It’s all about integration. 
Not only integration of components, turbines, and data, but also knowledge, skills, and experience. 

The DTWO Bridging Workshop was a moment of true convergence among several European projects in the field of wind energy. FLOW, MERIDIONAL, AIRE, TWAIN, WIMBY, WINDTWIN,  and DIGIWIND participated in the first joint workshop organised by DTWO: this offered an opportunity to reflect on shared goals and challenges, and on the value of progressing together.

Major challenges like combining data, variables, and diverse infrastructures to improve predictions of turbine performance, energy generation, cost-benefit optimisation also revolve around integration.

For instance, projects like AIRE study how factors such as precipitation and dust affect wind turbines, while projects like MERIDIONAL develop an open-source toolchain and integrated data hub to accurately simulate performance and loads across onshore, offshore, and airborne wind energy systems, supporting better design and operation decisions.
Other initiatives, such as WIMBY, support the adoption and social acceptance of wind power across the European Union, helping to integrate wind turbines not only into our landscapes but also into the collective imagination.

This shared commitment is also reflected in initiatives such as WindLab – Knowledge and Data Hub.The three EU-funded wind power projects – MERIDIONAL, AIRE, and FLOW – have joined forces to launch this ambitious collaborative platform, which aims to consolidate the latest scientific research and provide open-access data to accelerate innovation in wind energy systems. WindLab serves as a centralised repository and interface where the consortia share datasets and insights from onshore, offshore, and airborne wind systems. By making experimental and simulation data openly available, it fosters collaboration and knowledge transfer across projects. In doing so, WindLab enhances system efficiency, strengthens predictive capabilities, and supports the development of next-generation wind technologies.

Xiaoli Guo Larsen, coordinator of the DTWO project, closed the workshop by aiming for the development of further collaborations: “Some projects will end in one year, others in a year and a half, or two, but I truly hope we’ll keep spreading and sharing our research outcomes together. Let’s make this webinar the foundation of a fruitful collaboration for the future!”

Credits for the image to tawatchai07, Freepik.

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