This course provides an introduction to wind energy, covering wind resources, wind statistics, and the basics of wind turbines. It serves as a foundation for more advanced courses in wind energy engineering. Students learn about turbulent flows, atmospheric boundary layer structures, wind statistics analysis, rotor aerodynamics, and fundamentals of support structure mechanics. The course also covers experimental and numerical analysis of materials (steel, concrete, composites) and introduces the concept of the digital twin in wind energy systems. Laboratories provide hands-on experience in analyzing wind data and turbine mechanics.