Mastering Wind Power
A comprehensive and business-focused interactive course for the successful planning & development of Wind Energy projects.
Mastering Wind Power
Are you currently involved in Wind Energy projects? Or are you searching for a career in the wind energy industry? Or have you already worked in this sector and want to be up to date on the latest developments in the field? This live training is for you!
This course provides stakeholders of wind energy projects, including developers and investors, with the key drivers of successful wind energy projects. These topics range from project development and planning challenges, resource evaluation and complexity of energy generation to technology trends, financial returns, and financial project risks.
What you will learn?
- Learn from Noviron’s reputed wind energy experts and access wealth of multinational experience in wind power project development
- Understand the volatile properties of wind power, and how these can be translated into a financial risk analysis
- Be up to date on the latest wind technology innovations and how these fit into an actual business case
- Understand wind power project delivery risks and the stakeholders involved
- Learn to work with a financial model and better oversee the variables that influence risk and returns
- A clear comparison between the differences between onshore and offshore wind projects
Who should attend
- Investors
- Senior Professionals working in the wind industry
- Government institutions
- Wind Energy Enthusiast
- Wind Turbines Technicians
- Wind Energy Engineers
- Design engineers
- Architects
How it works?
19th – 23rd of October 2022
The online training will take place over 5 day, 3 hours session daily.
Recording
The session will be recorded and sent out to all registered delegates.
Notification
Once you’ve registered for the training, we will email you with all information and login credentials.
Training agenda
Session 1, 3h
Wind turbine technology
– General introduction to Wind Turbine Technology-
– Wind turbine components
– Description and application of a steady Blade Element Momentum (BEM) method to model aerodynamic forces
– Wind turbine types
– Blade structure and design
– Engineering a maximum power point tracking controller for a wind turbine
Session 2, 3h
Wind Resources
– Introduction of mechanisms that affect a wind farm’s Annual Energy Production (AEP)
– Basic driving mechanisms for wind (global and local processes)
– Differences between micro and mesoscale modeling
– Potential errors identification in the setup of mesoscale and micro-scale models
– Principles, assumptions, and limitations behind a wind atlas (e.g., Global Wind Atlas or regional wind atlases)
– AEP calculation for sites and wind farms
– Meteorological time series analysis of mean wind and directions
– Wind farm layouts selection based on local conditions
Session 3, 3h
Successful Delivery of Wind Power Projects
– Project delivery processes and timeframes
– Defining the stages and timescales for wind farms from development to operation
– Key reports and contracts
– Research on environmental and social influences: content and results
– New channels to markets, including corporate PPAs
– Identifying and mitigating key project delivery risks
Session 4, 3h
Taking Wind Power Offshore
– Main elements of offshore wind turbine systems and the differences to land-based turbines
– Developing & constructing offshore wind farms
– Offshore turbine design standards
– Offshore wind foundations: their construction, costs, and selection criteria
– Offshore cabling design and processes
– Permitting risk
Session 5, 3h
Grid connection and Wind Power integration
– Identifying electrical power components in a wind farm
– Designing an electrical power collection system in a wind farm
– Wind conditions and voltage profiles
– The fundamental rules for frequency, voltage, and energy quality specifications in the power system
– Integration wind power – challenges
– Identify requirements for grid connection of wind power plants
– Exploring the influence of wind energy on large-scale frequency regulation
– Evaluation of a wind turbine’s compliance with reactive power requirements
– Evaluate the effect of a wind power plant on power quality
Join the training
If you have been looking for ONE COURSE that provides comprehensive and in-depth insights into the Wind energy space, this course is for you!
Training methodology
The agenda will combine presented materials with plenty of opportunities for Q&A, interactive discussions, and the use of quantitative models to illustrate key learning points. Current market examples and data are utilized wherever helpful.
Course Certificate
After successful completion of this training, you will be awarded a Certificate of Attendance.
