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is the use of e-learning to address the inter- national need for continued education in
wind
energy
. we have developed e-learning course versions of various training courses for industry, we have developed a free cour- sera course on
wind
energy
, which attracted more than 20.000 learners during the first year and have started the development of a 2-year master program, to be launched in 2017. ?e phd-program has suffered somewhat from the reduction and changes in strategy of the national
energy
research
funding during the period. however, the quality is high and the phds highly sought by the industry. we see innovation and consultancy as the value creation process, whereby we transfer and implement new knowledge, methods and techniques in collaboration with com- mercial and public partners. ?e direct re- search collaboration and
research
-based test and consultancy services have grown steadily, and the income allows us to main- tain a high level of
research
and investment in
research
infrastructure. ?e public sector consultancy or scientific advice has seen new international activities in e.g. south africa and mexico, and we have formed a partner- ship with the world bank on global
wind
mapping. ?e five years have also brought surpris- es.
wind
energy
has continued it growth globally beyond the first markets in europe, the cost has come down rapidly, including offshore
wind
, which promises to become competitive without subsidies in a few years. ?e globalization of the industry is visible and the industry is consolidating into larger units; in denmark witnessed by the mitsub- ishi-vestas joint venture on offshore
wind
turbines and the recent merger between siemens
wind
power and gamesa. ?us, we believe in the recommendation from the international
research
evaluation pan- el, namely ?.we would encourage making stronger efforts to grow from a somewhat denmark-centric model into a truly interna- tional player?. we are therefore intensifying our effort to create strong
research
partner- ships in europe through eera and eawe as well as bilateral partnerships with strong international parties. in conclusion, the first five years of the department of
wind
energy
have been suc- cessful, and the intentions and goals for the department met, thanks to the engagement and strong effort by everyone in the depart- ment. some of the achievements are de- scribed in the following pages, which hope- fully illustrate that the department of
wind
energy
is a worthy partner for industry, pol- icy makers and civil society, is a great place for staff and students and is well equipped to face the future and its challenges. peter hauge madsen head of department annual report 2016 foreword 3
wind
scanner preparatory phase project kick-off the department of
wind
energy
hosted the kick-off meeting of the
wind
scanner. eu preparatory phase project in october 2012 . the project was supported by the euro- pean commission with 4.2 m ?, and nine european partners participated. the aim of the pro- ject was preparing the administrative, legal, financial and technical issues necessary for the establishment and subsequent operation of the new european
wind
scanner facility, a joint european
research
infrastructure with a central node hosted by dtu
wind
energy
, and with several national and regional nodes distributed in other european countries. the preparatory phase ended in september 2015 however, the construction of
wind
scanner equipment and software for the
wind
scanner nodes continues as do the daily operation of the new
research
infrastructure. read more on www.
wind
scanner.eu
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