Durability and Fatigue Challenges in Wind, Wave and Tidal Energy
2006
Current Status of the wind energy development – Steve Gilkes, Garrad Hassan
Thermoelastic stress analysis and acoustic emission monitoring during full scale tests of wind turbine rotor blades – Geoff Dutton, RAL Energy Research Unit
Remote torque measurements and gearbox condition monitoring for wind turbines – Jarek Rosinski, Martin Rosinski, David Smurthwaite & Andrew Wechsler, Transmission Dynamics
Techniques and pitfalls in the analysis of fatigue histories in wind turbine hub assemblies – Roger Haines, Garrad Hassan
Compression- compression fatigue behavior of composite blade – Yara Borja & Daniel Ng, Hexcel
Cost reduction and life extension of offshore wind farms (CORLEX) – Daniel Shuter & C Lindley, Corus Group
Fatigue Analysis approach of Pelamis main structural elements – Charles Taylor, Ocean Power Delivery
Marine Current Turbines: towards commercial reality – Peter Fraenkel, Marine Current Turbines
Fatigue loading of offshore wind turbines – the importance of integrated analysis – Tim Camp, Garrad Hassan
Measurements at the Blyth offshore wind turbines – Andrew Henderson, Offshore Wind Energy
The certification views on the structural survivability/reliability for wave and tidal energy converters – Claudio Bittencourt, DNV
Fatigue in welded joints – the Battelle structural stress method – Pingsha Dong and John Draper, Safe Technology
2008
Wind Energy – Growing Pains - Dr C Gamble, Nordic Wind Power
Teeter bearing springs in wind turbines – Dr R Luo, Trelleborg Industrial AVS
Type testing of high power wind turbine gear boxes – Prof J Rosinski , Transmission Dynamics
Wind turbine integrity – an owner’s experience – T Morgan, E.ON Climate & Renewables
NDT and Strain/Deformation measurement technologies for Green Energy Applications – R Wood, Dantec Dynamics
Optimizing wind turbine blades performance using smart materials – Prof S Noroozi, University of Bournemouth
Simply complicated; fatigue design and analysis of bottom hinged wave energy converters – D Naylor, Aquamarine Power Ltd
RF Sensors for measurement of displacement or deformation – B Candlin, Zettlex Printed Technologies Ltd
Effects of Wind and Wave loads on stress intensity factors of a cracked offshore structure – Prof M R Ayat, Iran University of Science & Technology
Improved Materials and Design Techniques for Tidal Turbines – P Harper, Bristol University & A Fleming, Aviation Enterprises Ltd
Advanced Composite Materials in Wind Turbine Applications – P Hanson, Merl
2010
Designing Structure for Wind and Wave Loading – Dr lewis Lack, Xanthus Energy Ltd
Type testing of high capacity wind turbine gearboxes – are we doing enough? – Prof Jarek Rosinski & Dave Smurthwaite, Transmission Dynamics
Wind Turbine Bearing Reliability Test Rig – Graham Penning, David Brown Gear Systems, Brian Shaw & Ian Sewell, University of Newcastle upon Tyne
PRIMaRE Marine component testing facility for marine energy converters - Philipp Thies & Lars Johanning, University of Exeter
Alleviation of fatigue in offshore wind support structures – Prof Feargal Brennan, Cranfield University
Why is there such diversity amongst Wave Energy Converters concepts? – Dr Jamie Grimwade, Narec
Structural test using optical sensor technology in maritime environment – Dr.-Ing.Holger Huhn, IWES & Dr Karl-Heinz Hasse, HBM gmbH
Tidal Turbine Blades – Improving Performance and Reducing Cost – Dr P Harper, Bristol University
Structural Capacity and scaling up renewables – Prof S D Garvey, University of Nottingham
Avoiding Fatigue in the Tidal Race – Ian Godfrey, IT Power Ltd