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One of the most important and efficient sources of green electricity is catching air currents through wind turbine technology. Wind power plants are located in areas where the energy potential of the wind is high but it varies. The time variation of the wind generates fluctuations in the power produced by the wind farms that is injected into the grid. This elevates, depending on the intensity, problems of network stability and the need for balancing energy, thus raising both technical and cost issues. The present paper analyzes the behavior of a wind turbine (WT) over time in varying wind speed conditions, highlighting that without automation algorithms, a WT is far from the operation at the maximum power point (MPP). However, even when it is brought to operate at MPP, there are still significant variations in the power injected into the network. These power variations can be compensated if the wind system has energy storage facilities for the captured wind. All of these assumptions are analyzed using improved mathematical models and processed in simulations, with experimental data used as input from a wind turbine with an installed power of 2.5 [MW] in operation on the Romanian Black Sea coastal area. Consequently, the paper demonstrates that during an operation in the optimal area, from an energy perspective, the wind turbine’s maximum power point requires a storage system for the captured wind energy.

This paper presents a case study based on student's responses to a survey applied in an extracurricular project carried out in 2022, who have made study visits, as an extracurricular activity, to present their role for labour market integration. Through extracurricular projects, including study visits, students can discover new equipment and technologies used in companies and identify the workflow at different workplaces. Study visits provide students with the opportunity to gain a real-time perspective on the field they aspire to work in and connect with professionals in that domain, establishing direct contact with various departments and functions within an organization. The study highlights the need to identify students' preferences so that activities carried out throughout the years of study respond as best as possible to their needs.