NTNU Alumni China is a network for all our former students who are living in China.

It is a social and academic meeting place – a shared arena where you can become involved as an NTNU person.

The ambition is to have a large and active network where a strong NTNU identity means that members are good ambassadors and partners for their alma mater. Members should be a resource for NTNU and for each other. The network aims to link NTNU with business and society in China to enhance cooperation and contribute to developing more knowledge for a better world.

NTNU Alumni China arranges a variety of activities during the year, both social and professional. It is an outstanding arena for keeping in touch with NTNU. You will get many opportunities for updates in your field as well as networking and teamwork.

Sign up and get involved together with your NTNU Alumni fellows!

Summary of 5th Webinar
 
The fifth offshore wind technology webinar organized by NTNU Alumni China was held on 18 November 2021. There were in total 78 participants (alumni and visitors) from China and Norway joined the Webinar. Prof. Zhen GAO from Dept. of Marine Technology, NTNU, chaired the webinar. The webinar was started with a presentation from Associate Prof. Kai WANG from Zhongshan University. He presented offshore floating facilities, offshore wind technologies and latest development, and aquaculture facilities. The second speaker is Dr. Fan ZHANG, Global Product Manager for Floating Structures from DNV. He shared various software technologies related to offshore wind design and verifications. The third speaker is Dr. Jiahao CHEN from Guangdong Energy Design Institute. He shared valuable information of offshore wind planning in Guangdong province, and project experience related to fixed and floating offshore wind facilities. All presentations were of good quality. Participants were active in the webinar. The Q&A session lasted for 30 minutes after the three presentations (the overall time for the Webinar was 2.5 hours). This webinar strengthened links among NTNU alumni in universities and industries, and provided a platform for alumni in the offshore wind industry to share knowledge.
 

Summary of 4th Webinar

The forth offshore wind technology webinar organized by NTNU Alumni China was held on 31st August 2021. There were in total 67 participants (alumni and visitors) from China and Norway joined the Webinar. Dr. Haibo CHEN, Vice Chair of NTNU Alumni China Board, chaired the webinar. The webinar was started with a presentation from Prof. Puyang ZHANG from Tianjin University. He presented project experiences four key technologies related to the suction bucket foundations for offshore wind turbines. These technologies have been widely used by the offshore wind industry in China. The second speaker is Dr. Weimin CHEN, director for offshore wind and renewable energy in Wison Offshore and Marine Ltd. He started with global picture of energy transition challenges, and then presented various floating offshore wind concepts and design. His presentation also included valuable project experience from the first floating offshore wind turbine in China.  The third speaker is Dr. Shuaishuai WANG from Norwegian University of Science and Technology. He presented different design of drivetrain systems for offshore wind turbine, and the relevant analyses. Recommendations to safe design and integrity monitoring of drivetrain system were proposed. All presentations were well received, and participants were active in the webinar. The Q&A session lasted for 35 minutes after the three presentations. This webinar strengthened links among NTNU alumni in universities and industries, and provided a platform for alumni in the offshore wind industry to share knowledge.

Summary of 3rd Offshore Wind Webinar

The third offshore wind technology webinar organized by NTNU Alumni China was held on 8th June 2021. There were in total 53 participants (alumni and visitors) from China and Norway joined the Webinar. Dr. Haibo CHEN, Vice Chair of NTNU Alumni China Board, chaired the webinar. The webinar was started with a presentation from Ms. Lei QU from Innovation Norway. She presented an excellent overview of the offshore wind industry and market trends in China. Collaborations between Norway and China in the offshore wind industry and future perspectives were also discussed. The second speaker is Prof. Zhen GAO from the Dept. of Marine Technology in NTNU. He presented different types of floating offshore wind turbines and principles of design requirements. The coupled loads and response analysis and mooring system considerations were also highlighted which are key aspects in design of floating offshore wind turbines.  The third speaker is Prof. Wei SHI from Dalian University of Technology. He talked about nonlinear hydrodynamics involved in design of floating offshore wind turbines. Comparisons of results between potential theory and CFD approach were also presented. All presentations were well received, and participants were active in the webinar. The Q&A session lasted for 40 minutes after the three presentations. This webinar again connected NTNU alumni who are working or interested in the offshore wind industry, and shared valuable knowledge for a better world. 

Summary of 2nd Offshore Wind Webinar

The second offshore wind technology webinar organized by NTNU Alumni China was held on 21st April 2021. There were in total 75 participants (alumni and visitors) from China and Norway joined the Webinar. Dr. Yu WANG, Secretary of NTNU Alumni China, chaired the webinar. The webinar was started with a presentation from Prof. Zhen GAO from the Dept. of Marine Technology in NTNU. He presented an excellent technical introduction of bottom-fixed and floating offshore wind turbines. Prof. Xiangyuan ZHENG from the Institute for Ocean Engineering in Tsinghua University gave the second presentation. He summarized the status of offshore wind industry in China, including latest national policies, ongoing major projects, technology developments and challenges. The third speaker is Dr. Haibo CHEN from Phoenix Risk Management Co. Ltd. He presented typical risks involved in offshore wind farm projects and principles of risk management. The presentations were well received, and participants were active in the webinar. The Q&A session lasted for one hour after the three presentations. This webinar connected NTNU alumni who are working or interested in the offshore wind industry, and shared valuable knowledge for a better world.

NTNU alumni China had their first webinar series of offshore wind o 10th March and a short description is following:

The first offshore wind webinar organized by NTNU Alumni China was held on 10 March 2021. There were in total 50 participants from China and Norway joined the Webinar. Dr. Yu Wang, Secretary of NTNU Alumni China, chaired the webinar. He started the Webinar by presenting the goals and principles of this offshore wind technical group, with an aim to increase the knowledge exchange and the potential research and educational cooperation between the alumni in China and NTNU, and an overview of the registered members (84 people in total then) and their common interests. Prof. Zhen Gao presented the offshore wind group in the Dept. of Marine Technology in NTNU with an excellent overview of the past and recent research works. He also provided lots of useful information sources related to the offshore wind technologies, policies and practices. The webinar included a self-introduction session by each participant. This session helped participants to get to know each other and to find other alumni with common interest. Attached are two screen shots of participants at the end of the webinar. We received many positive feedbacks afterwards. We will keep the momentum and thoroughly prepare the 2nd webinar in April.