Erik Patschke

Erik Patschke leads the Wind Measurement and Characterization Department at Fraunhofer IWES since 2018. He started his career in the wind industry by joining Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy in Brande, DK in 2008. As of 2009 he relocated to Germany to take a major role in setting up the Offshore Service Business there. During that time, he was also heading the O&M phase of several offshore wind farms.

Fraunhofer IWES Wind Lidar Buoy achieves Stage-3 maturity level

The Fraunhofer IWES has presented a series of proofs of the quality and reliability of its FLS wind measurements. By achieving maturity level 3, the Fraunhofer IWES ZX wind lidar buoy joins the short list of stringently validated FLS types…