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My concerns with the environmental footprint of PhD-programs

I started this PhD because I wanted to help making our world sustainable. For some few, too-concerned people, this is an urgent priority, because every year we exceed several records in terms of global temperatures, ecosystem degradation…...

Welcome to TWEED

The transition to a sustainable global energy system is non-negotiable, and wind energy stands as a vital pillar. While the sector boasts impressive growth, its continued expansion hinges on…...

Specific Course 1 | Unizar, Zaragoza, Spain

  A week of learning, collaboration, and community building Throughout the week, the fellows participated in a structured agenda covering key research-oriented and career-development topics: Scientific training Principles…...

TWEED holds its first Summer School at TU Delft

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Launch of Recruitment for TWEED MSCA Doctoral Network (DN) Candidates

We are excited to announce the launch of the recruitment process for candidates...

TWEED’s Kick off Meeting

This initial meeting set the groundwork for the project’s objectives, key milestones, and collaborative efforts...

Blog MSCA DN Coordination

Tweed Project Logbook | Coordinator Side | Entry#0

This week, the TWEED project moved its focus to Trondheim, Norway. While our core mission is the...

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A European research journey on Renewable Energy 

From an early age, I saw climate change as the defining challenge of our generation, one that demands action to preserve our planet for future generations. Growing up in a Western industrialized country, I felt a deep sense of…...

A personal account of the very first secondment

Being part of a doctoral network like TWEED comes with many unique experiences, and one of the more memorable one is the secondment: an extended stay at a partner institution during the program. In our program, I was…...

The Path to Digital Wind Park Co-Design:  

A Journey into Wind Energy and Wind Farm Optimisation  My journey into wind energy did not begin directly in the field, but it was never too far away. During my undergraduate studies, I majored in Energy and Power Engineering, where…...

A Software Engineer’s Winding Path

When you go to high school and university, you learn to memorize words, sentences and equations. You hardly ever learn why you need to know them; you just learn them by heart and hope you pass the subject. I…...

From Ocean Wave Energy to Offshore Wind 

PhD candidate at NTNU | MS in Mechanical and Ocean Engineering | Ocean Renewable Energy  My path to engineering research began as an undergraduate student working at NASA’s Glenn Research Center for a summer research program. I had the opportunity to perform collaborative research on the impact of extended durations of space…...

The path to the Wind Farm Layout Optimisation and Beyond: Rongxin Wang’s Research Story

My journey into the wind energy sector was not a straight line, but rather a convergence of diverse surroundings and disciplines. Growing up in Southwest China, I developed an early appreciation for the natural world. This perspective stayed with me as…...

Getting the flow right

Wind energy is a multidisciplinary field; it requires a wide range of expertise to address the challenges of designing, constructing, operating, and dismantling wind farms. And it is no understatement to say that wind energy experts are continuously learning…...

How Bassey Okon Samuel is redefining Wind Turbine Control and fleet management

Harnessing Market Value from Wind The global energy transition depends not only on deploying more renewable capacity, but also on making existing and future wind assets smarter, more competitive, and economically sustainable. While wind power has…...

From Iran to Zaragoza: Hamidreza Mirzaeian (DC8)

I arrived from Iran with a strong passion for Wind Energy. From the moment I first studied Turbomachines during my bachelor’s degree, I was captivated by wind turbines, their elegance, their complexity, and the challenge of making…...