Topical Experts Meeting Summaries
Summaries and the full presentations for each Topical Experts Meetings are listed below. Complete presentations are available a year after the summary has been posted.
Proceedings from the meetings can be obtained from the
Operating
Agent.
| No. | Title | Year | Location | Country |
| 68 | Advances in Wind Turbine and Component Testing Full Presentation as PDF |
2012 | Aachen | Germany |
| 67 | Summary - International Statistical Analysis on
Wind Turbine Failures Full Presentation as PDF |
2011 | Kassel | Germany |
| 66 | Summary - Offshore Foundation Technology and Knowledge, for Shallow, Middle and Deep Water Full Presentation as PDF |
2011 | Esbjerg | Denmark |
| 65 | Summary - Long Term R&D Needs for Wind Power Full Presentation as PDF |
2011 | Brussels | Belgium |
| 64 | Summary - Wind Conditions for Wind Turbine Design
Full Presentation as PDF |
2010 | Tokyo | Japan |
| 63 | Summary - High Reliability Solutions & Innovative Concepts for Offshore Wind Turbines Full Presentation as PDF |
2010 | Trondheim | Norway |
| 62 | Summary - Micrometeorology inside Wind Farms and Wakes between Wind Farms Full Presentation as PDF |
2010 | Navarra | Spain |
| 61 | Summary - Wind Farms in Complex Terrain Full Presentation as PDF |
2010 | POSTECH | S.Korea |
| 60 | Summary - Radar, Radio Links and Wind Turbines Full Presentation as PDF |
2009 | Amsterdam | Netherlands |
| 59 | Summary - Remote Wind Speed Sensing Techniques using SODAR and LIDAR
Full Presentation as PDF |
2009 | Boulder | USA |
| 58 | Summary - Sound Propagation Models and Validation Full Presentation as PDF |
2009 | Stockholm | Sweden |
| 57 | Summary - Wind Turbine Drivetrain Dynamics and Reliability
Full Presentation as PDF |
2008 | Jyvaskyla | Finland |
| 56 | Summary - The Application of Smart Structures for Large Wind Turbine Rotor Blades Full Presentation as PDF |
2008 | Albuquerque | USA |
| 55 | Summary - Long-Term Research Needs
In the Frame of the
IEA Wind Co-operative Agreement Full Presentation as PDF |
2007 | Berlin | Germany |
| 54 | Summary - Social Acceptance of Wind Energy Projects Full Presentation as PDF |
2007 | Luzerne | Switzerland |
| 53 | Summary - Radar, Radio and Wind Turbines
Full Presentation as PDF |
2007 | Oxford | UK |
| 52 | Summary - Wind and Wave Measurements
at Offshore Locations Full Presentation as PDF |
2007 | Berlin | Germany |
| 51 | Summary - State of the Art of Remote Wind Speed Sensing Techniques Using
SODAR, LIDAR, and Satellites Full Presentation as PDF |
2007 | Roskilde | Denmark |
| 50 | Summary - The Application of SMART Structures for Large Wind Turbine Rotor Blades Full Presentation as PDF |
2006 | Delft | Netherlands |
| 49 | Summary - Challenges of Introducing
Reliable Small Wind Turbines
Full Presentation as PDF |
2006 | Stockholm | Sweden |
| 48 | Summary - Operation and Maintenance of Wind Power Stations
Full Presentation as PDF |
2006 | Madrid | Spain |
| 47 | Summary - Methodologies for Estimation of Cost of Wind Energy
and the Methodologies to Estimate the Impact of Research on the Cost Full Presentation as PDF |
2005 | Paris | France |
| 46 | Summary - Obstacle Marking of Wind Turbines Full Presentation as PDF |
2005 | Stockholm | Sweden |
| 45 | Summary - Radar, Radio
Links and Wind Turbines Full Presentation as PDF |
2005 | London | UK |
| 44 | Summary - System
Integration of Wind Turbines
Full Presentation as PDF |
2004 | Dublin | Ireland |
| 43 | Summary - Critical
Issues Regarding
Offshore Technology and Deployment
Full Presentation as PDF |
2004 | Fredericia | Denmark |
| 42 | Summary - Acceptability
in Implementation of
Wind Turbines in Social Landscapes Full Presentation as PDF |
2004 | Stockholm | Sweden |
| 41 | Summary - Integration
of Wind and Hydropower Systems
Full Presentation as PDF |
2003 | Portland | USA |
| 40 | Summary - Environmental
issues of offshore wind farms Full Presentation as PDF |
2002 | Husum | Germany |
| 39 | Summary - Power Performance
of Small Wind Turbines not connected to the Grid Full Presentation as PDF |
2002 | Soria | Spain |
| 38 | Summary - Material
Recycling and Life Cycle Analysis (LCA) Full Presentation as PDF |
2002 | Risoe | Denmark |
| 37 | Summary - Structural
Reliability of Wind Turbines Full Presentation as PDF |
2001 | Risoe | Denmark |
| 36 | Summary - Large Scale
Integration Full Presentation as PDF |
2001 | Hexham | UK |
| 35 | Summary - Long term
R&D needs for wind energy. For the time frame 2000 - 2020 Full Presentation as PDF |
2001 | Petten | Netherlands |
| 34 | Summary - Noise Imission Full Presentation as PDF |
2000 | Stockholm | Sweden |
| 33 | Wind Forecasting Techniques | 2000 | Boulder | USA |
| 32 | Wind energy under cold climates | 1999 | Helsinki | Finland |
| 31 | State of the art on Wind Resource Estimation | 1998 | Lyngby | Denmark |
| 30 | Power Performance Assessments | 1997 | Athens | Greece |
| 29 | Aero-acoustic Noise of Wind Turbines | 1997 | Milano | Italy |
| 28 | State of the art of aeroelastic codes for wind turbines | 1996 | Lyngby | Denmark |
| 27 | Current R&D needs in wind energy technology | 1995 | Utrecht | Netherlands |
| 26 | Lightning protection of wind turbine generator systems and EMC problems in the associated control systems | 1994 | Milan | Italy |
| 25 | Increased loads in wind power stations (wind farms) | 1993 | Gotherburg | Sweden |
| 24 | Wind conditions for wind turbine design | 1993 | Risø | Denmark |
| 23 | Fatigue of wind turbines, full-scale blade testing and non-destructive testing | 1992 | Golden | USA |
| 22 | Effects of environment on wind turbine safety and performance | 1992 | Wilhelmshaven | Germany |
| 21 | Electrical systems for wind turbines with constant or variable speed | 1991 | Gothenburg | Sweden |
| 20 | Wind characteristics of relevance for wind turbine design | 1991 | Stockholm | Sweden |
| 19 | Wind turbine control systems-strategy and problems | 1990 | London | England |
| 18 | Noise generating mechanisms for wind turbines | 1989 | Petten | Netherlands |
| 17 | Integrating wind turbines into utility power systems | 1989 | Herndon | USA |
| 16 | Requirements for safety systems for LS WECS | 1988 | Rome | Italy |
| 15 | General planning and environmental issues of LS WECS installations | 1987 | Hamburg | Germany |
| 14 | Modeling of atmospheric turbulence for use in WECS rotor loading calculations | 1985 | Stockholm | Sweden |
| 13 | Economic aspects of wind turbines | 1985 | Petten | Netherlands |
| 12 | Aerodynamic calculation methods for WECS | 1984 | Copenhagen | Denmark |
| 11 | General environmental aspects | 1984 | Munich | Germany |
| 10 | Utility and operational experience from major wind installations | 1983 | Palo Alto | USA |
| 9 | Structural design criteria for LS WECS | 1983 | Greenford | UK |
| 8 | Safety assurance and quality control of LS WECS during assembly, erection and acceptance testing | 1982 | Stockholm | Sweden |
| 7 | Costing of wind turbines | 1981 | Copenhagen | Denmark |
| 6 | Realibility and maintenance problems of LS WECS | 1981 | Aalborg | Denmark |
| 5 | Environmental and safety aspects of the present LS WECS | 1980 | Munich | Germany |
| 4 | Rotor blade technology with special respct to fatigue design | 1980 | Stockholm | Sweden |
| 3 | Data acquisition and analysis för LS WECS | 1979 | Blowing Rock | USA |
| 2 | Control of LS WECS and adaption of wind electricity to the network | 1979 | Copenhagen | Denmark |
| 1 | Seminar on structural dynamics | 1978 | Munich | Germany |


