The foundation
It all began with the idea of 9 men
In 2003 the Wind Academy's declaration has been signed by the founding members Gijs van Kuik (TU Delft), Gerard van Bussel (TU Delft), Jens Nørkær Sørensen (DTU), Jürgen Schmid (University of Kassel, DEWI), Spyros Voutsinas (NTNUA), John Dalsgaard Sørensen (Aalborg University), Takis Chaviaropoulos (CRES), Jos Beurskens (ECN), Erik Lundtang Petersen (Risø). Prof. Dr. Jürgen Schmid (back then ISET) was elected as first president.