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Please note, that session titles and timings are subject to change. Details of each session, including content descriptions and speaker names will be made available over the coming weeks.

Track  
Business, Policy, Finance and International Business and Policy Hardware technology Science & Research
Hardware Technology Hardware Technology Plenary session and Poster session Plenary & special sessions
Resource Assessment Resource Assessment  
Monday, 10 March 2014

08:00
Registration open

11:00 13:00
EWEA 2014 members' brunch at CosmoCaixa, 26 Carrer d'Issac Newton, Barcelona 08022
Complimentary bus service from the EWEA 2014 venue

14:00
Exhibition opening - Exhibition halls 6 & 7

14:00
Conference opening: Keynote speeches
Open to all registered attendees, including exhibition visitors and exhibitors

15:30
Coffee break - Exhibition halls 6 & 7

16:15
UN climate talks: get on board to boost business

18:00 20:00
Opening reception - Exhibition halls 6 & 7

Tuesday, 11 March 2014

08:30
Industry leaders' debate:
What are you doing to get back to business?

10:30
Coffee break - Exhibition halls 6 & 7

11:15
True or false? Testing the wind sector’s claims
Advanced rotor technologies
Optimising measurement strategies to maximise project value: Is the industry making false economies at the expense of project value?

12:45
Lunch - Exhibition hall 6

14:15
Launch of TPWind Strategic Research Agenda
Real world power curves: A new era for wind resource assessments?
Aspects for offshore and complex terrain

15:45
Coffee break - Exhibition halls 6 & 7

16:30
Wind turbine noise: How to avoid disturbing the neighbours
Advanced drive trains technologies
How does the wind blow behind wind turbines and in wind farms?

16:30 19:30
Exhibition stand parties - Exhibition halls 6 & 7



Find out what else is happening at EWEA 2014: workshops, side events, technical visits & social events

Wednesday, 12 March 2014

09:00
Outside the box: finding new growth opportunities
Advanced electrical systems: From megabyte to megawatt
Aerodynamics and rotor design

10:30
Coffee break - Exhibition halls 6 & 7

11:15
Wind speed predictions: Are we at the limit of our knowledge or can we improve?
On- and off-shore installation technologies
Advanced control concepts

12:45
Lunch - Exhibition hall 6

13:30  14:00
Poster
Poster award ceremony
Poster area, corridor leading to the exhibition halls 6&7

14:15
Doing business in: • Brazil
                               • South Africa
                               • Mexico
Remote sensing: From toys to tools?
Whole-life foundation and structure integrity

15:45
Coffee break - Exhibition halls 6 & 7

16:30
Wakes: Do we need different models for onshore and offshore wind farms?
Storage & grid integration
Floating wind turbines

16:30  19:30
Exhibition stand parties - Exhibition halls 6 & 7

19:30
Shuttle busses to the conference dinner leave the main entrance - Hall 8

20:00 23:00
Conference dinner



Find out what else is happening at EWEA 2014: workshops, side events, technical visits & social events

Thursday, 13 March 2014

09:00
Materials: Challenges and potentials
The model chain: First steps towards tomorrow's technology
Electrical aspects and grid integration

10:30
Coffee break - Exhibition halls 6 & 7

11:15
Innovative concepts for drive train components
Forecasting: Maximizing grid deliverability and leading your business processes to profitability
Advanced operation & maintenance

12:45 14:00
Lunch - Exhibition hall 6 - and last chance to visit the exhibition - Exhibition halls 6 & 7