ABOUT THE CONFERENCE
Join us for the 8th Annual Wind Blade Materials Innovation and Sustainability Forum in Istanbul, Turkey, on 16th and 17th September 2024.
Benefits of Attending:
- Gain insights into the latest trends and developments in wind blade materials innovation.
- Learn about sustainable manufacturing processes and circular economy strategies in wind blade material development.
- Discover best practices for design, inspection, and lifetime assessment of wind blades.
- Network with industry experts, researchers, and policymakers in the field of wind energy.
- Explore opportunities for collaboration and partnerships in the wind energy sector.
- Stay up-to-date with regulatory changes and their impact on the wind blade development industry.
- Gain valuable knowledge and skills to enhance your professional development and career growth in the wind energy sector.
Key Topics at a Glance:
Global wind market and turbine blades development trends
Sustainable materials for wind blades
Recycling wind turbine blades
Best inspection and lifetime assessment practices that contribute to wind blade lifetime extension
Blade defects and damage inspection and assessment using computer vision and high-performance simulations
Segmented rotor blades – joint concepts, learnings from the past, future challenges
Understanding and mitigating leading edge erosion in wind blades
SPEAKERS
Jens Boelke (Chairman)
Global Wind Pultrusion Program Manager & Product Leader
Owens Corning, Germany
Lutz Beyland
Head of Business Area Wind Energy
German Aerospace Center
Shashi Barla
Director / Head of Research Renewable Energy
Brinckmann Group, Denmark
Ane Kold di Gennaro
Head of Blade Materials Department
Siemens Gamesa, Denmark
Justine Beauson
Ph.D, Development Engineer
DTU Wind and Energy Systems Technical University of Denmark
Dr.-Ing. Steffen Czichon
Head of Department Rotor Blades
Fraunhofer Institute for Wind Energy Systems, Germany
Xiao Chen
Head of Section, Structural Virtual Testing and Digitalization
DTU, Denmark
Alexander Krimmer
Senior Engineer Composite Materials and Structures
TPI Composites, Germany
Leif Ole Meyer
Global Wind Technology Platform and EMEAI R&D Leader
Olin, Germany
Gönenç DURAN
Dr.
Bursa Uludağ University, Turkey
Tom Wassenberg
Strategic Marketing Platform Director Wind
Owens Corning, Germany
Murat Yazici
Prof. Dr.
Bursa Uludağ University, Turkey
Kirsten Dyer
Principal Materials Research Engineer
ORE Catapult, UK
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