Design limits and solutions for very large wind turbines

WORK PACKAGES AUTHORS:
Nicolas Fichaux, European Wind Energy Association
Sten Frandsen, Risø National Laboratory – DTU
John Dalsgaard Sørensen, Aalborg University and Risø National Laboratory - DTU
Peter Eecen, Energy Research Centre of the Netherlands
Charalambos Malamatenios, Centre for Renewable Energy Sources
Joaquin Arteaga Gomez, Gamesa
Jan Hemmelmann, GE Global Research
Gijs van Kuik, Delft University of Technology
Bernard Bulder, Energy Research Centre of the Netherlands
Flemming Rasmussen, Risø National Laboratory – DTU
Bert Janssen, Energy Research Centre of the Netherlands
Tim Fischer, Universität Stuttgart
Ervin Bossanyi, GL Garrad Hassan and Partners
Mike Courtney, Risø National Laboratory – DTU
Jochen Giebhardt, Fraunhofer-Institut fur Windenergie und Energiesystemtechnik
Rebecca Barthelmie, Risø National Laboratory – DTU
Ole Holmstrøm, DONG Energy
SPECIAL CONTRIBUTION OF:
Dorina Iuga, European Wind Energy Association
Sharon Wokke, European Wind Energy Association
EDITING:
Sarah Azau, European Wind Energy Association
Chris Rose, European Wind Energy Association
Design and production: De Visu Digital Document Design
Design coordinator: Raffaella Bianchin, European Wind Energy Association
Published in March 2011
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