Integrated Research Programme on Wind Energy Project acronym: IRPWIND Grant agreement no 609795 Collaborative project Start date: 01st March 2014 Duration: 4 years Title: Yearly report on IRPWIND and EERA JP Wind Activities Work Package 2 - Deliverable number 2.12 Lead Beneficiary: DTU Delivery date: 25 April 2016 Dissemination level: PU The research leading to these results has received funding from the European Union Seventh Framework Programme under the agreement GA-2013-609795. 1 Table of contents Contents 1. Executive Summary ..................................................................................................... 4 1.1 Status on the EERA Joint Programme on Wind Energy and the Integrated Research Programme on Wind Energy (IRPWIND) ........................................................................................4 1.2 Mobility.................................................................................................................................4 1.3 IRPWIND KPIs – 2014 values ............................................................................................5 1.4 Contact points .....................................................................................................................8 1.5 Reporting on Research Themes ...................................................................................... 10 1.6 Reporting on Milestones and deliverables ..................................................................... 15 1.7 International collaboration in 2015 ................................................................................ 15 1.8 National projects .............................................................................................................. 19 1.9 Publications in 2015 ........................................................................................................ 19 1.10 Contact Point for the sub-programme on Aerodynamics .............................................. 22 2. Sub-programme on Wind Conditions ........................................................................ 24 2.1 Report on Research Themes ........................................................................................... 25 2.2 Report on milestones and deliverables .......................................................................... 29 2.3 International collaboration in 2015 ................................................................................ 30 2.4 National projects .............................................................................................................. 35 2.5 Publications in 2015 ........................................................................................................ 41 2.6 Contact Point for the sub-programme on Wind Conditions ........................................... 45 3. Sub-programme on Structures & Materials .............................................................. 47 3.1 Report on Research Themes ........................................................................................... 47 3.2 Reporting on Milestones and deliverables ..................................................................... 52 3.3 International collaboration in 2015 ................................................................................ 55 3.4 National projects .............................................................................................................. 60 3.5 Publications in 2015 ........................................................................................................ 64 3.6 Contact Point for the sub-programme on Structures & Materials ................................ 65 4. Sub-programme on Wind Energy Integration ............................................................ 67 4.1 Report on Research Themes ........................................................................................... 67 4.2 Reporting on Milestones and deliverables ..................................................................... 68 4.3 International collaboration in 2015 ................................................................................ 69 4.4 National projects (running in 2015) ............................................................................... 73 4.5 Publications in 2015 ........................................................................................................ 89 4.6 Contact for the sub-programme Wind Energy Integration ............................................. 94 5. Sub-programme on Offshore Wind Energy ................................................................ 96 5.1 Report on Research Themes ........................................................................................... 96 5.2 Report on Milestones ....................................................................................................... 98 5.3 International collaboration in 2015 .............................................................................. 100 5.4 National projects ............................................................................................................ 101 5.5 Publications in 2015 ...................................................................................................... 102 5.6 Contact Point for the sub-programme on offshore wind energy ................................. 108 6. Sub-programme on Research Infrastructures ........................................................ 111 6.1 Report on Research Themes ......................................................................................... 111 6.2 Reporting on Milestones and deliverables ................................................................... 114 2 6.3 International collaboration in 2015 .............................................................................. 115 6.4 Contact Point .................................................................................................................. 117 7. Sub-programme on Economic and social aspects of wind integration .................. 119 7.1 Report on Research Themes ......................................................................................... 119 7.2 Reporting on Milestones and deliverables ................................................................... 120 7.3 International collaboration in 2015 .............................................................................. 120 7.4 National projects ............................................................................................................ 121 7.5 Publications in 2015 ...................................................................................................... 121 7.6 Contact Point for the sub-programme on Economic and social aspects of wind integration .................................................................................................................................. 121 Author(s) information (alphabetical): Name Organisation Email Andersson, Mattias DTU [email protected] Knudsen, Søren DTU [email protected] Name Organisation Mattias Andersson DTU Peter Eecen ECN Antonio Ugarte CENER Kurt Rohrig Fraunhofer IWES Andreas Makris CRES Anna Maria Sempreviva DTU Klaus Skytte DTU John Tande SINTEF Document Information Version Date Description Prepared by Reviewed by Approved by 1 25-04-16 Mattias Christian Søren Andersson Damgaard Knudsen Definitions EERA European Energy SP Sub programme Research Alliance JP Joint Programme SAP Strategic Action Plan EERA JP Wind EERA Joint SR Strategy and Programme on Wind Roadmap Energy IRP Integrated Research EWI European Wind Programme Initiative WP Work Package 3 1. Executive Summary 1.1 Status on the EERA Joint Programme on Wind Energy and the Integrated Research Programme on Wind Energy (IRPWIND) 2015 has been a year for revision as well as increased operationalisation in JPWind and the IRPWind project. The latter has clearly given a significant boost to the coordinating activities in JPWind; the mobility programme and the IRPWind conferences being good examples of this. However, during 2015 we are also starting to see how the Joint Programme can leverage the activities done in the IRPWind; the EuropeanWindProjects database launched as part of IRPWind was considered so important that an improved version of the database will be funded by JPWind membership fees; and the IRPWind core projects have been integrated into the JPWind project portfolio which will also include the LIFE50+ project funded under Horizon 2020 awarded in 2015. The LIFE50+ was however the exception to an otherwise poor statistics in the success rate for Horizon 2020 proposals by JPWind consortia. Compared to FP7 where JPWind consortia won more than 80% of proposals in the last part of the programme, the success rate dropped significantly in H2020. Although the bulk of activities in JPWind are funded by national funding, European projects remain the most important source for projects which link national efforts together and increase the research coordination in JPWind. At the JPWind Steering Committee meeting in Paris November 2015 a number of initiatives was therefore launched to improve this. First of all the process for setting up JPWind consortia H2020 will be revised, secondly the JPs Sub-programme structure will be evaluated and last but not least a number of pilot initiatives will be launched in 2016 to increase the competitive advantage of JPwind consortia for future calls. Meanwhile, the IRPWind project moved from the start-up phase to operationalisation. 8 applications for