2024 Sandia Blade Workshop

Thank you for attending the 2024 Sandia Blade Workshop. Below, you’ll find this year’s workshop presentations and the full workshop program. We look forward to meeting again in 2026!

Workshop Presentations

David ManiaciSandia National Laboratories2024 Sandia Blade Workshop Welcome
Geoff KliseSandia National LaboratoriesSandia Wind Program: Field Capabilities and Research Areas
Steve NoletTPI CompositesDriving Wind Blade Manufacturing Innovation
Lili HausEPRIIntegrated Life Management of Wind Turbine Bolts
Steve NoletTPI CompositesMicrowave Inspection of Complex Wind Turbine Blade Structures
Evan SproulSandia National LaboratoriesUnited States’ Wind Turbine Blade Recycling Assessment
Murray FisherGulf Wind TechnologiesChallenges for Offshore Blades
Megan RotondoDNVStrategies to Improve Reliability of Offshore Wind Turbine Blades
Dennice F. GaymeJohns Hopkins UniversityYaw augmented frequency regulation
Gopal YallaSandia National LaboratoriesUnderstanding Power and Load Trade-offs in Active Wake Control
Charlotte Bay HasagerInternational Energy Agency (IEA)IEA Task 46 Erosion of Wind Turbine Blades
Francesco GrassoVestasLeading Edge Erosion: An Aerodynamic Perspective
Javier LopezPolytechLightning exposure of wind turbine: Field measurements and implications in the LPS design and service strategies
Gerard SchepersTNOWind Tunnel Measurements for Wind Energy Applications at High Reynolds Numbers
Anna WegnerFraunhofer IWESAerodynamic Measurements on AD8-180
Edward MaydaEnvision EnergyWe’ve Outgrown the Tunnel: An Industry Perspective on High Reynolds Number Aerodynamics
A. Meyer ForstingDTUChallenges in Wind Tunnel Measurements and CFD Simulations of LER Effects at High Reynolds Numbers

Side Meetings

Monday, September 16, 2024
Michelle BurkeSandia National LaboratoriesCreating Accessible Graphics
Dylan MoriartySandia National LaboratoriesEmpowering Partnerships: Effective Collaboration with Tribes in Energy
Jeremy TurnerPattern EnergySunZia Wind & Transmission Public Engagement

Workshop Program