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Theme 1: Wind resource, metocean and extreme conditions

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(Dual) Doppler Wind Radar for Wind Energy Applications
Dr. Bernhard Lange, Fraunhofer IWES

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Atmospheric drivers of blade leading edge erosion
Professor Sara C Pryor, Cornell University

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Atmospheric Icing on Wind Turbines
Prof. Dr. Serkan Özgen, Middle East Technical University

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Bringing together offshore wind resource assessment and metocean technical aspects

Marie-Anne Cowan, Wood Thilsted

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IEA Wind Task 52:  Replacing met masts and Accelerating offshore wind deployment
Dr. Julia Gottschall, Fraunhofer IWES

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Large wind farm wakes
Professor Rebecca Barthelmie, Cornell University

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Large-Scale Wind Farm Effects – is there an upper limit for installations?
Dr. Gregor Giebel, DTU Wind

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Minute-scale forecasting for wind power applications
Dr. Frauke Theuer, ForWind - Institute of Physics, University of Oldenburg

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Understanding the physics and aerodynamics of atmospheric flow for predicting wind power production and evaluating loads
Prof. Jakob Mann, DTU Wind

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Wind fields – highly resolved measurements, models and uncertainties
Prof. Joachim Peinke, rWind - Center For Wind Energy Research, University Of Oldenburg

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Wind Resource Variability and Climate Change Impacts
Dr. Andrea N. Hahmann, Technical University Of Denmark

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Theme 2 :  Wind farm-level modelling and analysis

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AWAKEN—The American Wake Experiment
The American Wake Experiment Nicholas Hamilton, National Renewable Energy Laboratory

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Complex Wind Plant Physics
Dr. Matthew Churchfield, National Renewable Energy Laboratory

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Full scale offshore wake model validation
Dr Wolfgang Schlez, Proplanen

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Open Source Wind Farm Flow Model Libraries
Dr Pierre-elouan Réthoré, DTU Wind And Energy Systems

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Optimal value-generation of wind energy systems through adaptive operational strategies
M.sc. Niklas Requate, Fraunhofer Iwes

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OWA GloBE: Building Industry Consensus on the Global Blockage Effect in Offshore Wind
Mr Neil Adams, Carbon Trust

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Wind Farm Flow Control research organized by IEA Wind Task 44
Dr Paul Fleming, Nrel

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Theme 3 :  Aerodynamics and aeroelasticity

 

Active Flow Control at Blade Scale
Dr Caroline Braud, Cnrs

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Current state of the art and new developments in wind turbine aeroelasticity
Dr. Vasilis Riziotis, National Technical University Of Athens

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Multidisciplinary Design of Wind Turbines
Dr. Frederik Zahle, Technical University Of Denmark

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Wind Turbine Blade Aerodynamic Measurements
Dr Christopher Kelley, Sandia National Laboratories

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Theme 4 :  Control strategies and acoustics

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Control strategies for Acoustics
Prof Carlo L.Bottasso, Technical University of Munich (TUM)

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Environmental design and operation of wind turbines
Dr. Konstanze Kölle, SINTEF Energy Research

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IEA Wind Task 52: Lidar-Assisted Control, Turbulence Estimation, and Digitalization
Dr. Eric Simley, National Renewable Energy Laboratory

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Power Electronics Control for Wind energy systems
Dr David Campos-Gaona, University Of Strathclyde

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Smart operation control technologies for offshore wind farms
Dr Annette Stephansen, NORCE

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Theme 5 :  Structures, structural integrity, materials

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Advanced design of support structures-load assessment, structural reliability, and computer-aided optimisation

Professor Michael Muskulus, Norwegian University of Science and Technology

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Structural and mechanical sub-systems of multi-MW turbines: Recent advances and innovations in design, load modelling and dynamic monitoring

Dr. Abbas Mehrad KAZEMI AMIRI, University of Strathclyde

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Structural design, modelling and simulation of wind turbine rotor blades
Dr. Claudio Balzani, ForWind - Leibniz University Hannover

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Structural integrity assessment and life cycle management of wind farms

Dr. Pablo G. Morato, University Of Liege

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Theme 6 :  Reliability, monitoring and sensing, O&M

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Digital twins for lifetime assessment of structures
Dr.-Ing. Clemens Hübler, Leibniz Universität Hannover, Institute Of Structural Analysis, Forwind

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German research wind farm WiValdi – innovative instrumentation and advanced testing to enable a digital twin wind farm
Dr. Yves Govers, German Aerospace Center (DLR)

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Maintenance logistics organization for offshore wind energy
Dr Xiaoli Jiang, Tu Delft

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Monitoring the Performance of Operational Wind Turbines
Mr Philip Bradstock, Bitbloom

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Prognostics and Health Management
Dr. Donatella Zappala, TU Delft

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Recent progress on lifetime extension, decommissioning, Repowering and Repurposing of onshore and offshore wind turbines
Dr. Abdollah Malekjafarian, University College Dublin

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Structural Monitoring as a Tool for Managing Wind Farms Operation
Professor Filipe Magalhães, Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto

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Theme 7 :  Power conversion, drivetrain, grid connection and integration of wind based renewable plants

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Drivetrain and electro-mechanical interactions
Dr. Irene Eguinoa, CENER (National Renewable Energy Centre of Spain)

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Hybrid Renewable Plants
Dr. Jennifer King, National Renewable Energy Lab

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Multidisciplinary optimization of wind power plants
Dr. Juan-Andrés Pérez-Rúa, DTU Wind

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Offshore Energy Hubs
Mr Nicolaos A. Cutululis, Dtu Wind And Energy Sytems, Technical University Of Denmark

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Pathways for Future Design, Connection and Testing of Wind Power Plants
Dr Guangya Yang, Technical University of Denmark

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Reliability Services from Wind Power
Dr. Oscar Saborío-Romano, Technical University Of Denmark

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Value-centred design of wind turbines and wind farms
Mr Martin Kühn, ForWind - University Oldenburg

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Wind Turbine Drive Train: Trends and Technologies
Prof. Dr.-ing. Amir Ebrahimi, Leibniz University Hannover

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WinGrid  project - H2020-MSCA-ITN programmeWind farm grid interactions - exploration and development
Professor, PhD, Msc Xiaowei Zhao, Warwick University

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Theme 8 :  Floating Offshore Wind Turbines

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COREWIND-Cost Efficient Floating Wind
Prof. Po Wen Cheng, University Of Stuttgart

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Experiments about floating wind turbines
Dr Sara Muggiasca, Politecnico Di Milano

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FLOATECH: The Future of Floating Wind Turbines
Dr.-Ing. Joseph Saverin, Technische Universität Berlin

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Floating Wind Farm Design and IEA Wind Task 49
Dr. Matthew Hall, National Renewable Energy Laboratory

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Floating wind: system design and lifecycle performance analysis

Professor Taeseong Kim, Technical University of Denmark

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How does metocean adapt to floating offshore wind requirements?
Dr Robert Mawdsley, Renantis UK Limited

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Offshore Wind Modeling Tool Validation (OC6)
Dr. Amy Robertson, National Renewable Energy Laboratory

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Wakes of floating wind turbines
Prof. Sandrine Aubrun, Ecole Centrale De Nantes & Dr. Michael Hölling, University of Oldenburg

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Theme 9 :  Economics, Health & Safety, and Environmental Impact

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Exploring the socioeconomic and political challenges facing the development of the world’s first energy islands
Dr. Tyler Hansen, DTU Wind and Energy Systems

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Theme 10 :  Emerging Technologies and Special Sessions

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Airborne Wind Energy
Dr. Roland Schmehl, Tu Delft

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Emerging floating technologies for offshore wind
Dr Abel Arredondo-Galeana, University Of Strathclyde

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Machine learning and big data applications in wind energy
Dr Lars Landberg, DNV

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Multirotor wind turbine systems
Professor Peter Dalhoff, HAW Hamburg

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Ocean-REFuel: next generation Renewable Ocean Energy

Prof Feargal Brennan

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Running (inter)national wind energy training networks and how to learn from these for future upscaling
Project Coördinator Marijke Mahieu, Ghent University

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Small wind turbines: the next ten years
Prof. Mark Runacres, Vrije Universiteit Brussel

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Supporting and Encouraging Technology Transfer and Adoption in the Wind Energy Sector
Dr Andrew Clifton, TTI GmbH, TGU enviConnect

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Towards an Ecosystem of FAIR Data and Open-Source Tools
Dr. Julian Quick, Technical University Of Denmark

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Uncertainty in analysis, design and operations
Dr Nikolay Dimitrov, DTU Wind And Energy Systems

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Vertical-axis wind turbines and wind farms, including multi-rotor systems
Prof. Dr. Carlos Simao Ferreira, Delft University of Technology

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Wind and Renewable Hydrogen
Dr Genevieve Starke, National Renewable Energy Laboratory

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XROTOR Offshore Wind Turbine Concept. EU H2020 XROTOR Project Update.
Dr James Carroll, University of Strathclyde

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