About the Authors
Dr H.C. Jos Beurskens previously led the Department for Renewable Energy and Wind Energy at the Dutch research institute for energy (ECN) for over 15 years. He was awarded the Poul-la-Cour Prize for lifetime achievement at the European Wind Energy Association (EWEA) 2008 conference. He is now an independent consultant for technology development and research strategies.
Prof. Dipl.-Ing. Lothar Dannenberg has over 10 years experience with rotor blades and offshore foundations. He has taught classes at the Kiel University of Applied Sciences in these areas, as well as the topics of ship construction and design, fibre composites, and underwater vehicles.
Frank Ehlers has been involved with the development of the German grid connection codes since the passing of the German Renewable Energy Act (in German: Erneuerbare-Energien-Gesetz, EEG), for which he was a member of the federal approval committee. Today he is responsible for the planning and expansion of grid and distribution networks at energy supply company EON Hanse.
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Torsten Faber has served since November 2010 as the Director of the Wind Energy Technology Institute (WETI) at the Flensburg University of Applied Sciences in Germany. He has 10 years of experience in the certification of wind turbines.
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Friedrich W. Fuchs leads the faculty of Power Electronics and Electronic Drives at the Christian-Albrechts-University in Kiel, Germany. One of his group’s main research goals is supporting ...
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