MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF DENMARK
Invest in Denmark
Innovation Centre Denmark, München
WIND-ENERGY RESEARCH, AUTOMATION, AND ROBOT TECHNOLOGY
STATUS AND PERSPECTIVES ON GERMAN-DANISH COOPERATION
Practical Information
Why?
To network and inform about
the newest technology developments.
Invest in Denmark and Innovation Centre Denmark,
München are inviting you to participate in the joint
German-Danish wind energy and automation research day at the Danish Embassy in Berlin.
To create synergy through cross
border R&D corporations and
combine German and Danish
leading competences.
When?
23rd of November 2012
10:00 - 18:00
Where?
Danish Embassy, Berlin
“Felleshuset”
Rauchstraße 1, D-10787 Berlin
Speakers:
Max ABILDGAARD, DLR
Frede BLAABJERG, AAU
Alois BUCHSTAB, KUKA
Bent CHRISTENSEN, DONG
Felix KRUSE, DLR
Peter Hauge MADSEN, DTU
Our aim is through insights from German and Danish keynote
speakers to facilitate networking, knowledge dissemination and new
perspectives on current wind energy research including automation
production solutions for wind turbines and rotor blades.
Denmark and Germany are knowledge intensive countries hosting
leading wind-energy actors from academia and industry. Increased
cooperation across borders and between technology areas such as
wind turbine R&D, automation and robot-technology development
could be decisive key factors for a continued German-Danish success within a technology area characterized by rapidly changing
conditions and massive global competition.
Installed MW:
This event is free of charge
Registration: by 1st of November 2012 to
[email protected]
Realised
Projection Onshore
Projection Offshore
Jesper Thillerup
Investment Manager
[email protected]
Nikolaj Helm-Petersen
Science & Technology attaché
[email protected]
Source: Udvikling og omstilling af vindmølleindustrien
Programme
Wind-Energy Research, Automation, and Robot Technology
TIME
SUBJECT
SPEAKER
Per Poulsen-Hansen,
Embassador
Jesper Thillerup
Nikolaj Helm-Petersen
ORGANISATION/
COMPANY
Danish Embassy, Berlin
10.00
Opening
10.05
Welcome
10.15
Wind Energy Research at DTU Wind
Energy
Peter Hauge Madsen
Technical University of
Denmark
11.00
Power Electronics for Renewables and
Energy efficiency
Frede Blaabjerg
Aalborg University
11.45
Needed development of new technology
and concepts in the offshore wind
sector to bring down cost of energy
Bent Christensen
DONG Energy
Invest in Denmark
Innovation Centre Denmark
LUNCH BUFFET
12.30
Poster-session young Danish researchers
14.30
15.15
Automation solutions for the wind
energy. Examples of industrial robots in
the rotor blade manufacturing area Development of a mobile robot based
processing platform for XXL parts like
rotor blades.
Potentials for research on new large
scale automation concepts and infusion
processes for rotorblade production
Alois Buchstab
KUKA Roboter GmbH
Felix Kruse
Deutsches Zentrum für Luftund Raumfahrt, Center for
Lightweight-ProductionTechnology
COFFEE BREAK
16.00
Information on R&D funding posibilities for German-Danish cooperation
16.45
One facility for the combined knowhow of the German Aerospace Center:
the PROWind wind turbine test field
Max Abildgaard
Deutsches Zentrum für Luftund Raumfahrt
17.30
Summing up the day
Jesper Thillerup
Nikolaj Helm-Petersen
Invest in Denmark
Innovation Centre Denmark
17.45
SNACKS
Invited speakers
Head of Department of Wind Energy Peter Hauge Madsen, Technical University of Denmark
Professor Peter Hauge Madsens research is focusing on energy and energy technologies; wind energy, wind
engineering, turbulence and extreme wind, loads, reliability and dynamics of structures. He has worked many
years at Risø (now DTU Wind Energy) and was previously research manager at Siemens Wind Power. He is
coordinator of the European Energy Research Alliance’ Joint Programme on Wind Energy. Vice-chairman of
the Steering Committee for ATF project: Cost-effective deep water foundations for large offshore wind turbines. Chairman, Danish Standard, Technical Committee S588, Wind Turbines. Publications
Dipl.-Ing Max Abildgaard, DLR German Aerospace Center—Institut für Flugsystemtechnik
Max Abildgaard studied Electrical Engineering at DTU with a specialization in control theory. Moved to
Braunschweig in 2003 to study aerospace engineering. Started working at the German Aerospace Center
(DLR) in the field of system identification and control of helicopters. Has since 2011 been coordinating wind
power activities at the Institute of Flight Systems, where he is managing the planning and engineering on the
road towards a new wind turbine test facility.
Dipl.-Ing Felix Kruse, DLR Zentrum für Leichtbauproduktionstechnologie (ZLP)
Head of DLR’s Center for Lightweight-Production-Technology since 2011. Previous positions as scientific
engineer at RWTH Aachen University, Institute of Aerospace and Lightweight Structures (Design and testing
of stiffned CFRP-shell structures) and RWTH Aachen University, Institute für Textiltechnik (Modern preforming technologies and production technologies of non-crimped fabrics). Background in Aeronautical Engineering (Aerodynamics und structural mechanics) at Technical University of Braunschweig.
Professor PhD Frede Blaabjerg, Aalborg University
Through his career Frede Blaabjerg has in close cooperation with companies done research in the development and promotion of the effect-electronics technologies as important tools in producing and saving energy.
Frede Blaabjerg has over the years published numerous scientific articles and has given several lectures at
international level. He is one of the most cited researchers within his field and has distinguish himself by receiving a number of international and national awards, including the Grundfos Prize, Director Ib Henriksen’s
Research Prize and the special award of honour of the IEEE Power Electronics Society. Publications
Dipl.-Ing Alois Buchstab, Kuka GmbH
Graduate of Engineering (UAS), since 1987 at KUKA Roboter GmbH in Augsburg and since 2000 Head of
Industrial Business Development. Working with identification of relevant and branch specific market trends
using industrial robots and with generation of new market areas.
As a robotics pioneer, the KUKA Robot Group is one of the leading suppliers of industrial robotics. The
fields of application for a KUKA robot are as diverse as their production. Whether in the warehouse, in manufacturing or in dispatch, for loading and unloading, for handling or for direct processing of the work piece.
Senior Vice President Bent Christensen, DONG Energy Windpower
Bent Christensen is a highly experienced executive with in-depth knowledge of the energy sector where he
has been working for more than 25 years. During his career, he has successfully held several challenging management positions in complex international organisations. As CEO, Senior Vice President and chairman of
the board of directors in various organisations, he has been responsible for developing companies and business sectors. He graduated from Uni. of Southern Denmark in 1984 with a B.Sc in Electrical Engineering. In
1998, he graduated from Horsens University College with a degree in Engineering Business Administration.