John Slater

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ABOUT JOHN SLATER

John is a highly experienced wind farm and engineering specialist. His multidisciplinary engineering expertise spans wind farm management to technology development on small and large onshore and offshore wind farms: o Managing operational wind farmso Optimising wind farm performanceo Hybrid drive train project managemento Wind farm development and wind resource analysiso Developing new technologieso Managing multidisciplinary projectso Managing operational wind farms • Commissioning and operations onshore and offshore • Site monitoring and data analysis • Reporting and investmento Optimising wind farm performance • Site optimisation for better yield • Strategic wind farm planning o Wind farm development and wind resource analysis • Wind measurements (conventional and remote sensing) • Energy yields assessment • Layout design • Due diligenceo Developing new technologies • Floating lidars • Remote power supplies and communications • Optimisation using windfarm operational datao Multidisciplinary projects • Management and strategic development of projects • Managing and developing engineering specialists • Onshore and offshore logistical support • Onshore and offshore deployments • Fault diagnosis and modifications.John’s 20 years in the wind turbine industry include roles in RWE-Innogy (4GW wind capacity), Renewable Energy Systems (1GW capacity) as well as nine years with Rolls Royce Aerospace (aero engines).He has a DPhil in engineering with in-depth knowledge and field based experience across mechanical, electrical, instrumentation, electronic, aerodynamic and thermodynamic engineering.He is able to successfully bring together cross-functional disciplines to solve issues in the areas of operational wind farms and wind resource assessment and measurement both onshore and offshore.