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
FI:IL – A sensor integrated composite lamella for efficient structural health monitoring
David Thull -
Head of R&D and Product Development,
fisco GmbH
- Research project within the framework of the TTP-LB (Technology Transfer Program for Lightweight Construction)
- Development of a cost-effective composite lamella produced via pultrusion with integrated strain gauge sensors
- Application focus in the fields of infrastructure (e.g., bridges) and wind energy (rotor root)
- Functional demonstrators and real component testing
9:45 - 10:15
Innovative Materials and Challenges During Porduction
Leif Ole Meyer -
Global Wind Platform & EMEAI R&D Leader,
Olin Germany Upstream GmbH & Co. KG
10:15 - 10:45
Coffee Break & Networking
10:45 - 11:15
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
11:15 - 11:45
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.
Advances in Rotor Blades
11:45 - 12:45 Table A - Leading Edge Erosion Florian Sayer - Business Development, Fraunhofer IFAM
Advances in Rotor Blades
11:45 - 12:45 Table B - Split Blades Technology Edo Kuipers - Engineering Manager, We4Ce - TRES4
Advances in Rotor Blades
11:45 - 12:45 Table C - Desing for Manufacturing Ulrike Kersten - Senior Engineer, TPI Composites Germany GmbH
12:45 - 13:15
Optimisation of process parameters for solvolysis of rotor blade components
Dr. 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
13:15 - 14:45
Networking Lunch
14:45 - 15:15
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
15:15 - 15:45
Recycling Options for Rotor Blades
15:45 - 15:45
Closing remarks
End of conference
