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at dtu was established on january 1, 2012 based on a merger of dtu?s primary groups involved in wind energy. ?e decision was based on an analysis and strategy, developed during autumn 2011. ?e vision was that dtu wind energy in interaction with other de- partments at dtu should become a globally leading department for wind energy with globally leading technical-scientific com- petencies and in a unique combination of research, education, innovation and public/ private sector consultancy. furthermore, the department should be a key contributor to the realization of the vision of denmark as a ?wind power hub? and the activities should support and develop the global wind energy sector with a special effort on national in- dustrial development and innovation. during the departments five year histo- ry, wind energy has continued to develop. in europe the european commission has stated its ambition to be no. 1 in the world in renewable energy. wind energy has been and should remain a cornerstone in europe?s ability to fulfill this ambition. with a total installed capacity of 153,7 gw, wind energy has overtaken coal as the second largest form of power generation capacity in europe. wind energy now covers more than 10% of eu?s electricity demand. european wind energy companies are globally leading and the sector generated 330.000 jobs in 2016 in europe; more than twice as much as solar photovoltaic. in denmark, the installed wind ener- gy capacity has reached 5225 mw in 2016 (3.954mw onshore and 1.271 mw offshore) and generated what approximately amounts to 40% of the electricity demand in the last two years. ?e sector employs approximately 30.000 of which 14% have a higher education (compared to an average of eight in danish industry in general). hence, the reasons for creating the department and the vision are no less valid today. with regard to our research, the depart- ment underwent its first international re- search evaluation last year. ?e external in- ternational panel concluded that:. annual report 2016 2 foreword the first five years as dtu wind energy 2012 department of wind energy established by january 1st 2012, the department of wind energy was established. the new department was based on dtu?s primary groups involved in waind energy, i.e. two groups from dtu mechanical engineering whose core activities were fluid dynamics and composite mechanics, two groups from the risø dtu materials research division, where the research was focused on composite materials and metals and finally the former wind energy division at risø dtu. head of department peter hauge madsen reported on the creation of the new department of wind energy, ?we have gone through a rapid process in which the new department has been developed. we start from scratch building up a new department. it is a unique opportunity to create a new, strong and globally very competitive wind energy research organisation? the new department was organised in eight sections. by january 2016, the department was re-organised, from this point consisting of 10 sections in total. ??e research at dtu wind energy is of high international level, and in several are- as at the cutting edge?.. furthermore, the panel ?..find the research at dtu wind energy to stand at a very high level, being one of the leading institutes in wind ener- gy worldwide. ?e research output from all sections is high. ?e department possesses first-class research infrastructure?..? looking back, we can be satisfied with our role in the global wind energy research. we have also seen considerable development in our research infrastructure. ?e østerild prototype test facility, the development of the windscanner (on both the national and the esfri roadmaps for research infrastruc- ture), a hpc cluster, a new v52 research wind turbine, as well as the national wind tunnel and the large scale structural test fa- cility, which are under construction. on education, a portfolio of wind ener- gy specific course has been established, and the department is responsible for two wind energy master programmes resulting in 80- 90 candidates a year. especially noteworthy
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