Course WT1-01C: Onshore Wind Energy Fundamentals - compact

- Fundamentals -

The course teaches the fundamentals of onshore wind power. The emphasis lies on understanding the various technologies and assessment of the wind resource. Practical exercises complement the theoretical material to ensure an optimal learning outcome.

Content

• The course teaches the fundamentals of onshore wind power.
• The emphasis lies on understanding the various technologies and assessment of the wind resource.
• Practical exercises complement the theoretical material to ensure an optimal learning outcome.

Purpose

• At the end of the three-day course you should have a fundamental understanding of onshore wind power.
• You should know how to measure and to assess the wind resource.
• You will be able to carry out a simple energy analysis for a wind farm and calculate the annual energy yield.
• You will have an understanding about wind turbine technology, grid connections, licensing requirements and environmental impacts.
• You will understand the global market trends and parameters that influence the economics of wind farms.

Target group

• This compact course is aimed at participants with limited technical knowledge.
• Non-technicians, advisors and consultants, employees of financial institutions responsible for financing renewable energy, insurance company employees, those starting their careers, students.

Requirements

Interest in the technical and economic foundations of onshore wind power

Advantages

• Concise overview of the technology for wind energy and its international trends
• Understanding of needs of wind power projects
• Rapid learning of theory and practice in a single course
• Tutors with current business experience teach you about the prevailing technology and point out latest trends
• Knowledge that can be readily put into practical use

Program

Detailed Agenda   

• “Power from the wind”
  • Where the wind comes from
  • Meteorology

• Wind assessment
  • On-site measurements
  • Wind mapping
  • Wind atlas
  • Wind prediction

• Wind turbine technology
  • Historic wind turbines
  • From foundations to rotor blades: state-of-the-art and trends
  • Certification and standards
  • Operation and maintenance

• Grid integration
  • Grid connections
  • Grid codes
  • Dynamic and static grid support

• Wind farm design
  • Micro siting
  • Wind farm performance

• Energy yield
  • Combining power curves with wind measurements
  • Software overview

• Economics of wind farm
  • Global market development
  • Investment and operation costs
  • Revenues
  • Contracts
  • Cash-flow analysis

• Licensing, spatial planning and environmental impact
  • Steps in licensing
  • Competing land use and spatial planning
  • Noise, shadow, visual impact
  • External effects

Excersise

• Wind energy laboratory (power curve measurement, pitch of blade angle)
• Energy yield calculation of different wind turbines

Speakers

Albrecht Tiedemann, RENAC

Jan Liersch, Key Wind Energy

Alexander Boensch

Andrea Sander

Dr. Marie Hanusch

Soft- and hardware

• Small wind turbines for laboratories (12 cm rotor diameter)

Further information and contact

For detailed information about course content, please contact the project director:

• Mr. Albrecht Tiedemann
• e-mail: info[at]renac.de
• phone: +49 (0) 30-526 895 871

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