Course: Wind and Marine Energy credits: 5
- Course code
- RWVM23WHE
- Name
- Wind and Marine Energy
- Study year
- 2026-2027
- ECTS credits
- 5
- Language
- English
- Coordinator
- N.C. Adema
- Modes of delivery
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- Education
- Assessments
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- Assignment WHE - Presentation
- Lab WHE - Assignment
- Theory - Written, organised by STAD examinations
Learning outcomes
After completion of the module the student is able to:
- Perform a resource assessment on basis of wind speed measurements (Application)
- Analyse and Interpret wind turbine performance measurements (Evaluation)
- Develop a mathematical/physical model to optimize a wind turbine design in terms of energy production, loads and costs (Application)
- Determine and examine acoustic noise levels on a wind turbine (Analysis)
- Assess in a qualitative. and where, possible quantitative way measurement and calculation errors with uncertainties (Evaluation)
- To understand the-state-of-the-art of marine energy and investigate the future potential of marine energy (Analysis)
- Report and present in group form, the results of experiments and analyses in a scientifically correct way
Content
Content of the module:
In terms of scientific and technical contents this module will treat the following aspects of wind
energy:
• Introduction into wind energy
In terms of scientific and technical contents this module will treat the following aspects of wind
energy:
• Introduction into wind energy
- The wind energy sector in a bird view: history, markets, scenario’s and roadmaps,
- Technological challenges and concepts
- Off-shore wind energy versus on-shore wind energy
- Wind climate and resource assessment (measurements and modelling)
- Rotor design (aerodynamics, aero-elasticity, acoustics, costs)
- Introduction into Marine energy
Included in programme(s)
School(s)
- Engineering, Life Sciences & ICT