Offshore Foundations | Advances in Rotor Blades
Wind Turbine Towers | Wind Turbine Bearings
26 - 28 August 2025
| Dorint City Hotel Bremen, Bremen, Germany
Advances in Rotor Blades: Day 2 - 28/08/2025
Offshore Foundations: Focus Day - 26/08/2025
Offshore Foundations: Day 1 - 27/08/2025
Offshore Foundations: Day 2 - 28/08/2025
Advances in Rotor Blades: Day 1 - 27/08/2025
Advances in Rotor Blades: Day 2 - 28/08/2025
Wind Turbine Bearings: Day 1 - 27/08/2025
Wind Turbine Bearings: Day 2 - 28/08/2025
Wind Turbine Towers: Day 1 - 27/08/2025
Wind Turbine Towers: Day 2 - 28/08/2025
8:30 - 9:00
Registration and Welcome Coffee
9:00 - 9:15
Opening remarks by Chairperson
Dr. Alexander Krimmer -
Senior Materials Engineer,
TPI Composites Germany GmbH
9:15 - 9:45
SteelBlades for Wind Turbines: Solving the Recycling and Sustainability Challenge
Moritz Bäß -
Head of Modelling,
RWTH - Chair and Institute of Structural Mechanics and Lightweight Design
Lukas Kettenhofen - Head of Optimization, RWTH - Chair and Institute of Structural Mechanics and Lightweight Design
• Preliminary design concept
• Fast and scalable manufacturing
• Design challenges
Moritz Bäß
Head of ModellingRWTH - Chair and Institute of Structural Mechanics and Lightweight Design
Lukas Kettenhofen
Head of OptimizationRWTH - Chair and Institute of Structural Mechanics and Lightweight Design
9:45 - 10:15
Biodegradable Rotor Blades Made from Laminated Veneer Lumber (LVL)
• Structural performance of LVL under high fatigue and dynamic loads
• 100% biodegradable blade concept: Design & material characteristics
• Lifecycle analysis: CO₂ footprint & end-of-life benefits
• Smart manufacturing for scalable, platform-compatible blade production
• Coating solutions for durability and environmental resistance
10:15 - 10:45
Coffee Break & Networking
10:45 - 11:15
High-Performance Thermoplastic Composites for Rotor Blades
• In-situ consolidation & automated fiber placement (AFP)
• Mechanical property evolution under cyclic loading
• Welding vs. adhesive bonding for thermoplastics
11:15 - 11:45
Enhanced digital solution for blade manufacturing: Integrating laser projection and AIpowered camera guidance in the layup process
Marie Hooper -
Sales Manager,
LAP GmbH Laser Applikationen
- Requirements for visibility and positioning accuracy
- Customization of solutions to accommodate new manufacturing requirements
11:45 - 12:15
The use of infrared thermography as an inspection tool for wind turbine rotor blades
Somsubhro Chaudhuri -
Postdoctoral Researcher, 8.3 Thermographic Methods,
Bundesanstalt für Materialforschung und -prüfung (BAM)
• Implementation of ground-based infrared thermography for blade inspection
• Understanding what can be achieved with thermographic inspections
• Examples from the field
• Understanding the potential and limitations of thermography using controlled climate chambers and simulation
Somsubhro Chaudhuri
Postdoctoral Researcher, 8.3 Thermographic MethodsBundesanstalt für Materialforschung und -prüfung (BAM)
12:15 - 14:00
Round table discussion groups – Discuss in small groups with your peers.
12:15 - 14:00
Table A - Leading Edge Erosion
12:15 - 14:00
Table B - Split Blades Technology
12:15 - 13:15
Table C - Desing for Manufacturing
13:15 - 14:45
Networking Lunch
14:45 - 15:15
Optimisation of process parameters for solvolysis of rotor blade components
Enno Petersen -
Head of Department Rotor Blades,
Fraunhofer IWES
• Results of ReUsaBlade project
• Recycling potential of blade materials
• Solvolysis of epoxy system like recyclamine
• Upscaling possibilities
15:15 - 15:45
Repurposing Wind Turbine Waste: Enabling Circularity Through Polymer Recovery
Andrew Billingsley -
CEO,
Plaswire Ltd.
- Converting blade waste into reusable polymer materials
- Creating value from decommissioned rotor blade components
- Technical challenges in separating and processing composite waste
- Toward a closed-loop lifecycle for wind turbine materials
- Reducing environmental footprint through repurposing innovation
15:45 - 15:45
Closing remarks
End of conference
