Welcome to ForWind

ForWind is the joint Center for Wind Energy Research of the Universities of Oldenburg, Hannover and Bremen. As a scientific headquarters, ForWind bundles wind energy research activities from the universities into a broad spectrum within the areas of physics and engineering.

ForWind conducts fundamental research in wind energy, providing independent scientific cooperation in industry-oriented projects and organizing the education, and further education, of future experts.



A cornerstone in ForWind’s area of research is the usage of offshore wind energy. The center is a partner in the German research programme “Research at Alpha Ventus” (RAVE), comprising projects promoted by the Federal Ministry of the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (BMU) which centre on the probing of offshore wind energy.