Programme

(Subject to revision)

Conference languages: German and English (simultaneous translation)

 

Tuesday, February 28, 2012
18.00 h

Get-together in the Exhibition
Maritim Congress Center Ulm
 

Wednesday, Februar 29, 2012
10.30 h Welcome and Presentation of VGB
Ulrich Langnickel, VGB PowerTech e.V., Essen/Germany
10.40 h Damages to the Drive Train of Wind turbines
Dr. Thomas Griggel and Thomas Gellermann, Allinaz Risk Consulting GmbH, AZT, Munich/Germany
 

Maintenance Concepts
11.10 h Certification of Maintenance Services for Wind Turbines
Reinhold Heller, Germanischer Lloyd Industrial Services GmbH, Hamburg/Germany
11.30 h Independent Full or Basic Maintenance Agreements - an Individual Choice
Lars Behrends, Deutsche Windtechnik Service GmbH & Co. KG, Osterport/Germany
11.50 h Customer-oriented Maintenance from an OEM Perspective
Martin Rüther, GE Wind Energy GmbH, Salzbergen/Germany
12.10 h Panel  Discussion
12.40 h Lunch break
 

Onshore Foundations / Tower
14.00 h Transmission of Large Forces through Grouted Joints
Gregor Gervink, Solido Bautenschutz GmbH, Steinfurt/Germany
14.20 h Strengthening by Retrofitting Grouted Form-fit High-load Anchors
Wolfgang Fuchs and Andreas Fernkorn, HOCHTIEF Solutions AG, Cologne/Germany
14.40 h Hybrid Wind Tower for Big Hub Heights
Stefan Bögl, Max Bögl Wind AG, Neumarkt/Germany
15.00 h Panel  Discussion
15.30 h Coffee Break
 

Future Developments
16.30 h TimberTower - Significantly Reduce Maintenance Costs by Using Glue Connections
Holger Giebel, TimberTower GmbH, Hanover/Germany
17.00 h Alstom Haliade 150 - 6MW Direct Drive
Markus Rieck, ALSTOM Wind, S.L.U., Barcelona/Spain
17.30 h End of the Programme
19.00 h

Evening Event
Oldtimerfabrik Classic
(Lessingstraße 5, 89231 Neu-Ulm)

 

 

Thursday, March 01, 2012
09.00 h

Take Control over your Wind Farm:
Life Cycle Cost and Profit Analysis - Move the Industry Forward
Thomas Stalin, Vattenfall Wind Power, Stockholm/Sweden
 

Maintenance - Practical Examples
09.30 h Substation Condition Monitoring
Dr. Maik Koch, OMICRON electronics GmbH, Klaus/Austria
09.50 h Blade Inspection and -Repair on 2nd Generation Turbines
Patrick Biwer, SEO Société Electrique de l'Our S.A., Luxembourg
10.10 h Application of Fasteners for Wind Turbines
Carsten Stolle and Dr. Selcuk Güres, August Friedberg GmbH, Gelsenkirchen/Germany
10.30 h Panel Discussion
11.00 h Coffee Break
11.30 h Condition Monitoring of Drive Trains
Roman Wolff, cmc GmbH, Langenhorn/Germany
11.50 h Main Gear: Typical Failure Pattern and Renovation Concepts
Tobias Schiwek, ZF Friedrichshafen AG, Holzwickede/Germany
12.10 h Overall Vibration Values for Reliable Wind Turbines
 Dr. Edwin Becker, PRÜFTECHNIK Condition Monitoring GmbH, Ismaning/Germany
12.30 h Panel Discussion
13.00 h Lunch Break
 

Offshore Wind Farms
14.30 h Maintenance and Service Concepts for the Electrical Drive Train Components
Rico Schwarz, Converteam GmbH, Berlin/Germany
15.00 h

Management of Health, Safety and Environment
Dr. Walter Sucrow, E.ON Climate & Renewables Central Europe GmbH, Munich/Germany and Frank Plümacher, E.ON Climate & Renewables GmbH, Düsseldorf/Germany
15.30 h End of the Conference

CONTACT

  • Nicol Veenhues (Conference)
    Phone: +49-(0)2 01-81 28-2 30/2 38
    Fax: +49-(0)2 01-81 28-3 45
    E-Mail: nicol.veenhues@vgb.org
  • Angela Langen (Exhibition)
    Phone: +49-(0)2 01-81 28-3 10
    Fax: +49-(0)2 01-81 28-3 29
    E-Mail: angela.langen@vgb.org

    VGB PowerTech e.V.
    Klinkestr. 27-31
    45136 Essen, Germany

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