Wind Energy: Joint innovation solutions for the future needs of Northern regions

• Development of sustainable international academic and business partner network aimed at wider wind turbines/parks application in Cold Climate regions;
• conducting research on wind turbine application under cold climate conditions;
• studying the problem of ice and snow impacts on wind turbine operation under cold climate conditions.

Project period: 2020-2022

Source of funding: Nordic Council of Ministers

Leading Partner:

• Northern (Arctic) Federal University named after M.V. Lomonosov

Project Partners:

• University of Oulu, Finland
• University of Tromso – Arctic University of Norway

Project outputs:

• Development of the «ARCTIC WIND NET_work» partnership network;
• Exchange of experience on operation of onshore and offshore wind turbines in ice prone cold regions;
• At least 10 experts are trained on topic of wind turbine applications in Cold Climate regions;
• Wind resource potential assessment with means of maps of places with high wind potential;
• Analytical report and expert’s recommendations addressed to the future energy needs of people in the northern will be provided in each country.