Program Overview

Introduction to the Course

The Fundamentals of Wind Technology course is dedicated to the fundamentals of wind energy. This course provides an overview of the wind market, introduction to wind technology, fundamentals of wind resource, wind turbine aerodynamics and design, introduction to wind farms, large scale wind integration issues, costs, and economics.

Course Aims

The aims of this course are to:

• Give an overview of some fundamental topics related to wind energy, like the development of the market, wind potential, aerodynamics of wind turbines, wind farms, and economics
• Develop skills on wind potential evaluation, estimation of energy production, understanding of basic aerodynamic aspects of wind turbines, power curve of wind turbines, design of wind farms, and understanding the basic economical parameters

Learning Outcomes

By the end of this course, students should have gained:

• Knowledge and Understanding: Wind resource, aerodynamics of wind turbines, wind farms issues, economics
• Intellectual Skills
• Professional Practice Skills:
  • Evaluation of wind potential
  • Drawing wind rose
  • Processing and analyzing wind measurements
  • Calculation of wind energy output
  • Recognizing types and designs of wind turbines
  • Basic financial calculations
• Transferable Skills

Master Programme

The master programme includes:

• Course description
• How to apply

Research Areas

The research areas include:

• Wind Energy
• Solar Energy
• Biomass Energy
• Geothermal Energy
• Engineering Efficiency
• Hydro and Engineering Storage