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Senior Scientist, Vaisala

Andrew Hastings Black is an expert in remote sensing. His primary focus is the use of lidar for wind energy applications. During his career, he has developed new sensors and algorithms at Vaisala, contributing to the WindCube lidar, Triton sodar, and the X- and C-band weather radars. Andrew serves in the IEC 61400-15-2 and MT50 expert groups, and in the IEA Wind Task 52 “Large-Scale Deployment of Wind Lidar”. He has a BA in Physics from Tufts University and an MS in Applied Physics from Columbia University.

Senior Advisor, Wind Energy, Kjeller Vindteknikk

Pyry Pentikäinen is a senior advisor at Kjeller Vindteknikk Oy. He is the product leader for wind Energy Yield Assessments and for wind energy lidar applications at Kjeller Vindteknikk. He has four years of experience as a wind energy analyst and ten years of research experience specializing in atmospheric Doppler lidars.

Senior Expert Engineer Wind and Site, Nordex Group

Dirk Steudel is Senior Expert Engineer in the Turbine Load Calculation department at Nordex Energy, where he specialises in improvement of methods and processes for site suitability assessment. He has co‑authored peer‑reviewed studies on dynamic wake meandering model calibration and validation including nacelle mounted lidar applications. He is an active member of the IEC61400-1 MT01 expert group since ~20 years. He is actively involved in industry discussions on KPIs for lidar‑based turbulence intensity within the IEA Wind Task 52 “Large-Scale Deployment of Wind Lidar”.