Conference advisors

  • Foto_Winkelmann Jörg Winkelmann
    Product Manager Innovative Products
    Suzlon Energy GmbH
  • Foto_Garcia Daniel Garcia
    Technical Leader Gearboxes & Direct Drive mechanical design
    Alstom Wind
  • Kraemer Peter Krämer
    Head of Mechanical Design
    aerodyn Energiesysteme GmbH

Offshore wind turbines become more important for the renewable energy sector

Fachtagung für Experten aus dem Bereich Offshore Windturbinen. Themenschwerpunkte umfassen Konzepte für den Antrieb großer Turbinen, die Verbesserung der Leistung und Zuverlässigkeit . Die Konferenz wird auf Englisch abgehalten.

New challenges for offshore wind turbines

Turbine reliability must step up a gear if wind power is to expand in line with ambitious political targets. Despite rapid technical developments for ever larger wind turbines, high failure rates, downtime and a lack of proven track record cause time-consuming and costly repairs. And what is costly and time-consuming onshore is significantly more so offshore.

Next generation of offshore wind turbines

Offshore allows much larger turbines due to remote location and beneficial winds. However, wind turbines can not simply be scaled up, as challenges occur in terms of technical, operational and commercial implications. Therefore, innovative concepts are needed for the next generation wind turbines to enhance lifetime, reliability and performance of multi-megawatt systems for on- and offshore projects.

  • Gain insight to novel drivetrain solutions for next generation wind turbines – from gearbox to direct drive
  • Learn how to reduce drivetrain loads to avoid wear and fatigue in your mechanical components
  • Identify the key challenges regarding a CoE from wind power
  • Assess different technologies for very large turbines for offshore wind power development
  • Assess generator topologies for very large turbines for offshore wind power development
  • Discuss how to achieve higher reliability, better availability and easier serviceability of your wind turbine drivetrain

Discuss your experiences and ideas with international experts and gain useful information to take back. And enjoy networking with major OEMs, gearbox and generator manufacturers, operators and suppliers of the wind power industry.

Meet our speakers from these leading companies:

  • Winergy AG
  • PowerWind GmbH
  • ABB AB Corporate Research
  • Hyundai Heavy Industries Co., Ltd.
  • Delft University of Technology
  • ORBITAL2 Ltd.
  • National Renewable Energy Centre
  • EES Gear GmbH
  • Magnomatics Ltd.
  • University of Manchester
  • ChapDrive AS
  • Bosch Rexroth AG
  • Technical University of Denmark
  • GL Garrad Hassan Nederland B.V.
  • Renk AG
  • Converteam UK Ltd.
  • Hansen Transmissions International

Interactive Workshop Day | Monday, 19 October 2011

  • Workshop A: Generator systems for multi-megawatt wind turbines
  • Workshop B: Mechanical requirements of wind turbine gearboxes
  • Workshop C: High Temperature Superconductor (HTS) technology for generator
  • Site Visit: Wind turbine production at PowerWind GmbH
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