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VORKAST Optimisation of design and operational management for hybrid power plants and energy storage technologies by means of wind and PV power nowcasting Goals News Publications Goals Nowcasting…
WINSENT AND WINSENT-BW: Developing a wind energy test facility in complex terrain Goals The WINSENT project is divided into three sub-projects:The detailed characterization of the research facility's micro climate and meteorology,The…
Using wind lidar in complex terrain isn't easy. The systems work well, but there isn't much in the way of standards and not a lot of experience outside of research…
Operation and Control Keeping the next generations of wind turbines and wind plant working safely and efficiently needs new tools and approaches. We work on new ways of operating wind turbines and…
Construction and Manufacturing Wind turbines are complex machines with many different materials and components. We investigate how different materials, manufacturing methods, and automated quality control could reduce costs and increase…
Design and Engineering Complex terrain often leads to high wind turbulence and thus challenging loading conditions for wind turbines. Offshore, wind turbines are subject to loads from the wind and…
TremAc Objective criteria for vibration and sound emissions of onshore wind turbines Goals Identification of the main parameters and thresholds for an objective assessment of turbine sound and vibration emissions…
KONTEST Planning and design of a wind energy test site in complex terrain in southern Germany Goals News Publications Goals On the basis of the results of the planning and…
Lidar Complex Development of LIDAR technologies for detecting wind field structures with regard to optimising wind energy use in mountainous-complex terrain. Goals News Publications Goals Development of procedures for Lidar…