Workshops and Side Meetings
The NAWEA/WindTech 2023 Conference will offer workshops and tutorials in relevant software tools in wind energy simulation and research, as well as focused project meetings. These events will take place in person after the NAWEA/WindTech 2023 Conference on Nov. 2鈥3, 2023.听
These workshops and project meetings are open to the public, even those not attending the conference.
Registration for these events have closed, but please contact the event point of contact (POC) in the event descriptions below听to see if they can accommodate more participants.
Schedule of Workshops and Side Meetings
The following is the tentative schedule of听planned events. The locations of the events are still to be determined.
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Please note that these events are subject to change depending on the level of interest from attendees. The organizers will do their best to inform workshop registrants of changes, so please check this page and听听for the current status.
Event Details
- The U.S. Department of Energy Wind Energy Technologies Office (WETO) University Program and Research Summit:听This will be a facilitated dialog to gain a deeper understanding of the educational programing and research needs of universities to address the Grand Challenges in Wind Energy Science and the expanded demand for highly skilled workers. This program is being implemented by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory in support of the Department of Energy Wind Energy Technology Office. Session is open to the public but will be focused on baby直播app and administrative representatives from undergraduate and graduate educational institutions.听
- POC: Ian Baring-Gould, ian.baring-gould@nrel.gov
WETO Public Project Meetings
- AWAKEN Public Review Meeting: This meeting is an overview of the current status of the听American WAKE experimeNt (), with highlights of most recent observations and simulations and developing benchmarks to be used by the international wind energy community to help improve understanding and modeling of wind farm atmosphere interactions.
- POC:听Pat Moriarty, Patrick.Moriarty@nrel.gov
- RAAW Review Meeting:听The Rotor Aerodynamics Aeroelastics and Wake () project is a 3-year partnership between NREL, Sandia National Laboratories, and GE Vernova that includes field measurements and simulations of a 2.8-megawatt General Electric wind turbine. The focus of the field campaign is to characterize the turbulent inflow to the wind turbine, its aerodynamic and aeroelastic response, and its wake. These detailed measurements are then used to further understand the aero-servo-elastics of tall wind turbines with flexible blades and to validate models and simulation tools across various levels of fidelity. This meeting takes place right after the completion of the field campaign and will provide a forum for the discussion of research results to date and the coordination of data analysis and simulation work in the final year of the project.听This is a private working meeting.
- 鈥婸OC:听Paula Doubrawa, paula.doubrawa@nrel.gov
NREL Wind Energy Software Workshops
- OpenFAST听Workshop: Attention wind turbine modeling enthusiasts! NREL is hosting a workshop on on Thursday, Nov. 2, 2023, from 10:30鈥5:30 p.m. in Broomfield, baby直播app. OpenFAST is an open-source, physics-based engineering software tool applicable to the coupled simulation of land-based, fixed-bottom, and floating offshore wind turbines. This workshop will provide attendees with an overview of the tool and related software, recent improvements and developments, modeling guidance and tips, demonstrations, source code control, automated testing, compiling, Q&A time, and information on how to get involved. The OpenFAST workshop will be led by Jason Jonkman, Emmanuel Branlard, and Rafael Mudafort of NREL.听Please note that the workshop is limited to the first 50 registrants.
- 鈥婸OC:听Jason Jonkman/Emmanuel Branlard, Jason.jonkman@nrel.gov
- WOMBAT Workshop: This workshop will provide a comprehensive overview to Windfarm Operations and Maintenance cost-Benefit Analysis Tool (), NREL鈥檚 first wind O&M software model. The session will discuss how to utilize WOMBAT to answer O&M research questions covering land-based, offshore, and distributed wind farms. It will offer an introduction to the model and how it operates. The team will then offer a demonstration of the various modeling parameters by converting the CORE Wind Floating Wind Strategies O&M Assessment assumptions into an analysis-ready configuration, diving into the results, and exploring further model variations.
- POC:听Rob Hammond, Rob.Hammond@nrel.gov
- HOPP Workshop: This workshop will provide an overview of Hybrid Optimization and Performance Platform (), which enables the design, simulation and technobaby直播app analysis of hybrid energy systems. The workshop will cover a general overview of the software capabilities and structure. Afterward, the workshop will present a hands-on tutorial on the installation and use of the package, covering the setup and a few simulation examples using different hybrid energy system configurations.
- POC:听Genevieve Starke, Genevieve.starke@nrel.gov
- Leveraging Wind Data Hub to Enhance Data Analysis Workshop (DAP): Do you spend a lot of time and effort curating and processing data before conducting your analysis? Working with standardized data not only saves time and effort but improves data compatibility, reusability, and interoperability. Standardized data can also accelerate analyses of instrument- and model-based data, increase their reliability, and advance science. This class will provide a comprehensive understanding of the importance of data and metadata standards. Participants will gain knowledge about the various standards used by the Wind Data Hub for collecting, organizing, and managing atmospheric science, sensors and wind energy data, ensuring accuracy, interoperability, and efficient data exchange. By exploring real-world examples and practical applications, this class aims to empower attendees with the skills and knowledge needed to effectively utilize data and metadata standards with their work. For more information, please contact the Wind data hub team at听dapteam@pnnl.gov.
- POC:听Chitra Sivaraman, chitra.sivaraman@ee.doe.gov
- ExaWind Overview and Workshop:This educational session will provide an overview of the high-fidelity听, describing the purpose of the codes within the suite and demonstrating the breadth of functionality within ExaWind. Following the overview, a brief tutorial of AMR-Wind will be offered, touching on installation, setup, and wind energy simulations at small and large scales.
- POC:听Michael Kuhn, Michael.kuhn@nrel.gov
- WETO Software Portfolio Overview and Analysis Workshop: The WETO software portfolio covers many aspects of the wind energy research and engineering toolchain. NREL researchers have recently engaged in mapping the WETO software portfolio to understand current capabilities and gaps as well as identify a coordinated roadmap for future development. All findings will be hosted in an online dashboard to serve as a community entry point to the WETO software portfolio. This workshop will provide an overview of the findings and present the online dashboard. Additionally, a guided discussion will be included to provide an opportunity for community engagement and feedback in the portfolio mapping and planning process.
- POC:听Rafael Mudafort, Rafael.Mudafort@nrel.gov
- FLORIS Workshop:听The FLOw Redirection and Induction in Steady State () tool enables existing wind energy facilities to improve productivity and future projects to maximize profits by optimizing flow control strategies, like wake steering. This tutorial will introduce FLORIS, including background on the models, a brief presentation of previous results, and a hands-on demonstration.
- POC:听Chris Bay, Christopher.bay@nrel.gov
IEA Wind Task Meetings
- Wind Energy Social Science / IEA Task 28 Meeting: This meeting is focused on wind energy social science and the social aspects of wind deployment (e.g., policy, baby直播apps, community impacts). The meeting is oriented around IEA Wind听听(Social Science of Wind Energy Acceptance), but听the meeting is open to all.听
- POC:听Matilda Kreider/Suzanne MacDonald, Matilda.kreider@nrel.gov
- Social-Environmental Cross-Cutting Meeting: Building off of the interdisciplinary discussions at the IEA Wind Grand Challenges Topical Expert Meeting #109, this meeting will bring together the social and environmental research areas to discuss cross-cutting issues and potential solutions and research pathways.听
- POC:听Cris Hein/Matilda Kreider, Cris.hein@nrel.gov
- Task 55 REFWIND 鈥淩eference Wind Turbines and Plants鈥 Meeting:听This meeting is focused on developing the new REFWIND IEA task.听
- POC: If you are interested in this topic, please contact Pietro Bortolotti (Pietro.Bortolotti@nrel.gov).
- Instrumentation Development Topical Expert Meeting:听
- POC:听Thomas Herges, therges@sandia.gov
NAWEA Meetings听
- The annual NAWEA Business meeting and听Educational Committee meeting will be held to discuss the future of the organization and set a path to meet the听.
- NAWEA Business Meeting POC: With any questions, contact Paul Veers, Paul.veers@nrel.gov.
- NAWEA Educational Committee Meeting POC: With any questions, contact听Suhas Pol, Texas Tech University,听Suhas.Pol@ttu.edu.
Graduate Student Symposium
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