AWEA Offshore WINDPOWER Conference & Exhibition 2011

AWEA welcomed 70 poster presentations to AWEA OFFSHORE WINDPOWER 2012 Conference & Exhibition. The poster presentations were an integral part of the events educational offering and grew in recent years due to the increased number of excellent presentations AWEA received. The poster presentations provided a forum for offshore wind industry innovators and academics from the U.S. and abroad to showcase their cutting edge products and research through the engaging medium of visual displays.

All attendees were invited to participate in the Poster Reception, a visual display of offshore wind industry innovation, research, experience and insights. All poster authors from a wide range of offshore wind sectors presented their works during this hour-long reception, making this a unique opportunity to network with and learn from some of the offshore wind industry's brightest and most experienced professionals.

Below is a list of all 2012 poster presentations by category. For more detailed information about the posters and their authors visit the Offshore WINDPOWER 2012 Detailed Program.

Balance of Plant

Christopher Elkinton, GL Garrad Hassan

Offshore Wind Balance of Station Costs in the US

Steve Hadik, Pole Star Maritime

Adapting Low Weight Offshore Blast & Fire Wall Cladding to Offshore Wind Substations

Senu Sirnivas, National Renewable Energy Laboratory

Offshore Wind Balance Of System Cost Drivers and Sensitivities

Corrosion Protection/Coatings

Roger Schroder, Stahlin Non-Metallic Enclosures

A Straightforward Comparison between Metal and Fiberglass is Necessary before making a Selection for Offshore Wind Energy Controls

Foundations/Substructure

Turel Gur, MMI Engineering

Scour Sensitivity Study for Offshore Wind Turbines on Monopiles

Anne Lene Hopstad, DNV KEMA Energy and Sustainability

Design Standard for Floating Wind Turbine Structures

Douglas Hines, Offshore Wind Power Systems of Texas

Examining the Merits of Jack Up Platforms as Foundations for the Offshore Wind Industry

Jesse Roberts, Sandia National Laboratories

Evaluating Sediment Mobilization Risk in the Vicinity of Offshore Wind Turbine Arrays

Lars Samuelsson, ABS Consulting

Certification of a Floating Offshore Wind Turbine Foundation – Benefits and Lessons Learned

Gearboxes and Mechanical Components

Peter Clive, SgurrEnergy

Effective Assessment of the Impact of Turbulence using Transience Analysis

Navid Goudarzi, University of Maryland, Baltimore County

Analysis of Multiple-Generator Drivetrain Configuration in Wind Turbines

Matthew King, Sentient Corporation

Total Cost of Ownership and Risk Reduction through Durability Simulation of Offshore Wind Turbine Components

Ranjith Kumar Sreenilayam Raveendran, University of Maryland

Sensitivity of Gearbox Fault Detection in a Wind Turbine using Wavelet based Analysis of Electromagnetic Torque Signals

Health and Safety

Alan Chivers, PMSS

The Cost-Reduction Decade: Reducing Cost with Positive Safety Impacts

Alan Chivers, PMSS

“Beyond Compliance – Beyond Certification” - Health & Safety in Design of 5MW+ Offshore Turbines

Colin Howes, DNV KEMA Energy and Sustainability

Risk Management Leading not Lagging – Learning From Other Offshore Industries

Lessons from Europe

Joan Bondareff, Blank Rome

Creating the best environment for offshore wind in the U.S. --Why can't the U.S. be more like Europe?

Steve Freeman, PMSS

A Decade of Lessons Learnt from the Uk’s Offshore Wind Industry Provide Critical Insights in Overcoming Challenges Facing Large-Scale Development Programmes

Richard Orren, Senergy Survey & GeoEngineering

Site Investigation for Offshore Wind Developments; Turbine Sites and Cable Routes; Lessons from the Uk and European Sector as Windfarm Sites become Larger and Move Further Offshore

Marios Papalexandrou, Mott MacDonald

Optimizing a UK Round 3 Offshore Wind Farm

Manufacturing and Supply Chain

Andreas Wellbrock, BLG Logistics Group

BLG WindEnergy Logistics: New Concepts for New Dimensions Complete logistical solutions for the coordination and management of the supply chain of wind farms and operative responsibility.

Metocean

Brett Andersen, University of Toledo

Lake Erie Offshore Wind Energy Preliminary Feasibility Report

Joseph Brodie, University of Delaware

Investigation of Turbine Spacing on Turbulent Wake Effects and Power Output using a Mesoscale Atmospheric Model

Mahdi Norouzi, The University of Toledo

Modeling Joint Wave and Wind Distribution using Copula

Tony Rogers, DNV KEMA Energy and Sustainability

Lowering Offshore Wind Energy Costs through Effective Metocean Measurement and Modeling

Offshore Technology - Current and New

Xiaohong Chen, American Bureau of Shipping

Design Requirements for Floating Offshore Wind Turbines on the US OCS

Alexander Coulling, University of Maine

Validation of a FAST Floating Wind Turbine Model Using Data from the DeepCwind Semi-Submersible Model Tests

Mahdi Norouzi, University of Toledo

A Method and a Software Implementation for Calculation of the Response of Offshore Wind Turbines to Ice Impact Loads

Operations and Maintenance

Jarrod Line, Sentient Corporation

Third Generation, Low Cost Prognostics and Health Management System for OffShore Wind Turbine Generators

Daniel Griffith, Sandia National Laboratories

Prognostic Operation and Maintenance Strategies for Offshore Wind Turbines

Jiun-Jih Miau, National Cheng Kung University

Data Analysis on Wind Turbulence

Project Design, Siting & Permitting

Scott Fischer, Booz Allen Hamilton

Using Enhanced Surface-to-Air Missile Simulation (ESAMS) to Provide High Fidelity Modeling and Simulation of the Effects of Wind Turbines/Wind Farms on both Ground-Based and Airborne Sensors

Christopher Galagan, rps asa

Modeling Tools to Support Environmental Permitting for Construction of Submarine Electrical Cables

Kateryna Samoteskul, University of Delaware

Costs and Benefits of Modifying Shipping Routes in the Mid-Atlantic to Accommodate Shallow-water Development of Offshore Wind Projects

Saijie Sim, Intertek

Optimization of Array Cables in Offshore Wind Farms

Rick Thomas, Timmons Group

Siting Challenges for Advanced Technology Demonstration Project in Virginia State Waters

Project Financing & Economics

Walt Musial, Principal Engineer- National Wind Technology Center, National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)

Sensitivity Analysis of Offshore Wind Cost of Energy

John Imhof, Watson, Farley & Williams

Moving Finance Offshore: How the Differences between Onshore and Offshore Wind Power Projects Affect Project Financing

Marios Papalexandrou, Mott MacDonald

Offshore Wind Costs

Erik Swenson, Fulbright & Jaworski

How will U.S. LNG Exports Impact the Economic Viability of Wind Power?

Resource Assessment

Daniel Ancona, Princeton Energy Resources International

Mid-Atlantic Offshore Wind Resource Estimates Based on Tall Tower Measurements

R.J. Barthelmie, Indiana University

Great Lakes 3D Wind Experiment. Part I. Calibration And Testing

Michael Brower, AWS Truepower

Overview of Commercial and Research Wake Models for Large Offshore Wind Farms

Matthew Corkum, York University

An Offshore Wind Energy Assessment in Lake Ontario

Taylor Geer, GL Garrad Hassan

Sensitivity of Array Losses to Turbine Spacing within Large Offshore Wind Farms

Jonathan Miles, James Madison University

Coastal Wind Characterization with Advanced Modeling and Data Visualization

S.C. Pryor, Indiana University

Extreme Wind Speeds in the Coastal and Offshore Regions of the USA

Peter Taylor, York University

Wind Energy Potential over the Great Lakes

Bryan Woods, Atmospheric and Environmental Research, Inc.

A 30-Year Wind Climatology off the Coast of Delaware From High-Resolution Numerical Weather Prediction

Risk Assessment

John Fedun, Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman

'Now all we have to do is build it' - Key Construction Laws of the Eastern States

Musarrat Jehan, The University of Toledo

Efficient Failure Assessment of Wind Turbine Blades in Early Design Stage

Gilbert Malinga, Texas A&M University

Lessons Learned from the North Sea: A Probabilistic Model for Installation Scheduling for Offshore Wind Farms in the US

Saijie Sim, Intertek

An Integrated Approach to Assessing Emergency Anchoring Risks to Offshore Wind Farm Export Cables

Stakeholder Engagement and Regional Efforts

Jennifer Banks, North Carolina Solar Center

Southeastern Offshore Wind - Accepting and Building on our Differences

Suzanne MacDonald, Island Institute

Mapping Working Waters: Engaging Marine Stakeholders in Offshore Wind Energy Siting Discussions Through Participatory Mapping

Catherine McCall, Maryland Department of Natural Resources

Envisioning Offshore Wind Energy in Maryland

Hannah Wood, Offshore Wind Development Coalition

Messaging Offshore Wind to Virginia Beach Oceanfront Residents

Jacques Roeth, NYSERDA

New York State Progress for Offshore Wind in the Atlantic

Transmission/Grid

Matthew Filippelli, AWS Truepower

Understanding Offshore Wind’s Enhanced Peak Load Coincidence for Multiple East Coast Transmission Systems

Erik Swenson, Fulbright & Jaworski

Transmission Planning and Cost Allocation Reform – Will FERC’s Order 1000 Contribute to the Development of an Offshore Wind Industry in the U.S.?

Whitney Wilson, AWS Truepower

Grid Congestion and Pricing: Barrier or Opportunity?

Turbine Installation and Construction

Peter Clive, SgurrEnergy

Offshore Power Performance Assessments for Onshore Costs

Wildlife/Environmental Monitoring

Nicola Clark, Gardline Environmental

There is no such thing as Standard Marine Mammal Mitigation

Corey Duberstein, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Assessing Environmental Impact to Birds and Bats using Thermal Imagery

John Livingston, Geo-Marine

The use of Thermal Imaging and Vertically Pointing Radar for Studying Offshore Nightime Movements of Birds and Bats

Steve Pelletier, Stantec Consulting

2012 Update on Offshore Bat Research Activities in the Atlantic and Great Lakes Regions

Kevin Fowler, Certified Noise Professional, ARCADIS

Underwater Sound: Implications to Offshore Wind Project Construction, Operation and Maintenance

Jon Spink, Alpine Ocean Seismic Survey

Reducing the Bottleneck of Site Assessments

Karen Voltura, DeTect

Advances in Avian Radars for Assessing Bird Activity at Offshore Wind Energy Sites

Julia Willmott, Normandeau Associates

High-Resolution Digital Aerial Marine Wildlife Surveys: how can they Support Offshore Wind, and what are the Limitations?