Turbine Technologies: Slashing the costs of wind energy
Executive briefing
This briefing will outline the latest developments in technology, demonstrating the work partners are undertaking to make projects more feasible. You will learn what partnership and contract opportunities will be available for your firm and how you can take advantage of these.
9:00
Registration, refreshments and networking
9:30
The Offshore Wind Accelerator (OWA) Project: A strategic overview
- Progress and approach of concept feasibility studies
- Lessons learned from other Carbon Trust wind research initiatives
- Are these technologies really achievable for 2020 and how will they overcome capital costs?
Clarke V. Simmons
Offshore Wind Program Manager
The Carbon Trust
10:10
Questions and discussion
10:20
The Energy Technologies Institute (ETI) Offshore Wind Programme
- Addressing energy challenges through new technologies:
- Deepwater Turbine (low-cost, floating installation)
- Helm Wind (redesigned turbine)
- NOVA (stable, vertical axis turbine)
- Evaluating the progress of commissioned projects
- New initiatives are in the pipeline
Dr Grant Bourhill
Programme Director
Energy Technologies Institute (ETI)
11:00
Questions and discussion
11:20
Refreshments and networking
The manufacturers’ latest
11:30
a) Onshore
- The latest developments in onshore turbine technology
- How reliable are new turbines?
- What opportunities exist for engineers?
Matthew Gardner
Project Civil Engineer
Vestas Celtic Wind Technology
11:30
b) Offshore
- Reducing intermittency in systems
- The latest innovations in monitoring
- SCADA (Supervisory Control And Data Acquisition)
- Is new technology allowing firms to sell electricity into the grid on a live basis?
- How big will new turbines be and how long will they last?
Nick Ward
Sales Manager
Siemens Windpower
12:20
Question and answer session
12:30
