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NOWITECH
Norwegian Research Centre for Offshore Wind Technology
The research is organized in three work packages (WPs):
• WPA: Substructures and numerical tools The objective is development of novel substructures for off-
shore wind through development, validation and use of numerical tools and experimental campaigns
• WPB: Operation & Maintenance and Materials The objective is to contribute to the reduction of cost
of energy of offshore wind power through development of new and cost-effective O&M concepts and
strategies, through efficient and optimized use of material and coatings, and through development of
new coatings and improved models for structures and materials
• WPC: Grid and Wind Farms The objective is to develop technical solutions and methods for cost
effective electromagnetic and electrical designs, controls, grid connection and power system
integration of offshore wind farms
These Work Packages are the focal points for the research activities in the Centre, bringing researchers
together across traditional fields of engineering science and facilitating team building and innovations.
The preparation of joint workshops and research strategies further strengthen the multi-disciplinary
team efforts
Dissemination of the results are through international journals, conference papers and presentations,
also continuation and development of the established yearly offshorewind R&D conference in Trondheim
(EERA DeepWind), workshops for industry and public bodies, newsletters and web
Work is carried out in coordination with the other CEER (Centres for Environmental Energy Research;
in Norwegian: FME) on offshore wind, namely NORCOWE The Centres are complementary to each other
and constitute together a very strong research effort on offshore wind energy
Organisation
NOWITECH is organized with a General Assembly (GA), a Board, a Centre Director, a Scientific Committee
(SC), a Committee for Innovation and Commercialisation (CIC) and a Centre Management Group (CMG)
The research activities are organised into three work packages (WPs): Substructures and numerical
tools (WPA), Operation & Maintenance and Materials (WPB) and Grid and Wind Farms (WPC) The
organization of NOWITECH is shown in Figure 3
Figure 3: Outline of governance structure for NOWITECH per start of 2015.
General Assembly
All Parties
Chair: NTNU
Board
11 representatives
Scientific Committee
Lead: Trond Kvamsdal / NTNU
International capacities
Committee of Innovation
& Commercialisation
Lead: Per Arne Wilson / NTNU
Centre Management
Director: John O. Tande, SINTEF Energy Research
Manager: Hans Christian Bolstad, SINTEF Energy Research
Vice directors: Jan Onarheim, NTNU and Roy Stenbro, IFE
Substructures and
numerical toos
Roy Stenbro, IFE
Ole David Økland, Marintek
WPA
O&M Materials
J
ens Kjær Jørgensen,
SINTEF Materials and Chemistry
Thomas Welte, SINTEF Energy Research
WPB
Grid and Wind Farms
Karl Merz, SINTEF Energy Research
Harald Svendsen, SINTEF Energy Research
WPC