AMI | Wind Turbine Blades

Today, wind turbine blade production is facing some key challenges; rising cost of materials and a downward pressure on turbine prices are making manufacturing high quality blades profitably extremely challenging, while the demand is growing fast.

Developing cost-effective inspection and maintenance technologies for blades is another critical factor for minimising the LCoE. Our market insights and events can help you understand and overcome these challenges.

Wind Turbine Blades North America | 2-3 October 2024 | Boston, MA, USA
Wind turbine blade demand in the USA is expected to grow significantly in the next few years, as the industry is expanding the offshore installed capacity from 42MW to 30GW by 2030. In the meantime, IRA and generous government incentives are supporting the development of a local, secure, and sustainable supply chain.

Building on the success of our well-established international event in Europe and a successful launch event last year, the Wind Turbine Blades North America conference is returning to Boston this October. The event provides a focused platform for all players in the fast-growing industry to discuss market opportunities and challenges including blade reliability, manufacturing defects and their implication for operators, automation in manufacturing and inspection/service, and blade sustainability.

Key topics will be explored by leading experts, including:

• Advanced microwave inspection for wind turbine blades
  Stephen Nolet, Senior Director, Innovation & Technology, TPI Composites and Robert Stakenborghs, CEO, Advanced Microwave Imaging
• Exploring today’s resin systems in blade manufacture: a sustainability viewpoint
  Julien Sellier, Co-Founder and Managing Director, STRUCTeam
• Securing the future: strategic insights into the wind blade supply chain
  Daniel Coughlin, Senior Staff – Leader of Industrial Collaborations, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
• Recent learnings from the intersection of design and manufacturing
  Matthew Malkin, Principal Engineer, DNV

Get ready for engaging and insightful panel discussions on

Blade operation and maintenance: upstream quality problems and operators’ challenges
Panelists include: ENGIE North America, Nordex, EDF Renewables, and Weather Guard Lightning Tech

U.S. blade recycling: an overview of current technologies and the growth perspective 
Panelists include: TPI Composites, Vestas, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, and Vartega

Download the agenda here

Wind Turbine Blades Europe | 10 – 12 December 2024 | Düsseldorf, Germany
The 15th edition of our Wind Turbine Blades event will be held at the Hilton Düsseldorf in Germany on 10-12 December 2024. This well-established industry event provides a unique opportunity for attendees to engage with the experts and executives from across the blade supply chain and gain invaluable insight into the latest industry trends and innovations.

Key topics will be explored by leading experts, including:

• Balancing manufacturing quality and cost-dynamics
  Nan Zhao, Senior Director, Commercial Transformation Initiatives, LM Wind Power
• Real-time cure monitoring of blade manufacturing process using deep learning techniques
  Dr. Amir Salimi, Director – Manufacturing Technology, and Dr. Shaghayegh Rezazadeh, Engineering Leader, TPI Composites
• Data-driven wind farm development and operations and maintenance: how to create value from large quantities of blade inspection data
  Dr. Simon Pansart, Principal Engineer Rotor Blades, RWE Offshore Wind
• Exploring today’s resin systems in blade manufacture: a sustainability viewpoint
  Julien Sellier, Co-Founder and Managing Director, STRUCTeam

You can read more about the agenda here

Join us to discover valuable solutions to key challenges in the industry and form new connections with OEMs, operators, research centres, and other stakeholders.

Don’t miss the opportunity to join this industry event where you can meet with the full supply to drive new initiatives and move the industry forwards.

Join us in December and secure your place here: www.ami.ltd/event-wind

AMI Market Reports: Material Usage in Wind Turbine Blades
This report from AMI delves into the intricate supply chain of this market, tracing the journey from raw material to the finished wind turbine blade.

Gain a strong understanding of the scale of the market, market dynamics, the changing market shares of the key participants, and key sustainability issues.

Find out more and request your free report proposal

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