PE for Sustainable Energy Systems 13th October 2021 – Printable Programme v1
Special Interest Group Meeting: Precision Engineering for Sustainable Energy Systems
13th – 14th October 2021
Programme
Our Special Interest Group meeting on Precision Engineering for Sustainable Energy Systems is held over 2 days and the daily programme is detailed below.
Please note that all times are shown in Central European Summer Time (CEST)
Wednesday 13th October 2021
Time | Programme |
09:00 – 10:30 | Tutorial: Gear metrology for Wind Energy Systems (Part 1) Dr Martin Stein, Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt, DE and Dr Rob Frazer, National Gear Metrology Lab, Newcastle University, UK |
10:30 – 11:00 | Coffee break |
11:00 – 12:30 | Gear metrology for Wind Energy Systems (Part 2) |
Time | Programme |
13:00 – 13:10 | Welcome address: Harald Bosse, Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt (PTB), DE |
13:10 – 13:40 | Keynote: EURAMET’s strategy and research programmes for sustainable energy systems and green deal Jörn Stenger, Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt (PTB), DE and EURAMET chairperson |
13:40 – 14:40 Chair: Andreas Archenti
| Session 1: Storage (Part 1) 13:40 Enabling active magnetic bearings with low cost sensors 14:00 Circular battery production 14:20 Electrification of HD EVs and energy storage |
14:40 – 15:00 | Coffee break |
15:00 – 15:40 | Session 1: Storage (Part 2) 15:00 A review of vibration energy harvesting 15:20 Lifetime cost of ownership comparison of utility-scale energy storage solutions |
15:40 – 16:10 | Coffee, debate and discussion on Storage |
16:10 – 17:30 Chair: Alex Slocum
| Session 2: Hydro 16:10 Adaptive hydraulics: Improving centrifugal pump efficiency using precision machine design 16:30 Integrated pumped hydro reverse osmosis clean energy system (IPHROCES) 16:50 Plasma generation underwater for drag reduction in marine technologies |
17:10 – 17:30 | Coffee, debate and discussion on Hydro |
Thursday 14th October 2021
Time | Programme |
09:00 – 09:30 | Keynote: Precision engineering through digitalisation – Use Case: Wind Turbines Christian Fenselau and Lasse Lundberg Nowack, Vestas Wind Systems A/S, DK |
09:30 –10:10 Chair: Harald Bosse
| Session 3: Wind (Part 1) 09:30 Tension and compression vs cantalivered design in floating wind turbines 09:50 CFD based performance optimisation of an HGV Cab roof deflector for maximum fuel efficiency and minimum emissions |
10:10 – 10:30 | Coffee break |
10:30 – 12:00 | Session 3: Wind (Part 2) Dissemination workshop: High-performance computing for wind energy – HPCWE |
12:00 – 12:30 | Coffee, debate and discussion on Wind |
12:30 – 13:30 | Lunch break |
13:30 – 14:50 Chair: Liam Blunt
| Session 4: Solar 13:30 Pushing solar energy conversion beyond today´s efficiency and cost limits 13:50 Decarbonization will not look the same everywhere – Which technologies will dominate future electricity systems? 14:10 Hybrid air plasma water cleaning: Reducing water consumption & increasing cleanliness of mirrors, in Concentrating Solar Power plants 14:30 Development of a large tube outdoor measuring facility for solar modules |
14:50 – 15:10 | Coffee, debate and discussion on Solar |
15:10 – 15:20 | Closing remarks by Alex Slocum, MIT, US |