The Centre conducts basic research in wind turbine aerodynamics and wind turbulence with emphasis on their interaction. The aim is to develop reliable and verified simulation tools for design and
In the lifespan of a wind turbine, the gearbox is replaced on average four times due to wear and tear. All together this is almost the cost of a new turbine.
In June 2011, a hitherto unparalleled demonstra- tion of wind lidar performance was obtained in the calibrated wind tunnel belonging to LM Wind Power, Kolding Denmark:
Given the goals of 50% of electricity production being generated as wind energy and typically from large offshore wind farms in 2025, Denmark needs more exact forecasts - especially forecasts looking
The Megavind Partnership was founded in 2006 and the project 2008-2010 is a continuation of the earlier stages of the partnership. It has been the goal of the partnership to establish the foundation
The work is a part of the international cooperation to the IEA-Wind Implementing Agreement, and belongs to a new task - Annex 28: Social Acceptance of Wind Energy Projects. The project has collected
This project is motivated by the vision of being able to understand and model complex structural mechanisms and failure in large composite structures such as current and future wind turbine blades
The project aims at developing a meteorological software tool for large wind farm planning. The project is based on data from previous projects on large wind farm shadow effect. The existing tools
The project focuses on a theoretical and experimental study of floating platforms for wind turbines, wave power systems and the relationship between wind and wave power. The project basis is the
The objective is to improve the design basis for large wind turbines by measuring wind and turbulence profiles at high altitude above a flat ground using modern instruments. The project will study
The vision is that the increased research on main wind turbine uncertainties and risk & reliability will lead to less conservative designs and more cost-efficient wind energy. Therefore, careful
The usage of new reinforcement fibre and resin systems allows for novel forms of blade design, cost optimisation and production methods that significantly reduces the production time.
The cooperation project is conducted with a PhD study as its central element and its research will be used directly in wind turbine and wnd farm development so as to prepare common guidelines under
Acoustic measurements will be performed at various degrees of wake using several measuring techniques. The results will be compared with aerodynamic measurements to enhance knowledge of wind turbine
In this project, by means of computer simulations, flow conditions of wing tips were investigated for a number of wing designs for wind turbines. Various numeric design methodologies were developed
For the first time ever, this project integrated three design areas in a simulation: electrical design and
optimisation of wind turbines (generator and gearbox), aerodynamic design (material and
This project developed methods and tools for modelling various ruptured wind turine blades and for analysing the residual strength of the blades if they crack. This provides a foundation for assessing
This project involved the first two phases in establishing a knowledge centre for wind turbine components. In the first phase, the knowledge centre was officially established, and it was decided that
The project aims to provide the necessary basis for deciding to establish a knowledge centre promoting Danish innovation in the field of wind turbine components. The purpose of the tesst centre will