Courses and training

The Wind Energy Division at Risø DTU offers courses and training in wind resource assessment, site characterization, use of the WAsP and WAsP Engineering software and application of the wind atlas methodology.

Standard WAsP course

Realistic assessment of the wind resource is a key parameter in any wind energy project – large or small. The course aims at providing practical experience and confidence in wind data analysis, wind climate estimation and power production calculations – using the WAsP program, a state-of-the art collection of PC tools developed specifically for these purposes.

Standard WAsP Engineering course

This course provides practical experience and confidence in using WAsP Engineering for the estimation of extreme winds, flow angles, shear and turbulence in complex terrain. It also explains – in simple terms – some of the theoretical background for the calculations and provides an understanding of the limitations of the program.

Specific courses and training

In addition to the standard courses, Risø DTU offers courses and training tailored specifically to meet the needs of a particular institution, company or wind energy project. Such training is usually carried out at the premises of the client and may further include training in e.g. siting of wind-monitoring stations, met. station analysis, site characterization, and reporting of the wind resource assessment activities. Please contact the WAsP team for more information and a quotation.

Project supervision and quality assurance

For the experienced WAsP user, Risø DTU can offer to review the data and results of any wind resource assessment project – whether wind atlas, wind resource map, wind farm production calculation, or tender document – in order to assure the quality of the work. This transfers the latest knowledge and further build the capacity of your company or institution. Please contact the WAsP team for more information and a quotation.

WAsP Days

WAsP Days is an international workshop for experienced WAsP users. The latest hot topics will be presented, and the participants will present their own cases and have them discussed with the WAsP team and fellow WAsP users. Details of WAsP Days '06 may be found here.