Fraunhofer Institute for Wind Energy Systems

Fraunhofer Institute for Wind Energy Systems

Industry Interviews

Interviews on current wind energy topics

26.7.2017

How can technology development trigger further LCOE reduction?

Maite Basurto, CTO Adwen & Prof. Andreas Reuter, Fraunhofer IWES

"Within the next 2-3 years, we will have at least 10 MW turbines"

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2.6.2017

Towards an advanced design of large monopiles

Dr.-Ing. Jan Dührkop, Chief Consultant
Ramboll & Severin Spill, Fraunhofer IWES

"Aligning the design of turbine and tower"

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28.11.2016

Nacelle testing - trends and specifics

Steffen Sørensen, Technical Advisor Fraunhofer IWES & Martin Pilas, Manager DyNaLab

"Full-scale testing has a lot to do with risk evaluation"

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30.6.2016

US Offshore wind - ready to kickoff

Prof. Dan Kuchma, Tufts University, Boston, MA & Prof. Andreas Reuter, IWES

"We do not know where 2/3 of our electricity is going to come from by 2050."

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