EFZN - Energie-Forschungszentrum Niedersachsen hat dies direkt geteilt
As part of his summer tour, Lower Saxony’s Minister of Science and Culture, Falko Mohrs, visited the ForWind WindLab at the Carl von Ossietzky Universität Oldenburg. The visit focused on discussing the latest developments in wind energy research and its contribution to the energy transition. Minister Mohrs emphasized the importance of ForWind's application-oriented research: "Lower Saxony is Germany’s leading wind energy region – one in five wind turbines is located here. We want to further expand this leading role, for a secure energy supply and as an important component of the energy transition. This requires intensive research and innovative solutions, which ForWind plays a key role in driving forward. As a joint centre for wind energy research at the universities of Oldenburg, Hanover and Bremen, ForWind forms a unique research network in Germany, which is excellently networked and recognised both in Lower Saxony and internationally." State parliament members Ulf Prange and Björn Thümler joined the minister during his visit. The unique research infrastructure at ForWind was another key topic, as the guests experienced the power of wind live in the turbulent wind tunnel. The group was greeted by the vice presidents of Carl von Ossietzky Universität Oldenburg and Sebastian Lehnhoff from EFZN - Energie-Forschungszentrum Niedersachsen and Carsten Agert from DLR-Institut für Vernetzte Energiesysteme participated and represented the strength and purview of ForWind’s scientific network. Stephan Barth, Managing Director of ForWind, highlighted: " The development of ForWind as a cross-location and cross-disciplinary centre for wind energy research is a 20-year success story. Most of our research projects are carried out together with partners from industry and make an important contribution to the transfer of research results into practice. We are grateful to the state of Lower Saxony for its long-term co-operation and support. Just last year, two internationally outstanding wind energy research infrastructures were inaugurated, which Lower Saxony made possible together with the federal government. The expansion of the large wave current flume in Hanover and the construction of a research wind farm in the district of Stade offer wind energy researchers completely new opportunities. These will certainly contribute to the accelerated expansion of wind energy on land and at sea, technically secured and on a solid scientific basis." This visit showcases the vital role continued communication and cooperation between science and politics play in driving the success of the energy transition. With its strong national and international partners and outstanding infrastructure, ForWind is at the forefront of wind energy research. Read more here: https://lnkd.in/eShQJewy Photos by: Markus Hibbeler #WindEnergy #EnergyTransition #Research #ForWind #Innovation