European Wind Energy Technology Platform (TPWind)
A dedicated voice for Technology and Policy R&D, speaking for the wind energy sector and its stakeholders.
Events
Ninth General Assembly
The TPWind Ninth General Assembly (click here for the agenda) took place in Brussels on March 5th, 2013. This event focused on updating the Platform's Strategic Research Agenda / Market Deployment Strategy.
The General Assembly featured Working Groups meetings and two plenary sessions.
The event was reserved to TPWind members
TPWind side event at EWEA 2013: Wind Energy: a smart investment in times of crisis
A TPWind side event was held on Tuesday, 5 February from 3:30 to 5:00PM in Vienna at EWEA 2013, EU's premier wind energy event.
The event provided participants with an overview of the state-of-play in terms of investments in wind energy R&D in times of crisis.
R&D: EWI achievements and funding recommendations (Filippo Gagliardi, EWEA - TPWind Secretariat)
Supporting wind power: an EU perspective (Norela Constantinescu, European Commission, DG ENER)
TPWind training report (Oscar Fitch-Roy, GL Garrad Hassan - TPWind Secretariat)
TPWind 2nd Energy R&D Event
On October 2nd, 2012, TPWind held in Brussels its second Energy R&D Event open to the public.
The conference, focusing on offshore, was organised in cooperation with the Platform Advisory Board and saw the participation of more than 150 wind energy and oil&gas players, health and safety specialists, as well as decision-makers.
The event was chaired by Mr. Henning Kruse, TPWind Chairperson.
Pictures are available online (click here).
The event's agenda and presentations are available below:
Funding Offshore R&D: the EU perspective (Matthieu Craye, European Commission)
Wind and oil & gas industry: infrastructure synergies (Andrew Donaldson, Petrofac)
Case-study presentation: FP7 tropos project (multiuse offshore platforms) (J. Joaquim Hernandez-Brito, PLOCAN - Oceanic Platform of the Canary Islands)
Innovation in offshore H&S: synergies between wind and ocean energy (Keith Harsham Mainstream Renewable Power Ltd)
Innovation in offshore H&S : synergies between wind and oil & gas (Anne Marit Hansen, Statoil)
TPWind side event at EWEA 2012: Funding Wind Energy R&D - achievements and challenges
A TPWind side event was held on Tuesday, 17 April from 11:00AM to 12:30PM in Copenhagen at EWEA 2012, EU's premier wind energy event.
The event provided participants with an update on the state-of-play in terms of EU funding for wind power R&D.
TPWind funding recommendations (Jacopo Moccia, EWEA - TPWind Secretariat)
EWI Implementation and next steps (Norela Constantinescu, European Commission, DG ENER)
Eighth General Assembly
The TPWind Eighth General Assembly (click here for the agenda) took place in Brussels on March 6th, 2012. This event focused on the European Wind Initiative Implementation Plan for 2013 - 2015. (EWI - click here for more information on this Programme).
The General Assembly featured Working Groups meetings and two plenary sessions.
The event was reserved to TPWind members
TPWind 1st Energy R&D Event
On October 4th, 2011, TPWind held in Brussels its first Energy R&D Event open to the public.
The conference, focusing on grid integration, was organised in cooperation with the Platform Advisory Board and saw the participation of more than 100 wind energy, grids and oil&gas players, as well as decision-makers.
The event was chaired by Mr. Henning Kruse, TPWind Chairperson.
Pictures are available online (click here).
The event's agenda and presentations are available below:
An update on TPWind (Filippo Gagliardi, EWEA - TPWind Secretary General)
The future of EU grids (Christophe Schramm, EC - DG ENER)
Grid integration of natural gas (Simon Blakey, EUROGAS - Special Envoy)
Large-scale storage (Estathios Peteves, JRC - Energy Systems Evaluation Head of Unit)