Integrated Wind Turbine Design

Project Information

UPWIND

Grant agreement ID: 19945

Project closed

Start date 1 March 2006

End date 28 February 2011

Funded under

• Sustainable Development, Global Change and Ecosystems: thematic priority 6 under the Focusing and Integrating Community Research programme 2002-2006.

Total cost € 22 618 628,00

EU contribution € 14 566 628,00

Coordinated by

DANMARKS TEKNISKE UNIVERSITET (TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK)
Denmark

Objective

UpWind looks towards wind power tomorrow; towards the design of turbines (8-10MW) standing in huge on- and offshore wind farms. The challenges inherent in the creation of such power stations necessitate the highest standards in design; complete understandi ng of external design conditions; the design of materials with extreme strength to mass ratios and advanced control and measuring systems all geared towards the highest degree of reliability and critically, reduced overall turbine mass. Wind turbines grea ter than 5MW and wind farms of hundreds of MW necessitate the re-evaluation the wind turbine itself, for its re-conception to cope with future challenges. UpWind will develop the accurate, verified tools and component concepts the industry needs to design and manufacture this new breed of turbine. UpWind will focus on design tools for the all turbine components and will address the aerodynamic, aero-elastic, structural and material design of rotors. Critical analysis of drive train components will be carri ed out in the search for breakthrough solutions. UpWind will help European Wind Energy companies maintaining their favourable position in the global market, realising EU renewable electricity targets for 2010, and to attain the main objective of the Lisbon Agenda. UpWind brings together the most advanced European specialists and experience. The technical and scientific components of the programme have been integrated through a visionary organisational structure, which will ensure that scientific research an swers industry needs. This has been achieved by organising the project in such a way that the (industrial) integration work packages will guide the scientific work to a great extent . The findings of the project will be disseminated through workshops and t hrough a website to the widest possible audience by EWEA which represents 220 companies from over 40 countries, including 98% of manufacturing industry, organisations and research institutes.

Fields of science

CORDIS classifies projects with EuroSciVoc, a multilingual taxonomy of fields of science, through a semi-automatic process based on NLP techniques.

• engineering and technology › environmental engineering › energy and fuels › renewable energy › wind power

Programme(s)

• FP6-SUSTDEV - Sustainable Development, Global Change and Ecosystems: thematic priority 6 under the Focusing and Integrating Community Research programme 2002-2006.

Topic(s)

• SUSTDEV-1.2.6 - New and advanced concepts in renewable energy technologies - Other RES

Call for proposal

FP6-2004-ENERGY-3
See other projects for this call

Funding Scheme

IP - Integrated Project

Coordinator

DANMARKS TEKNISKE UNIVERSITET (TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK)

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Anker Engelundsvej 1 ; KONGENS LYNGBY ; Denmark
• Total cost: No data

Participants (45)

FORSKNINGSCENTER RISØ

Denmark

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Frederiksborgvej 399 ; ROSKILDE
• Total cost: No data

AALBORG UNIVERSITET

Denmark

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Fredrik Bajers Vej 5 ; P.O. Box 159 AALBORG
• Total cost: No data

ENERGIEONDERZOEK CENTRUM NEDERLAND

Netherlands

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Westerduinweg 1 ; PO Box 1 PETTEN
• Total cost: No data

STICHTING KENNISCENTRUM WINDTURBINE MATERIALEN EN CONSTRUCTIES

Netherlands

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Kluisgat 5 ; Postbus 43 WIERINGERWERF
• Total cost: No data

TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITEIT DELFT

Netherlands

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Julianalaan 134 ; PB 5 DELFT
• Total cost: No data

CENTRE FOR RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES

Greece

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Marathonos Avenue 19th Km ; PIKERMI/ATHENS
• Total cost: No data

NATIONAL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS

Greece

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Heroon Polytechniou 9 ; ATHINA
• Total cost: No data

UNIVERSITY OF PATRAS

Greece

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: University Campus - Panepistimioupolis - Rion ; PATRAS
• Total cost: No data

UNIVERSITAET STUTTGART

Germany

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Keplerstrasse 7 ; STUTTGART
• Total cost: No data

DONG ENERGY POWERS A/S

Denmark

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Kraftsværksvej 53 ; FREDERICA
• Total cost: No data

GARRAD HASSAN & PARTNERS LTD

United Kingdom

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: St. Vincent's Works - Silverthorne Lane ; BRISTOL
• Total cost: No data

RHEINISCH-WESTFAELISCHE TECHNISCHE HOCHSCHULE AACHEN

Germany

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Templergraben 55 ; AACHEN
• Total cost: No data

LM GLASFIBER A/S

Denmark

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Rolles Moellevej 1 ; LUNDERSKOV
• Total cost: No data

GERMANISCHER LLOYD WINDENERGIE GMBH

Germany

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Steinhoeft 9 ; HAMBURG
• Total cost: No data

RAMBOLL DANMARK A/S

Denmark

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Bredevej 2 ; VIRUM
• Total cost: No data

TEKNOLOGIAN TUTKIMUSKESKUS VTT

Finland

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Vuorimiehentie 3 ; ESPOO
• Total cost: No data

SAMTECH SA

Belgium

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Parc Scientifique du Sart-Tilman, Rue des Chasseurs Ardennais 8 ; ANGLEUR
• Total cost: No data

SHELL WINDENERGY B.V.

Netherlands

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Badhuisweg 3 ; AMSTERDAM
• Total cost: No data

REPOWER SYSTEMS AG

Germany

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Hollesenstrasse 15 ; RENDSBURG
• Total cost: No data

DET NORSKE VERITAS, DANMARK A/S

Denmark

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Tuborg Parkvej 8, 3rd floor ; HELLERUP
• Total cost: No data

BOSCH REXROTH AG

Germany

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Mannesmannstrasse ; WITTEN
• Total cost: No data

THE UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH

United Kingdom

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Old College, South Bridge ; EDINBURGH
• Total cost: No data

INSTYTUT PODSTAWOWYCH PROBLEMOW TECHNIKI POLSKIEJ AKADEMII NAUK

Poland

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Swietokrzyska 21 ; WARSAW
• Total cost: No data

LULEA TEKNISKA UNIVERSITET

Sweden

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: University Campus, Porsoen ; LULEA
• Total cost: No data

COUNCIL FOR THE CENTRAL LABORATORY OF THE RESEARCH COUNCILS

United Kingdom

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Rutherford Appleton Laboratory ; CHILTON - DIDCOT
• Total cost: No data

VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL

Belgium

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Pleinlaan 2 ; BRUXELLES
• Total cost: No data

QINETIQ LIMITED

United Kingdom

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: 85 Buckingham Gate, 2nd Floor ; LONDON
• Total cost: No data

VESTAS ASIA PACIFIC A/S

Denmark

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Alsvej 21 ; RANDERS
• Total cost: No data

SMART FIBRES LTD

United Kingdom

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Centennial Court, Easthampstead Road ; BRACKNELL
• Total cost: No data

UNIVERSITY OF SALFORD

United Kingdom

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: The Crescent 43 ; SALFORD
• Total cost: No data

EUROPEAN WIND ENERGY ASSOCIATION

Belgium

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Rue d'Arlon, 80 ; BRUXELLES
• Total cost: No data

ALSTOM WIND, S.L.U.

Spain

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Roc Boronat 78 ; BARCELONA
• Total cost: No data

FUNDACION CENER-CIEMAT

Spain

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Calle Ciudad de la Innovacion 7 ; SARRIGUREN
• Total cost: No data

FIBERBLADE S.A.

Spain

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Plaza Europa s/n, Edificio Ezpondoa Portal 15 ; IMARCOAIN
• Total cost: No data

GE GLOBAL RESEARCH, ZWEIGNIEDERLASSUNG DER GENERAL ELECTRIC DEUTSCHLAND HOLDING GMBH

Germany

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Freisinger Landstrasse 50 ; GARCHING
• Total cost: No data

ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE CZECH REPUBLIC V.V.I. (IT ASCR V.V.I.)

Czechia

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Dolejskova 5 ; PRAGUE
• Total cost: No data

V.N. BAKUL INSTITUTE FOR SUPERHARD MATERIALS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES

Ukraine

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: 2, Avtozavodskaya Str. ; KIEV
• Total cost: No data

THAPAR UNIVERSITY

India

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: PATIALA
• Total cost: No data

CHINA UNIVERSITY OF MINING AND TECHNOLOGY

China

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Xueyuan Road D11 ; BEIJING
• Total cost: No data

GERMANISCHER LLOYD INDUSTRIAL SERVICES GMBH

Germany

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Steinhoeft 9 ; HAMBURG
• Total cost: No data

GAMESA INNOVATION AND TECHNOLOGY S.L.

Spain

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: AVENIDA CIUDAD DE LA INNOVACION 9 ; SARRIGUREN
• Total cost: No data

VATTENFALL VINDKRAFT A/S

Denmark

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Exnersgade 2 ; ESBJERG
• Total cost: No data

FRAUNHOFER-GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FOERDERUNG DER ANGEWANDTEN FORSCHUNG E.V

Germany

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Hansastrasse 27C ; MUENCHEN
• Total cost: No data

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY FACILITIES COUNCIL

United Kingdom

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Polaris House North Star Avenue ; SWINDON
• Total cost: No data

FUNDACION TECNALIA RESEARCH & INNOVATION

Spain

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Parque Tecnologico de Bizkaia, Edificio 700 ; DERIO
• Total cost: No data