Overview

The IChemE Hull and Humber member Group are happy to offer two presentations at this event.

Digital Twins: Optimising the Offshore Wind Sector

Digital Twin technology allows the development of intelligent service systems, combining real-time sensor monitoring, predictive capabilities and cutting-edge communication technologies. Simply put, a Digital Twin acts as a virtual copy of an asset, providing live monitoring, remote access and enabling decision making. The cost and complexity of offshore wind power operations and maintenance makes this one application where the technology may have a great benefit.

In a Spin: Wind Turbine Blades in the Circular Economy

This talk will discuss the end-of-life strategies for wind turbine blades. The waste hierarchy will be used to provide a general overview of the current developments in wind turbine recycling and end-of-life solutions. The challenges of recycling composite materials, and different strategies for reducing waste and promoting sustainability in the wind energy industry will be discussed. The speaker will discuss how this fits into the concept of the circular economy.

The talk will also mention the current expansion of the offshore blade factory in Hull. This expansion more than doubles the size of the manufacturing facilities and enables the construction of the next generation of wind turbine blades.

Speakers

Eamonn Tuton, PhD Researcher, University of Hull

Eamonn is a PhD researcher in Computer Science at the Aura Centre for Doctoral Training in Offshore Wind Energy & the Environment, in partnership with the University of Hull. His research is focused on the use of Digital Twin and Machine Learning technologies to optimise operations and maintenance in the offshore wind sector.

Lincoln Smith, Health, Safety and Environmental Engineer, Siemens Gamesa

Lincoln is a Chartered chemical engineer working as a health, safety and environmental engineer at the Siemens Gamesa blade factory in Hull. He has recently supported the set up of a new blade manufacturing plant in France and is responsible for ensuring machines and equipment used in the production process are safe by design. He oversees the factory's risk management and control of work processes

The material presented in this talk has not been peer-reviewed. Any opinions are the presenters' own and do not necessarily represent those of IChemE or the Hull and Humber Member Group. The information is given in good faith but without any liability on the part of IChemE