An extensive research program consisting in 10 PhD and worldwide top expert guests. Through visionary and coordinated research, the Vestas Power Programme will push the wind power technology to even higher levels of reliability and functionality enabling higher renewable power generation and will cover three main topics: power electronics, power systems and electrical energy storage. The main targets are: to identify the most suitable converter technology and control strategy for large turbines in large wind farms, to assess the impact of large integration of wind power on utility stability and reliability and to determine the most suitable storage technology that will enable higher wind energy grid integration.