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Wind energy

Location: Radisson Blu Royal Garden Hotel. Room: Kristiansten

 

Relevant side event: How could a bridge construction increase the potential for utilization of renewable energy? (workshop)

Monday 16 April

Offshore wind energy – Potential, challenges and state-of-the-art

• 11.00 – 11.40 (keynote): John Olav Tande (SINTEF Energy Research / NOWITECH, Norway). Innovations in offshore wind technology through R&D 
• 11.40 – 12.00: Erik Berge (Kjeller Vindteknikk AS, Norway). Methods for assessment of wind resources
• 12.00 – 12.40 (keynote): Jørgen Krokstad (Statkraft, Norway). Offshore wind challenges in Statkraft. Insight from an energy provider
• 12.40 – 13.00: Rune Yttervik (Statoil, Norway). The floating wind turbine option

Lunch break

Offshore wind energy – Technical developments

• 14.00 – 14.20: Anders Myhr (Institute for Energy Technology, Norway). Load reductions on Tension-Leg-Buoy offshore wind turbine platforms
• 14.20 – 14.40: Alagan Chella Mayilvahan (Norwegian University of Science and Technology). An overview of wave impact forces on offshore wind turbine sub-structures
• 14.40 – 15.00: Sverre Skalleberg Gjerde (Norwegian University of Science and Technology). Laboratory prototype for demonstration of modular converter a high voltage, transformer-less wind power generator drive
• 15.00 – 15.20: Tor Martin Iversen (Norwegian University of Science and Technology). Converter topologies for enhanced performance of wind turbine generators
• 15.20 – 15.40: Rene L. Barrera-Cárdenas (Norwegian University of Science and Technology). Optimal LQG controller for variable speed wind turbine based on genetic algorithms
• 15.40 – 16.00: Rambabu Kandepu (Teknova, Norway). Soft sensor technique for operation and maintenance of wind turbine

 

Please note that minor changes to the program might occur.