Offshore Wind Technology Workshop

This is the first workshop in the U.S. to focus exclusively on the drivers and challenges of offshore wind energy technology. Students and professionals alike are encouraged to join this exciting workshop to learn firsthand from the experts about all different facets related to offshore wind energy technology including: Offshore Wind Resources and Forecasting; Offshore Design Environment and Technical Standards; Novel Foundation Concepts for Next Generation Offshore Wind Turbines; Overall Turbine System Design for Offshore; Drivetrains, Blade Designs, Advanced Control System Concepts, Operations, and more! Highlights include speakers representing: Vestas, Bluewater Wind, AWS Truewind, TPI Composites, American Superconductors, UMass, and MIT. Appropriate for people with all ranges of knowledge on wind energy technology: equally great for learning the basics as for enhancing knowledge of specific critical research challenges. Registration required. (See details on event website.)


With overseas installations of over 1100MW, offshore wind energy has been established as an important component of European electricity production and is now poised to enter the U.S. scene with several projects in various stages of planning. This workshop will focus on addressing the status, drivers, and challenges of the technology underlying this fast-growing market. This cutting-edge workshop brings together experts from the U.S. and abroad, with plenty of opportunities for interaction among speakers, students, faculty, and industry representatives. While other conferences on offshore wind energy have been held in the U.S., no conference or workshop to date has focused specifically on offshore wind technology itself. The MIT Energy Club is proud to work with the MIT Energy Initiative, other universities, and industry leaders to hold this pioneering event. Talks cover in-depth technical presentations; industry booths on display during reception, breaks, and lunch; opportunity for informal networking during an evening reception to be held the night before.