Wind Energy

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How tall is a modern wind turbine and how can it possibly generate power from the wind? This course gives an overview of key aspects in wind energy engineering. Whether you are looking for general insight in this green technology or your ambition is to pursue a career in wind energy engineering, 'Wind Energy' is an excellent starting point.

Experts located in the wind pioneering country of Denmark will take you on a tour through the most fundamental disciplines of wind energy research such as wind measurements and resource assessment, aerodynamics, wind turbine technology, structural mechanics, materials, financial and electrical systems. You will gain a rational understanding of wind energy engineering and, through hands-on exercises, you will learn to perform wind energy calculations based on simple models. Working with the different course disciplines will give you a taste of what wind energy engineering is all about. This allows you to identify the most interesting or relevant aspects of wind energy engineering to be pursued in your future studies or in your professional career.

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Syllabus

1. Introduction to wind energy

2. Wind resources
   

3. Test and Measurements
   

4. Wind Turbine Technology
5. Aerodynamics

Instructors

Poul Ejnar Sørensen

Professor in Department of Wind Energy at Technical University of Denmark (DTU)

Bonnie Ram

Guest Senior Researcher in Department of Wind Energy at Technical University of Denmark (DTU)

Niels-Erik Clausen

Associate Professor in Department of Wind Energy at Technical University of Denmark (DTU)

and many others

About Technical University of Denmark (DTU)

DTU focuses on research in technical and natural sciences that contributes to the development of society. As an industrially orientated university, our goal is to supply high-level international research based on combining theory with constructing models and empirical methods.