Winterwind 2024 will be held in Åre, Sweden on March 18-20.
A featured theme will be: The
real cost of ice induced losses and balancing of power
Winterwind has after 16 years evolved into a shared experience
arena where industry and science meet to improve utilization of wind
power in harsh climates. Abstracts relevant to wind power located at
cold climate sites, i.e. in low temperature and icing conditions, will
be considered. This time, the program committee will favor presentations
with a focus on the following:
a)
The
real cost of ice induced losses and balancing of power
b) Validation
c) practical operational methods and experiences,
d) recent research (theories, methods and verifications),
e) independent comparisons (carried out by universities, test institutes, certification bodies etc.) of methods and products as well as
f) innovations presented by suppliers of components and services.
• The main topics are:
A) Policy and Market
B) Technology
C) Development and financing
D) Construction
E) Operation and forecasting
F) Other
• Content in main topics
A) Policy and Market
•
The
real cost of ice induced losses and balancing of power
• Market potential, insurance, finance (bankability) - risk assessment and mitigation
• Grid integration
• Laboratory and full-scale testing, test centers, small wind turbines
• Offshore, onshore
• IEA Task 54 (IEA RD&D Wind, formerly IEA Task 19)
B) Technology
•
The
real cost of ice induced losses and balancing of power
• De-/anti-icing including new technologies, ice detection & control incl. standards
• Laboratory and full- scale testing, test centers, small wind turbines
• Offshore and onshore accessability
• IEA Task 54 (IEA RD&D Wind, formerly IEA Task 19)
C) Development and financing
•
The
real cost of ice induced losses and balancing of power
• Validation - Pre-construction production estimates compared with actual production. Influence of icing site assessment, measurements, models and standards
• Environmental Impact Assessments (EIA), risk mitigation, financial analysis, bankability, financing, market potential
• Uncertainty, future wind variability
• Offshore
D) Construction
• Construction of wind farms in cold climates - preparations, wind turbine, balance of plant
• Offshore and near offshore – access, foundations incl. artificial islands
E) Operation and forecasting
•
The
real cost of ice induced losses and balancing of power
• Ice throw, thresholds, operational strategies, best practices incl. O&M, inspection and blade repair
• Health, Safety and Environment (HSE) incl. ice throw and noise
• Forecasting of wind and ice, cloud physics, aerodynamics, noise
• O&M experiences incl. performance optimization, production losses due to icing
• Climate change
• Offshore
F) Other
Gender representation - The Swedish Windpower Association and the Winterwind 2024 program committee are actively working towards a fair gender balance of presenters at the conference, i.e. a substantial increase in the number of female presenters. We wish all branch delegates and researchers to inform and encourage colleagues and project collaborators to apply to the Call for Abstracts.
Selection of abstracts is going to be based solely on the content of abstracts.
(This form: https://forms.gle/7Ai5UZk5Twv9Xiga8
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