Welcome and Opening Remarks

Setting the Stage for the Policies and Research Leading to the Next Generation

of Rotor Blade Technology

Tuesday August 26, 20148:00am to 9:30am

Sandia National Laboratories is a multi-program laboratory managed and operated by Sandia Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of

Lockheed Martin Corporation, for the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration under contract DE-AC04-94AL85000. SAND No. 2014-16992 PE

2014 Wind Turbine Blade WorkshopD. Todd Griffith

Workshop Agenda

Today

Tomorrow

Thursday

Opening SessionTurbine and Blade Manufacturers

Lunch – Manufacturers Panel DiscussionDeveloper, Owner and Operator Perspectives

Wind Plant Performance Research

Track 1Materials, Manufacturing, Logistics, and Operations

Track 2Blade Research and

Development

A2e Wind Plant Reliability

Strategic MeetingNational Rotor Testbed Project

Review

Blade Reliability Collaborative and Structural Health

Monitoring Workshop

Program: Guidebook App

Wind Plant Performance R&D

Manufacturers

Developers, Owners, Operators

New Design

Concepts

Aerodynamics and Aero-acoustics

Blade DesignMaterial

TrendsBlade

Reliability: Testing,

Damage, and Repair

Manufacturing Trends

Blade Reliability:

O&M

Workshop Topics

Project Timeline

By the numbers

3

71%

54% 74% 87%

724,956

2017 $113B USD

Thanks to all speakers.

Thanks to Evening Reception Sponsors:BASFMomentive Specialty Chemicals