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Yu explained her role and involvement with regards to the conference, critical industry challenges and why it is important for engineers to attend.
Q: Could you briefly explain your role, involvement and experience with regards to this conference?
Yu Bi (YB): I am an R&D Engineer in Ansys involved in floating wind turbine feature development. Before that, I was studying and doing research in Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering.
Q: What are the main challenges facing the industry at the moment and what are the most common issues you hear from colleagues?
YB: One of the challenges I hear about most is regarding stress analysis of the whole floating wind turbine structure.
Q: What key topics are you excited to speak about?
YB: I am looking forward to speaking about our product’s new feature which can be used to analyse floating wind turbines.
Q: Who else are you most interested in hearing from on the programme, and why?
YB: I am interested in many presentations, specifically ones related to wind farms, robotic and autonomous systems (RAS), and blade operation and maintenance. I hope they will offer me further insights on the direction of the software development in this field.
Q: What is your top tip for engineers working in similar roles to your own?
YB: My top tips would be: 1) Work closely with your team-mates 2) Be willing to face new challenges and 3) Learn and employ new technologies into the development work.
Q: Why is it important for engineers to join this conference?
YB: It is always great to speak/listen/discuss with other engineers. It can broaden our minds and insight, giving us new inspiration. It is the kind of teamwork to make this field/industry more prosperous.
Wind Turbine User Group 2021 will be taking place online on 19-20 May 2021. To view the two-day programme and book your place, visit www.imeche.org/windturbines.