The main goal of the AVATAR project is the development and validation of advanced aerodynamic models to be used in integral design codes for the next generation of large scale wind turbines (up to 20MW). The motivation lies in the fact that up-scaling wind turbines towards 10-20 MW is expected to lead to radical innovations and design challenges in order to make such turbines feasible and cost effective. BMWi, 09/2013 - 11/2017
The cluster project focuses on the main converters of wind turbines, which are crucial to maintaining the high quality demanded of the current fed into the grid. The high incidence of damage to these converters incurs relevant repair costs and downtimes and thus unnecessarily increases the costs of generating energy.
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The overall objectives of the INNWIND.EU project are the high performance innovative design of a beyond-state-of-the-art 10-20 MW offshore wind turbine and the hardware demonstrators of some of its critical components (www.innwind.eu). The overall project consists of six work packages (WP) and a total of 27 European partners. The Fraunhofer IWES is involved in WP 1 and WP 4. EU, 11/2012 - 12/2017
The overriding objective of the project as a whole is to obtain information on the effects of new types of synthetic wind fields on the loads and the operational robustness of wind turbines. BMWi, 01/2015 - 12/2017
The aim of this project is to remedy the situation and to develop general guidelines for new test procedures for rotor blades. BMWi, 01/2015 - 06/2017
The project looks at knowledge- and technology-intensive processes in the development of rotor blades in order to identify factors which compromise the efficient use of materials and a smooth-running supply chain. The emphasis of the project is on the preproduction of textile-based components. PFAU/ EFRE, 01/2016 - 09/2017
OceaNET is a multinational Initial Training Network (ITN) funded under the PEOPLE Programme (Marie Curie Actions) of European Union’s FP7. The aim of the network is to train 13 Early Stage Researcher (ESR) in the area of floating offshore wind and wave energies to support the emerging marine renewable energy sector. The efforts will focus on array design, implementation and operation & maintenance. The development of enabling technologies will also be explored.
In conjunction with the operators of offshore wind farms EnBW and RWE Innogy, the project aims to develop a practical solution for monitoring grout joints. BMWi, 11/2014 - 10/2017
OneWind models and software from Fraunhofer IWES Northwest are combined with the tools and models of the German Aerospace Center (DLR), which are already established in aeronautics, in a multi-disciplinary simulation environment. BMWi, 01/2014 - 03/2017
Fraunhofer Institute for Wind Energy Systems