Ashish Pawar

Ashish Pawar

Head of Blade Structural Design Siemens Gamesa Renewables Energy
Ashish Pawar

Ashish Pawar heads the global Blade Structural Design organization at Siemens Energy Wind Power, responsible for the development of both onshore and offshore blade products. He has extensive experience across blade design, manufacturing, industrialization, certification, and design tool development. With close to 18 years in the wind industry, he has held both technical and management roles, driving innovation while ensuring industrial robustness and scalability.

Advances in Rotor Blades, Conference Day 1 | Tuesday, 25th August 2026

10:10 Integrated Blade Development for larger Offshore Rotors: Managing Complexity in Next-Generation Blades

• Shift from component optimization to system-level technology integration
• XXL blade growth introduces new structural behaviors and higher sensitivities
• Gap between technology readiness and integration readiness becomes critical
• Strong coupling across materials, structure, LPS, manufacturing, and service
• Integrated development is key to safely pushing blade design limits

17:00 From Competition to Collaboration: Standardization Opportunities in Rotor Blade Design, Transport and Handling

• Exploring where industry-wide standardisation could reduce complexity, CapEx and risk in blade transport, handling and installation
• Understanding how blade design decisions are shaped by handling, logistics and installation constraints
• Identifying realistic collaboration areas across OEMs, suppliers and service providers without compromising competitiveness

As rotor blades continue to scale, transport, handling and installation have emerged as major cost drivers and risk factors across the value chain. This workshop explores where early stage standardization across OEMs, suppliers and service providers - covering interfaces, tools and equipment - can reduce complexity, CapEx and operational risk, without constraining innovation or competitive differentiation.
Following a short impulse presentation, participants will discuss where cross industry inspiration and collaboration create real value, and what could realistically be standardized, such as lifting concepts, transport and handling interfaces, standard tools and equipment, or common handling philosophies.

Check out the incredible speaker line-up to see who will be joining Ashish.

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