On May 10, 2024 we hosted this workshop at the Tufts Medford/Somerville campus and online for remote attendees. For each of our panels and breakout sessions, slide shows and some brief summary notes are available at the link below.
Purpose
This is the first workshop hosted as part of the NSF PIRE project “Policy-Aware Digital Twin for Offshore Wind Energy Infrastructure” (NSF grant #2230630) to convene with stakeholder communities. Per the PIRE project, this workshop will focus on the digital twinning of offshore wind turbines, with a specific focus on the physics-based digital twinning of turbines using data collected from operational turbines.
Format
This workshop features two panels in the morning session on digital twinning. These will be held in hybrid format for those who are unable to join us in person. We first discuss the current state of digital twinning with real measurements with Babak Moaveni and PIRE project partners. This panel will explore the application of creating computational models of offshore wind turbines using a structural model and integrating the model with data from an operational turbine. The second panel will discuss multiphysics offshore wind turbine modeling with Amy Robertson of NREL, exploring modeling tools which tie together structural dynamics, aerodynamics, hydrodynamics, atmospheric dynamics, and more.
Each panel will feature presentations by the moderator and panelists, followed by a moderated discussion with time for audience questions at the end. See our panelists and their biographies on the agenda page.
In the afternoon, we will host four (hybrid) breakout sessions on topics related to digital twinning and monitoring of offshore wind turbines. These topics will dive deeper into certain aspects of modeling offshore wind turbines, such as the drivetrain, as well as how the public sector can play a role in monitoring of offshore wind turbines through policy discussions.
Audience
PIRE project partners include Tufts, UNR, OSU, OREC, NGI, Strathclycde, DTU, and Ørsted, but the workshop aims to convene additional members of academia, government, and industry.