Wind power

There are strong wind power research clusters on campus in both Uppsala and Visby. The research has a particular focus on vertical axis wind turbines and new generator technology, but also addresses aerodynamics with simulations of airflows around turbine blades, meteorological prerequisites for wind power and social science issues concerning acceptance, planning and decision-making.

Uppsala University participates with KTH Royal Institute of Technology, the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences and Luleå University of Technology in the research centre Swedish Wind Centre. The centre is part of the national strategic research area STandUP for Energy.

Wind energy on the Department of Earth Sciences website

Renewable energy on the Department of Earth Sciences website