Projet WindConnect (Horizon Europe, appel à projets 2024)
Action : Doctoral Networks
Panel : Information Science and Engineering
Statut du projet : SIGNED

The WindConnect (wind farm control and integration in sector-coupled power systems) consortium unites leading experts from academia and industry across Europe, leveraging expertise in wind energy, power systems, power electronics, control engineering, artificial intelligence, and energy economics. This multidisciplinary collaboration addresses the pressing challenges of integrating wind energy into sector-coupled power systems including green hydrogen production, while ensuring grid stability, flexibility, and sustainability. Spanning 8 beneficiaries across 6 countries (Denmark, Germany, Spain, Sweden, the Netherlands, and the UK) and 12 prestigious associated partners across supply chain including Vestas, Ørsted, 50Hertz, GE, NESO, Fraunhofer, and SSE, WindConnect combines technical expertise and state-of-the-art experimental resources. WindConnect's research program addresses the design, modelling, control, and techno-economic optimization of wind turbines, wind farms, and hybrid power plants (HPPs). It will develop groundbreaking grid-forming technologies, AI-driven optimization for wind and green hydrogen integration, and create scalable solutions for HPP design and operation. Through this program, 15 Researchers will receive cutting-edge technical, entrepreneurial and soft-skill training, benefiting from industrial secondments, co-supervision, and access to a robust network of industrial partners and advanced experimental facilities. These efforts empower the next generation of highly skilled researchers and engineers, to drive technological innovation, enhancing energy security. With a strong track record of collaboration—including the successful MSCA ITN WinGrid project—the WindConnect is poised to make significant contributions to wind and hydrogen energy integration, reinforcing Europe’s leadership in green energy technologies, supporting its transition to a sustainable, decarbonized energy future and meeting its climate targets.

Mots clés : wind energy, wind turbine, grid forming, power electronics converters, hydrogen energy, hybrid power plants, power system operation

Participants :
- Université d'Aalborg (Danemark) — Partner, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 671780.16 €
- Université Christian Albrecht de Kiel (Allemagne) — Partner, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 580544.64 €
- KTH Institut royal de technologie (Suède) — Partner, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 324630.0 €
- Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult (Royaume-Uni) — Partner, associated partner, Recherche, subvention : 0.0 €
- Université polytechnique de Catalogne (Espagne) — Partner, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 564376.32 €
- Vestas (Denmark) (Danemark) — Partner, associated partner, Organismes privés (hors enseignement), subvention : 0.0 €
- Ørsted (Denmark) (Danemark) — Partner, associated partner, Organismes privés (hors enseignement), subvention : 0.0 €
- Imperial College London (Royaume-Uni) — Partner, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 697476.24 €
- European energy a/s (Danemark) — Partner, associated partner, Organismes privés (hors enseignement), subvention : 0.0 €
- Scottish and Southern Energy (United Kingdom) (Royaume-Uni) — Partner, associated partner, Organismes privés (hors enseignement), subvention : 0.0 €
- Igrid sl (Espagne) — Partner, associated partner, Organismes privés (hors enseignement), subvention : 0.0 €
- DNV (Netherlands) (Pays-Bas) — Partner, beneficiary, Organismes privés (hors enseignement), subvention : 305285.76 €
- Morenergy gmbh (Allemagne) — Partner, associated partner, Organismes privés (hors enseignement), subvention : 0.0 €
- Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft (Allemagne) — Partner, associated partner, Recherche, subvention : 0.0 €
- Université technique du Danemark (Danemark) — Partner, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 671780.16 €
- General Electric (United Kingdom) (Royaume-Uni) — Partner, associated partner, Organismes privés (hors enseignement), subvention : 0.0 €
- Scriptoria ltd (Royaume-Uni) — Partner, associated partner, Organismes privés (hors enseignement), subvention : 0.0 €
- 50hertz transmission gmbh (Allemagne) — Partner, associated partner, Organismes privés (hors enseignement), subvention : 0.0 €
- Université de Warwick (Royaume-Uni) — Coordinator, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 1046214.36 €
- National grid electricity system operator limited (Royaume-Uni) — Partner, associated partner, Organismes privés (hors enseignement), subvention : 0.0 €