• Discuss alternative materials, composites and new material mixes to decrease weight and costs• Review XL blades and related challenges for design and production• Explore efficient ways to optimise your structural design and aerodynamics to increase blade performance• Get the operators’ view on blade damages and discuss related challenges for design, materials and reliability• Evaluate tools and production processes to exploit the potential for improving blade productionWith contributions from thefollowing companies:• BAM Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing• Blade Dynamics Ltd.• ECN Energy Research Center of the Netherlands• EDP Renováveis SA• Eta Blades• EUROS Entwicklungsgesellschaft für Windkraftanlagen mbH• Fraunhofer IWES• Nordex Energy GmbH• Pontis Engineering• Smart Blade GmbH• Suzlon Energy Ltd.• Vestas Blades Uk Ltd.• WindNovation Engineering Solutions GmbHPrice: Bronze Package 2 day conference: € 2.599,- + VATSpeakers: Alessio D’ Alesio - Head of V126 Blade - Development - Vestas Blades UK Ltd - UK, Stefan Löser - Head of Design and Analysis - EUROS Entwicklungsgesellschaft für Windkraftanlagen mbH - Germany, Antonio Herrera Sierra - Performance Engineering - EDP Renováveis SA - Spain, Carlo Durante - Board Member - Eta Blades - Italy, Paul Hayden - CTO - Blade Dynamics Ltd. - UK, Dr. Christian Vogl - Project Manager Blade - Nordex Energy GmbH - Germany, Gregor Gimpl - Structural Design - WINDnovation Engineering Solutions GmbH - Germany