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Tweed project
Training Wind Energy Experts on Digitalisation (TWEED) Doctoral Network (DN) aims to train the next generation of excellent researchers equipped with a full set of technical and complementary skills to develop high-impact careers in wind energy digitalization.
Research-for-innovation programme
The training programme combines hands-on research training, interactive schools and hackathons, innovation management and placements with non-academic partner organizations. The network will provide an interdisciplinary and inter-sectoral context to foster creativity in transforming technological challenges into data science problems that can be solved to develop prototypes for commercial exploitation.
The programme is established at local (host) and network levels to develop three sets of skills that guarantee high employability prospects. These are:
- Core research skills on a wind energy specialisation in a multisectoral context with academia and industry to be
developed at on-the-job level through an individual project and at inter-network level through Summer Schools and PhD Seminars. - Advanced interdisciplinary skills covering knowledge on wind technology and data science, developed at intra-
network level through Specific Courses, Industrial Workshops and Hackathons specifically tailored for the fellows. - Transferable skills developed at intra-network level that can be used outside the academic environment, such as experience with entrepreneurship, design thinking, communication, teamwork, project management, intellectual property rights (IPR), career development, etc.
As a result, a research-for-innovation mindset will be developed to provide enhanced career perspectives to the fellows, equipped with a complete set of thematic, technological and innovation skills.
Structure
TWEED is structured into four scientific work packages (WPs) designed to address key factors.
WP1 aims to lower initial investment costs, WP2 seeks to enhance the overall value of wind energy, and WP3 is focused on decreasing operational expenses while prolonging the operational lifespan of wind energy assets. Together with WP4, dedicated to developing the Virtual Wind Farm Hub, these packages form the cornerstone of the project’s research endeavours.
The program is rounded out with WP5, for training; WP6, which handles the dissemination of research findings; and WP7, which oversees project management.
Training activities
The TWEED network has prepared a complete set of activities that will be made available to the PhD students to complete their training, allowing them to acquire advanced interdisciplinary skills covering knowledge of wind technology and data science, and also transferable skills, that can be used outside the academic environment and are very useful for their professional development.
Secondments
Two types of secondments are foreseen. Academic secondments with the objective of complementing the host local training, experiencing a different work environment, and share experiences between researchers who are developing connected R&D projects within the same work package. Industrial Secondments wehre the fellows will stay at their industrial partneres premises s to promote a faster industrial uptake of R&D results and a higher awareness of policy and regulatory issues.
Specific courses
These courses will be organised for the fellows in plenary training sessions, coinciding with three Supervisory Board meetings. They will have a duration of three days each and will deal with three different blocks of knowledge, basic and complementary research skills, Data Science, and transferable skills.
Hackathons
Hands-on sprint projects to consolidate key lessons learned from the lectures and exercise the innovation process by testing their individual, teamwork and communication skills. At the end of the hackathons, the challenges will be published in the WeDoWind framework.
Workshops
Internal workshops will be commonplace to share expertise and insights, inspire each other, enhance team spirit and cohesion, refine strategies and methodologies, provide feedback and evaluate progress.
Industrial Workshops are designed to cover the technological and practical aspects of the research program. Lectures, taught not only by academics but also by key industry speakers, will be organised, and the hackathons will be held at the end of the lessons.
Inter-Network Activities
The TWEED consortium comprises European universities and companies with an active role in wind power R&D and training at the continental level. TWEED will take advantage of this position to participate in and/or organise inter-network training activities to provide the researchers with complementary expertise within the EU wind sector framework.
Then, TWEED fellows will have the opportunity to attend unique Summer Schools, PhD Seminars, Webinars and Scientific Conferences.
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