WindScanner.eu: A European Research Infrastructure

The “WindScanner Facility” is a distributed Research Infrastructure facility (RI) that was first conceived at DTU Wind Energy during 2009-2012 and which will next be established throughout Europe, following a preparatory phase in 2012-2015.

The European WindScanner facility will be designed for pan-European dissemination and construction ultimo 2015 and will start operation in 2016. WindScanner is a unique new innovative remote sensing-based research facility capable of providing new fundamental knowledge about the detailed three-dimensional atmospheric wind flow and turbulence around huge wind turbines. This knowledge will result in more efficient, stronger, smarter and lighter wind turbines in the future.

The now starting European dissemination of the facility, WindScanner.eu, will be designed and prepared during its Preparation Phase (PP) in fulfillment of the requirements of a European center of excellence embedded within organizations and research partners from leading European Energy Research Alliance (EERA) research institutions, education and innovation organizations.

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