On June 25th, the TWAIN mini-symposium at the Wind Energy Science Conference 2025 had a full room of participants ready for the six panels programmed for the session.
Around 40 people attended the “Data Synergies in Wind: Process Modelling Beyond Power Generation” session chaired by the coordinator Tuhfe Göçmen (DTU Wind and Energy Systems) and the scientific coordinator Irene Eguinoa (Centro Nacional de Energías Renovables – National Renewable Energy Centre).
The speakers of the session Andreas Vad (Technical University of Munich), Jens Geisler (Wind Energy Institute of Technology FH Flensburg), Nicolò Italiano (DTU Wind and Energy Systems), Thomas Duc (ENGIE GREEN), and Vasilis Pettas (DTU Wind and Energy Systems), provided great analysis and initial results of their research work. It was also the first time professionals outside of the consortium had contact with the TWAIN framework, demoed by Petro Kersta (SoftServe).
In the words of the Scientific Coordinator Irene Eguinoa, “the mini-symposium hosted by TWAIN started fresh after the conference opening. The speakers covered relevant aspects of data synergies when it comes to model wind farm operation beyond power generation. Indeed, these have been the main efforts at the very first stage of TWAIN project. The session started with a modular, integrated and multi-stakeholder approach for modeling wind farm response, presented by Andreas Vad. This approach allows multi-fidelity modeling capable of dealing with multiple simulation tools, turbine models and wind farms. Then, the state estimation and classification of operational data was addressed by presentations given by Jens Geisler and Nicolò Italiano. Social and environmental impacts, of great importance for TWAIN project under its value-based perspective, were also considered. First, an experimental investigation of the noise effects of wake steering by Thomas Duc. It was followed by an analysis of the impact bat protection strategies can have on the energy yield and structural loading of a wind farm, by Vasilis Pettas. Finally, an introduction and demo to TWAIN environment was provided by Petro Kersta, raising awareness about the tools that will be provided by the project in the future Open Call.”
The event also held important sessions on Wind Farm Control, hosted by IEA Wind Task 44, that “devoted 4 sessions during a whole conference day to experiments and practical aspects in measurements for wind farm flow control demonstration, different modeling techniques for characterization of wake interaction and operation under wake steering, as well as an overview of novel control methodologies and layout co-design to optimize wind farm performance. The mini-symposium counted on TWAIN partners’ committed contribution, both as speakers and in the sessions chairing.” completes Irene.
Watch now our video with important moments of the TWAIN Mini-Symposium and words from the chairs Tuhfe Göçmen and Irene Eguinoa.
