Walt Musial's guest appearances

Walt Musial

Offshore Wind Insider

ASME TechCast

Robert Langer

Bill Nye

David Maloney

Mark Mitchell

Feng Zhang

Jim Bennett

Max Cohen

John Browne

Lonnie Love

Tim Sullivan

Tim Fischer

Evelyn Wang

Sylvia Acevedo

Paul Gallagher

Jose Reyes

OwlTail

The Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory’s new report shows offshore wind generation growing in the U.S. and globally. Turbines are getting larger and developers want to site them in ever deeper water. Design of floating foundations has advanced to where deepwater sites are feasible, while fixed foundations may prove more economical in deeper water. NREL’s Walt Musial, principal engineer and offshore wind lead, talks about the offshore market and what can be expected in the coming year in this podcast.

The Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory’s new report shows offshore wind generation growing in the U.S. and globally. Turbines are getting larger and developers want to site them in ever deeper water. Design of floating foundations has advanced to where deepwater sites are feasible, while fixed foundations may prove more economical in deeper water. NREL’s Walt Musial, principal engineer and offshore wind lead, talks about the offshore market and what can be expected in the coming year in this podcast.

NREL’s Walt Musial Talks Offshore Wind

Our topic for this episode is Technical Standards for offshore wind, and our guest is Walt Musial, Manager of Offshore Wind at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, or NREL. Walt was in Washington, D.C. recently to chair a meeting of the Offshore Wind Technical Advisory Panel, which is where we caught up for this interview. We begin by discussing how Walt and NREL first started getting involved in offshore wind, and then we get into the history of offshore wind technical standards. We discuss the need for U.S.-specific standards and offshore-specific standards. Walt shares his vision for the U.S. Offshore Wind Standards Initiative, describes the process that’s in place, and we close by discussing next steps and how people can get involved. Show references include:  Offshore Compliance Recommended Practices (OCRP) 2012 2019 International Partnering Forum (IPF)  Recorded October 17, 2018. Published October 18, 2018.

Our topic for this episode is Technical Standards for offshore wind, and our guest is Walt Musial, Manager of Offshore Wind at the <a href="https://www.nrel.gov" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">National Renewable Energy Laboratory</a>, or NREL. Walt was in Washington, D.C. recently to chair a meeting of the Offshore Wind Technical Advisory Panel, which is where we caught up for this interview. We begin by discussing how Walt and NREL first started getting involved in offshore wind, and then we get into the history of offshore wind technical standards. We discuss the need for U.S.-specific standards and offshore-specific standards. Walt shares his vision for the U.S. Offshore Wind Standards Initiative, describes the process that’s in place, and we close by discussing next steps and how people can get involved. Show references include: <ul> <li><a href="http://www.offshorewindhub.org/sites/default/files/resources/awea_9-16-2012_oswrecommendedpractices.pdf" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Offshore Compliance Recommended Practices (OCRP) 2012</a></li> <li><a href="http://2019ipf.com" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">2019 International Partnering Forum (IPF)</a></li> </ul> Recorded October 17, 2018. Published October 18, 2018.

Walt Musial, National Renewable Energy Laboratory