Digital Simulator

DIGIWIND

DIGIWIND x Cadpeople

Digital
Simulator

The background

For the next generation of wind professionals

The wind industry plays a critical role in the green transition - but attracting new talents and preparing the current professionals for the technical complexity of modern wind turbines remains a challenge in Europe.

Therefore, we wanted to create a digital learning solution that addresses two different target groups and two different needs:

Students at universities across Europe: The solution should act as a branding and awareness tool showing the importance, complexity, and future potential of working in the wind energy industry, and brand the wind industry as an attractive, high-tech career path.

Wind turbine professionals: The solution prepares professionals for practical training they will meet in their training and future work bridging the gap between theory and hands-on GWO training.

Wind turbines are large, complex systems where mechanical, electrical, and digital components are deeply interconnected. Understanding how energy moves through the turbine from wind to grid requires both technical insight and contextual understanding.

The challenge was to create a digital learning solution that:

The goal
Making complex technology clear and engaging

Makes complex technology
easy to understand

Works across different
knowledge levels

Prepares technicians for their
practical GWO training

Engages students with no
prior wind industry experience

Presents the wind industry
as future‑proof, high‑tech, and meaningful for students

DigiWind is a consortium funded by the European Union that works to secure careers within wind. We support Europe’s green and digital transition by helping future wind energy professionals build advanced skills for tomorrow’s energy systems.

The client
Digiwind

The learning experience follows a flow of energy through a wind turbine. Therefore, the learning concept was naturally named “The journey of power”. The concept provides a natural structure that connects the turbine anatomy, its systems, and purpose which helps the users understand not just what happens inside a turbine, but why.

The learning concept:
The journey of power

THE SOLUTION

The solution: A digital simulator and learning platform

We built the solution as a digital simulator-based learning platform that combines visual exploration, structured learning, and interactive simulations enabling users to practise what they have learned throughout the learning modules.

Solution features

The Power Link Unit: This is the backbone of the experience keeping track of the users learning content and progression. This is represented as a smart band on the users arm that ties the full experience together and supports both a fixed, predefined learning journey and an open, exploratory mode.

3D scenes: The digital platform consists of four main scenes, each giving the users insight into different parts of the wind turbine and how systems interact across the full energy journey. Together, the scenes create a holistic understanding of the turbine from the inside.

Simulations and interactive mini games: Custom-built simulations allow the users to interact with technical principles in a simple, intuitive way. Each simulation is designed specifically for its learning purpose making abstract concepts tangible and easier to understand.

MEET THE TEAM

The x-factor: more than a simulator

This isn’t just a simulator, it’s a broader learning universe.

Instead of taking a one-to-one approach, we’ve built a series of focused simulation exercises that each tackle different aspects of green energy. Users can explore multiple topics and move between disciplines rather than being confined to one setup.

In practice, that means students don’t just learn how something works. They start to understand where it fits. And that’s often the difference between recognising a system and actually being able to work in it.