Technical Group Webinar
Offshore Energy (TG4) and Polymers and Composites (TG7) Joint Technical Group Webinar
This webinar will give attendees an overview of the technologies and challenges in blades for wind energy generation. It will also illustrate advances in the manufacturing and integrity management of wind energy blades.
It will be of interest to anyone involved in wind energy whether manufacturers, operators or regulators of wind energy generation equipment.
Experts from industry and TWI will be presenting on a range of topics:
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An introduction to the structural integrity and factors affecting the performance of wind turbines blades, Chris Punshon, Head of New Energy Applications, Cambridge Vacuum Engineering
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The effect of repair process time reduction on blade maintenance costs using snap-cure blade repair materials, Dr Greg Lipoczi, Sales Development Manager - New Technologies, Scott Bader
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Novel materials for cost reduction and extended service life of wind turbine blades, Anna Wojdyla, Senior Project Leader, Functional Coatings and Resins, TWI Ltd
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Composite joints: How to make them, and how to break them, Dr Chris Worrall, Consultant, TWI Ltd
FEES
- Professional Members of The Welding Institute: £25 + VAT (£30)
- Industrial Members of TWI: £25 + VAT (£30)
- Non-members: £95 + VAT (£114)
- Retired Members: £25 + VAT (£30)
- Students: £25 + VAT (£30)
- TWI Training School Customers: £70 + VAT (£84)
- TWI Staff - please contact Becki Parratt if you wish to register
Please note that payment must be made before the event in order to receive the joining instructions for the event.
CAN'T MAKE IT ON THE DAY?
If you can't join us on the day, you can still access the recording of the webinar and the presentations by registering ahead of the event.*
*presentation dissemination is dependent on presenter consent.
ASSOCIATE MEMBERSHIP (AWeldI) OF THE WELDING INSTITUTE
Registering on this Technical Group webinar as a non-member or a TWI Training Customer gives you full Associate Membership (AWeldI) for one year. To activate your membership, just complete the highlighted fields on the event registration form.
You will also benefit from:
BENEFITS OF ATTENDING THIS WEBINAR
- Information transfer from experts
- Discussion, questions and answers on the specific topics
- A broader understanding of the extent of standards in the industry
- Attendance of this event qualifies for CPD
CONTINUOUS PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT (CPD)
The Welding Institute awards points towards CPD for delegates attending this webinar. Every hour attendance of an event will earn 2 points towards your continuing professional development.
Please contact becki.parratt@twi.co.uk if you require a certificate of attendance towards your continuing professional development.
MEET OUR EXPERT SPEAKERS
Dr Chris Punshon, Head of New Energy Applications, Cambridge Vacuum Engineering
Presentation title: An introduction to the structural integrity and factors affecting the performance of wind turbines blades
Chris’ career in engineering began in 1983, after graduating from the University of Sheffield with an honours degree in Metallurgy B.Met (hons). He then joined TWI Ltd, one of the foremost independent research and technology organisations where he worked for 38 years, starting as a Project Leader and leaving as Industry Group Manager Power and New Energy.
During his career, he has directed many ground-breaking research and development projects relating to welding and joining, material properties, and other advanced technologies; in collaboration with a wide range of clients and partners throughout key industries such as oil and gas, renewable energy and power generation. Chris is also a Chartered Engineer (CEng), a Fellow of the Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining (FIMMM), as well as a Fellow of The Welding Institute (FWeldI).
Dr Greg Lipoczi, Sales Development Manager - New Technologies, Scott Bader
Presentation title: The effect of repair process time reduction on blade maintenance costs using snap-cure blade repair materials
Dr Greg Lipoczi has been working with composites for more than 18 years. He started in manufacturing of automotive, rail, wind energy and aerospace parts in the Omikron Group and continued in working with engineering of wind turbine blades, marine and automotive applications at STRUCTeam. He joined the Renault-Nissan Alliances in 2017, dealing with process excellence and digital transformation and since 2019 he has been the commercial lead at Scott Bader responsible for New Technologies, 3D Printing, Bioresins. He has worked on wind turbine blade related products and projects for Vestas, SGRE, Senvion and LM.
Greg has a Master Black Belt in Lean Six Sigma, is a Lean Practitioner, has a Doctorate degree in law, a Masters Degree in economics and various qualifications in composites.
Dr Anna Wojdyła-Cieslak, CEng, Senior Project Leader - Functional Coatings and Resins, TWI Ltd
Presentation title: Novel materials for cost reduction and extended service life of wind turbine blades
Anna is a Senior Project Leader in the Functional Coatings and Resins department at TWI, involved in management and technical delivery of collaborative and Single Client Projects. She completed her PhD programme in February 2017 from Brunel University, in collaboration with TWI and National Structural Integrity Research Centre (NSIRC). Anna was the first PhD student that carried out research under NSIRC programme. Her research was focused on the development of novel assessment criteria for durability evaluation of highly repellent surfaces for the aerospace, power and marine sectors. Anna’s work is dedicated to development of advanced coatings that protect the surface against accumulation on unwanted materials (ice, debris, insects etc..).
Dr Chris Worrall, Consultant – Polymer Composite Technologies, TWI Ltd
Presentation title: Composite joints: How to make them, and how to break them
Chris is an expert in composite materials and a Consultant at TWI. His 35 year career covers: joining, mechanical behaviour, fire testing, finite element analysis, electromagnetic surface waves and metamaterials. Chris started his career in the oil and gas industry participating in the Marinetech North West project, and also spent 10 years working in Japan in the automotive, aerospace and energy sectors. He has presented guest lectures at Cambridge, Liverpool and Surrey University, and holds the position of ‘Engineer in Residence’ at Liverpool university. Recently, Chris has been supporting the Non-metallic Innovation Centre (NIC) in providing non-metallic solutions for the oil and gas industry.
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