Wind power is a very successful technology with steadily increasing importance. Wind energy installed throughout the world generates the equivalent electricity need of 47 million Europeans. And this is just the beginning. In 2020 wind power can deliver 12% of global electricity demand, create 2.3 million jobs and make a substantial contribution to reduction of the CO2-emmisions.
With a wind energy programme from DTU, you get an education based on the world-leading competences in the heart of the global wind power development. The education is based on absolutely front-knowledge and technology, combining the scientific research and knowledge of DTU and Risø with teaching and guidance from a large number of associated experts and researchers from the industry. As a world-leading university within wind energy technology, DTU has been engaged in wind energy research and education since the 1970’ies and has offered a dedicated MSc education in wind power since 2001.
The programme in Wind Energy is offered in close collaboration between the Department of Mechanical Engineering (DTU Mechanical Engineering), Ørsted*DTU, the Department of Informatics and Mathematical Modelling (IMM), and the Wind Energy Division at Risø National Laboratory.
The programme focuses on electrical and mechanical aspects of wind power and power system integration, and it is possible to obtain a cross-disciplinary knowledge on a wide range of technologies of wind power.
The aim of the MSc programme in wind energy is to give you a general understanding of wind energy and a deep insight and knowledge in technologies related to wind energy which qualifies you to analyze, design, develop and operate wind energy systems.
With an education in wind energy, you are qualified for employment in the rapidly growing international wind energy industry and related sectors. You get the possibility to contribute to the global development of the field in a wide range of aspects, and you will have a wide range of possibilities of employment, e.g. within technology providers such as wind turbine manufacturer and subcontractors, energy companies, utility companies, developers, consultancies and research companies.
Furthermore you can supplement your knowledge base with courses within e.g. aerodynamics, wind turbine construction, control, prognosis, and optimization.
General requirements for MSc programmes at DTU are given at DTUs homepage.
The prerequisite for the MSc in Wind Energy is a BSc degree in electrical engineering, mechanical engineering or other relevant academic background.
The aim of the MSc programme in Wind Energy is to give you a general understanding of wind energy and a deep insight and knowledge in technologies related to wind power production which qualifies you to analyse, design, develop, and operate wind energy systems.
The programme in Wind Energy is characterized by the following:
· The education covers the broad range of technologies involved in wind power.
· All courses are taught on an advanced technical level, in English.
· The teaching is based upon and integrated with world-leading research in wind energy.
A high degree of freedom is given in the choice of focus to allow establishment of an individual academic profile.
The wind energy industry, Risø DTU and others are actively involved in the master programme. External partners take active part in the teaching. The Masters thesis often involves an active cooperation with one or more external partners.
Program Provisions
To obtain the MSc degree in Wind Energy, the student must fulfill the following requirements:
· Have passed General Competence Courses adding up to 30 ECTS points
· Have passed Technological Specialization Courses adding up to at least 30 points
· Have performed a Master Thesis of at least 30 points within Wind Energy.
· Have passed a sufficient number of Elective Courses from the list to bring the total number of ECTS points of the entire study to 120.
General Competence Courses
Course 41313 Wind Turbine Technology and Aerodynamics is mandatory in the beginning of the programme. The course gives a broad understanding of wind energy technology and is essential for a deeper understanding of wind turbines needed in succeeding courses.
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31786 |
Design of Wind Turbine |
10 points |
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31784 |
Wind Turbine Measurement Technique |
10 points |
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41313 |
Wind Turbine Technology and Aerodynamics (mandatory) |
7.5 points |
| 45700 |
Planning and development of wind farms |
5 points |
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42490 |
Technology, Economics, Management and Organization (TEMO) |
10 points |
Technological Specialization Courses
Select one of the two following specializations
Electrical Engineering
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31356 |
High Power Electronics |
10 points |
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31741 |
Power System Networks |
5 points |
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31750 |
Stability and Control in Electric Power Systems |
10 points |
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31783 |
Integration of Wind Power in the Power System |
5 points |
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31782 |
Electric Machines in Wind Turbine Systems |
5 points |
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31745 |
Computational Electric Energy Systems |
5 points |
Mechanical Engineering
| 41228 |
Composite Lightweight Structures |
10 points |
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41329 |
Projects in Wind Turbine Aeroelasticity |
10 points |
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41319 |
Computational Fluid Dynamics |
7,5 points |
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41525 |
FEM Heavy |
10 points |
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41822 |
Experimental Methods in Fluid Mechanics |
5 points |
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45701 |
Wind Resources and Loads on Wind Turbines |
5 points |
Elective courses
Aerodynamics and Fluid Mechanics
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41128 |
Turbulence Theory |
10 points |
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45701 |
Wind Resources and Loads on Wind Turbines |
5 points |
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41220 |
Theoretical Ship Hydrodynamics |
7.5 points |
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41319 |
Computational Fluid Dynamics |
7.5 points |
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41329 |
Projects in Wind Turbine Aero elasticity |
15 points |
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41326 |
Wind Turbine Ice Prevention Systems Selection and Design |
5 points |
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41390 |
Experimental Fluid Dynamics and Data Interpretation |
5 points |
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41323 |
Advanced Fluid Mechanics |
10 points |
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41822 |
Experimental Methods in Fluid Mechanics |
5 points |
Structural Mechanics
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41212 |
Risk and Decision Analysis |
5 points |
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41214 |
Dynamics of Structures: Theory and Analysis |
7.5 points |
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41215 |
Plate and Shell Structures |
5 points |
|
41511 |
Strength of Materials |
5 points |
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41291 |
Non-Linear Modelling and Analysis of Structures and Solids |
5 points |
|
41811 |
Experimental Mechanics |
5 points |
|
41812 |
FEM-Light |
10 points |
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41816 |
CAD/CAM |
5 points |
Wind Turbine Construction and Materials
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31260 |
Advanced Acoustics |
10 points |
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31270 |
Sound and Vibration |
10 points |
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41513 |
Machine Elements |
10 points |
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41514 |
Dynamics of Machinery |
5 points |
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41522 |
Plasticity and Fracture Mechanics |
10 points |
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41525 |
FEM-Heavy |
10 points |
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41521 |
Advanced Vibration and Stability Analysis |
10 points |
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41524 |
Tribology of Machine Elements |
5 points |
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41660 |
Applied Mechatronics |
5 points |
Offshore Technology and Foundation
|
11414 |
Advanced Soil Mechanics |
10 points |
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11416 |
Numerical Modelling in Geotechnical Engineering |
5 points |
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41111 |
Hydrodynamics II |
5 points |
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41121 |
Marine Structures |
10 points |
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41114 |
Computational Coastal Hydrodynamics |
5 points |
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41223 |
Linear and Nonlinear Wave Dynamics |
10 points |
Electrical Design, Grid Connection and Power System Integration
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31352 |
Power Electronics 1 |
10 points |
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31356 |
High Power Electronics |
10 points |
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31730 |
Electric Power Engineering, Fundamentals |
10 points |
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31742 |
Power System Networks |
5 points |
| 31745 |
Computational Electric Energy Systems |
5 points |
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31750 |
Stability and Control in Electric Power Systems |
10 points |
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31770 |
High Voltage Engineering |
10 points |
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31773 |
Power apparatus design and diagnosis |
5 points |
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31783 |
Integration of wind power in the power system |
5 points |
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31782 |
Electric Machines in wind turbine systems |
5 points |
Control and Regulation
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02421 |
Stochastic Adaptive Control |
10 points |
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31310 |
Linear Control Design 2 |
10 points |
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31320 |
Robust and Fault-tolerant Control |
10 points |
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31340 |
Computer Control Systems |
10 points |
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31360 |
Fuzzy, Neural, and Adaptive Control |
10 points |
| 31372 |
Hierarchical and distributed automation systems |
5 points |
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31380 |
Intelligent Systems |
10 points |
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41661 |
Fluid power – Hydraulic and Water Hydraulic Control |
5 points |
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41671 |
Motion Control |
10 points |
Wind Energy Prognosis and Optimization
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02417 |
Time Series Analysis |
5 points |
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02427 |
Advanced Time Series Analysis |
10 points |
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02711 |
Static and Dynamic Optimization |
5 points |
Program Coordinators
Jacob Østergaard
Ørsted•DTU
Elektrovej, building 325, Room 054
DK-2800 Kgs. Lyngby
Phone: (+45) 4525 3501
E-mail:
Web: www.oersted.dtu.dk
Jens Nørkær Sørensen/Martin O.L. hansen
DTU Mechanical Engineering
Nils Koppels Alle, Building 403
DK-2800 Kgs. Lyngby
Phone: (+45) 4525 4314
E-mail: /
Web: www.mek.fm.dtu.dk