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Erik Lundtang Petersen

Research professor emeritus Erik Lundtang Petersen has been awarded the European Meteorological Society's silver medal

Wind energy Energy
Wednesday 22 Sep 21
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by Mette Bischoff Kristiansen, Charlotte Hede Linde

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Erik Lundtang Petersen
Emeritus Professor of Research
DTU Wind

Erik Lundtang Petersen

  • Head of the Meteorology Section at Risø 1977 – 1985
  • Head of the Department of Meteorology- and Wind Energy at Risø 1985 – 2009
  • One of the founders of Danish Meteorological Society, 1979 
  • One of the founders of Danish Research Consortium for Wind Energy, 2000
  • One of the founders of European Academy of Wind Energy, 2003. President 2005
  • One of the founders of The European Renewable Energy Centers Agency, 2001
  • European Wind Energy Technological  Platform and The European Wind Initiative: Chairman for The Working Group on Wind Conditions, 2006 – 2012
  • Chairman for the scientific Subprogram for Wind Conditions in the European Energy Research Alliance (EERA), 2006 -2014
  • One of the founders and editor of the Wiley & Sons journal “Wind Energy”. Editor 1998 – 2006.
 

DTU Wind Energy wishes Erik Lundtang Petersen congratulations with the silver medal.

Earlier this month, Research Professor Emeritus Erik Lundtang Petersen at DTU Wind Energy, was awarded the European Meteorological Society's (EMS) silver medal.

The reason for the award is Erik Lundtang Petersen's high efforts with the development of “Danish Wind Atlas” and later “European Wind Atlas”, which makes it possible to calculate the wind climate any place in Europe - and thus the energy production for a planned wind turbine. 

Erik Lundtang Petersen is proud, but will not take full credit:

"It is a great appreciation of the work we have done. It is great to be appreciated nationally as well as internationally, but it is important to say that it is not just me who has received this award. I share it with all those I have worked with,” he says.

DTU Wind Energy wishes Erik Lundtang Petersen congratulations with the silver medal.

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