methods such as finite difference method.
- It demonstrates the higher power derived and the lower cost of power produced by using the FA.
- This paper demonstrates that the firefly algorithm outperforms the genetic algorithms and finite difference method by a wide margin.