Specialisation in Wind Resource Assessment

Education facts

Code: 1GV160

The course focuses on wind resources and combines theory with practice. The theory is studied in terms of meteorology and fluid mechanics. In the portion concerning fluid mechanics, the essential theoretical background for numerical methods is covered. The applied portion contains a measurement campaign, which gives knowledge about equipment and data storage, analysis and filtration, and a simulation task which is solved using computational fluid dynamics (CFD).

Entry requirements

A Bachelor's degree in engineering, science or social science. Also required is 60 credits at Master's level in wind power project management including Project Course: Feasibility Study of a Wind Power Project, 15 credits, and Wind Energy Resource and Technology, 10 credits, as well as 30 credits in mathematics, and 15 credits in Physics and/or Mechanics. Proficiency in English equivalent to the Swedish upper secondary course English 6.

Education offerings

Each offering has its own dates and conditions. Closed offerings are retained as history and do not mean that a new application is open.

• Specialisation in Wind Resource Assessment

  Uppsala University

  Visby

  Start date: 2 November 2026

  End date: 17 January 2027

  Pace of study: 100 %