RAVE: Research at alpha ventus

The research initiative RAVE carries out research and development work on the offshore test field alpha ventus. Research and development at Germany's first offshore wind farm generates experience and knowledge that advance the construction and further development of offshore wind energy. RAVE is funded by the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWE) and coordinated by the Fraunhofer Institute for Wind Energy Systems (IWES).

In more than 35 research projects, more than 60 partners from science and industry have been working on a wide range of research questions since 2008. The topics range from ecological questions and the further development of plants and foundations to the optimization of operations. The financial support from the BMWK so far amounted to more than 120 million euros.

The 7th International RAVE workshop  took place on April 30, 2026 in Hamburg, Germany. More than 50 live attendees and around 40 online participants followed the widespread program on newest research results with RAVE data, interesting discussions and gained knowledge on decommisioning topics. What options alpha ventus can offer as the first German offshore windfarm to be decommissioned was lively discussed  with the audience and a panel group at the end of the workshop.
Please follow the latest release of the program and asap the presentations as download offer
on the 2026 Workshop´s website,

Most presentations of previous RAVE Workshops are offered as downloads
on the RAVE event website.

Likewise we would like to recommend our website "news" with latest information on RAVE and our more often within the year organized online RAVE Fora. Dates, agenda and link to participate can be found here.

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