Accepted Mini Symposia Details
Theme 1: Wind resource, metocean and extreme conditions
(Dual) Doppler Wind Radar for Wind Energy Applications
Dr. Bernhard Lange, Fraunhofer IWES
Atmospheric drivers of blade leading edge erosion
Professor Sara C Pryor, Cornell University
Atmospheric Icing on Wind Turbines
Prof. Dr. Serkan Özgen, Middle East Technical University
Bringing together offshore wind resource assessment and metocean technical aspects
Marie-Anne Cowan, Wood Thilsted
IEA Wind Task 52: Replacing met masts and Accelerating offshore wind deployment
Dr. Julia Gottschall, Fraunhofer IWES
Large wind farm wakes
Professor Rebecca Barthelmie, Cornell University
Large-Scale Wind Farm Effects – is there an upper limit for installations?
Dr. Gregor Giebel, DTU Wind
Minute-scale forecasting for wind power applications
Dr. Frauke Theuer, ForWind - Institute of Physics, University of Oldenburg
Understanding the physics and aerodynamics of atmospheric flow for predicting wind power production and evaluating loads
Prof. Jakob Mann, DTU Wind
Wind fields – highly resolved measurements, models and uncertainties
Prof. Joachim Peinke, rWind - Center For Wind Energy Research, University Of Oldenburg
Wind Resource Variability and Climate Change Impacts
Dr. Andrea N. Hahmann, Technical University Of Denmark
Theme 2 : Wind farm-level modelling and analysis
AWAKEN—The American Wake Experiment
The American Wake Experiment Nicholas Hamilton, National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Complex Wind Plant Physics
Dr. Matthew Churchfield, National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Full scale offshore wake model validation
Dr Wolfgang Schlez, Proplanen
Open Source Wind Farm Flow Model Libraries
Dr Pierre-elouan Réthoré, DTU Wind And Energy Systems
Optimal value-generation of wind energy systems through adaptive operational strategies
M.sc. Niklas Requate, Fraunhofer Iwes
OWA GloBE: Building Industry Consensus on the Global Blockage Effect in Offshore Wind
Mr Neil Adams, Carbon Trust
Wind Farm Flow Control research organized by IEA Wind Task 44
Dr Paul Fleming, Nrel
Theme 3 : Aerodynamics and aeroelasticity
Active Flow Control at Blade Scale
Dr Caroline Braud, Cnrs
Current state of the art and new developments in wind turbine aeroelasticity
Dr. Vasilis Riziotis, National Technical University Of Athens
Multidisciplinary Design of Wind Turbines
Dr. Frederik Zahle, Technical University Of Denmark
Wind Turbine Blade Aerodynamic Measurements
Dr Christopher Kelley, Sandia National Laboratories
Theme 4 : Control strategies and acoustics
Control strategies for Acoustics
Prof Carlo L.Bottasso, Technical University of Munich (TUM)
Environmental design and operation of wind turbines
Dr. Konstanze Kölle, SINTEF Energy Research
IEA Wind Task 52: Lidar-Assisted Control, Turbulence Estimation, and Digitalization
Dr. Eric Simley, National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Power Electronics Control for Wind energy systems
Dr David Campos-Gaona, University Of Strathclyde
Smart operation control technologies for offshore wind farms
Dr Annette Stephansen, NORCE
Theme 5 : Structures, structural integrity, materials
Advanced design of support structures-load assessment, structural reliability, and computer-aided optimisation
Professor Michael Muskulus, Norwegian University of Science and Technology
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
Structural design, modelling and simulation of wind turbine rotor blades
Dr. Claudio Balzani, ForWind - Leibniz University Hannover
Structural integrity assessment and life cycle management of wind farms
Dr. Pablo G. Morato, University Of Liege
Theme 6 : Reliability, monitoring and sensing, O&M
Digital twins for lifetime assessment of structures
Dr.-Ing. Clemens Hübler, Leibniz Universität Hannover, Institute Of Structural Analysis, Forwind
German research wind farm WiValdi – innovative instrumentation and advanced testing to enable a digital twin wind farm
Dr. Yves Govers, German Aerospace Center (DLR)
Maintenance logistics organization for offshore wind energy
Dr Xiaoli Jiang, Tu Delft
Monitoring the Performance of Operational Wind Turbines
Mr Philip Bradstock, Bitbloom
Prognostics and Health Management
Dr. Donatella Zappala, TU Delft
Recent progress on lifetime extension, decommissioning, Repowering and Repurposing of onshore and offshore wind turbines
Dr. Abdollah Malekjafarian, University College Dublin
Structural Monitoring as a Tool for Managing Wind Farms Operation
Professor Filipe Magalhães, Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto
Theme 7 : Power conversion, drivetrain, grid connection and integration of wind based renewable plants
Drivetrain and electro-mechanical interactions
Dr. Irene Eguinoa, CENER (National Renewable Energy Centre of Spain)
Hybrid Renewable Plants
Dr. Jennifer King, National Renewable Energy Lab
Multidisciplinary optimization of wind power plants
Dr. Juan-Andrés Pérez-Rúa, DTU Wind
Offshore Energy Hubs
Mr Nicolaos A. Cutululis, Dtu Wind And Energy Sytems, Technical University Of Denmark
Pathways for Future Design, Connection and Testing of Wind Power Plants
Dr Guangya Yang, Technical University of Denmark
Reliability Services from Wind Power
Dr. Oscar Saborío-Romano, Technical University Of Denmark
Value-centred design of wind turbines and wind farms
Mr Martin Kühn, ForWind - University Oldenburg
Wind Turbine Drive Train: Trends and Technologies
Prof. Dr.-ing. Amir Ebrahimi, Leibniz University Hannover
WinGrid project - H2020-MSCA-ITN programmeWind farm grid interactions - exploration and development
Professor, PhD, Msc Xiaowei Zhao, Warwick University
Theme 8 : Floating Offshore Wind Turbines
COREWIND-Cost Efficient Floating Wind
Prof. Po Wen Cheng, University Of Stuttgart
Experiments about floating wind turbines
Dr Sara Muggiasca, Politecnico Di Milano
FLOATECH: The Future of Floating Wind Turbines
Dr.-Ing. Joseph Saverin, Technische Universität Berlin
Floating Wind Farm Design and IEA Wind Task 49
Dr. Matthew Hall, National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Floating wind: system design and lifecycle performance analysis
Professor Taeseong Kim, Technical University of Denmark
How does metocean adapt to floating offshore wind requirements?
Dr Robert Mawdsley, Renantis UK Limited
Offshore Wind Modeling Tool Validation (OC6)
Dr. Amy Robertson, National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Wakes of floating wind turbines
Prof. Sandrine Aubrun, Ecole Centrale De Nantes & Dr. Michael Hölling, University of Oldenburg
Theme 9 : Economics, Health & Safety, and Environmental Impact
Exploring the socioeconomic and political challenges facing the development of the world’s first energy islands
Dr. Tyler Hansen, DTU Wind and Energy Systems
Theme 10 : Emerging Technologies and Special Sessions
Airborne Wind Energy
Dr. Roland Schmehl, Tu Delft
Emerging floating technologies for offshore wind
Dr Abel Arredondo-Galeana, University Of Strathclyde
Machine learning and big data applications in wind energy
Dr Lars Landberg, DNV
Multirotor wind turbine systems
Professor Peter Dalhoff, HAW Hamburg
Ocean-REFuel: next generation Renewable Ocean Energy
Prof Feargal Brennan
Running (inter)national wind energy training networks and how to learn from these for future upscaling
Project Coördinator Marijke Mahieu, Ghent University
Small wind turbines: the next ten years
Prof. Mark Runacres, Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Supporting and Encouraging Technology Transfer and Adoption in the Wind Energy Sector
Dr Andrew Clifton, TTI GmbH, TGU enviConnect
Towards an Ecosystem of FAIR Data and Open-Source Tools
Dr. Julian Quick, Technical University Of Denmark
Uncertainty in analysis, design and operations
Dr Nikolay Dimitrov, DTU Wind And Energy Systems
Vertical-axis wind turbines and wind farms, including multi-rotor systems
Prof. Dr. Carlos Simao Ferreira, Delft University of Technology
Wind and Renewable Hydrogen
Dr Genevieve Starke, National Renewable Energy Laboratory
XROTOR Offshore Wind Turbine Concept. EU H2020 XROTOR Project Update.
Dr James Carroll, University of Strathclyde










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