Pre-Conference Seminars
Pre-Conference Seminars: Sunday, June 1, 9:00 am - 4:00 pm
Separate Registration Required - 4 concurrent seminars to choose from!
Wind Energy 101 :Fundamentals of Wind Energy
Wind Energy 201: What Makes the Development Process Successful
Wind Energy Forecasting 101
Safety Within the Wind Industry
Wind Energy 101: Fundamentals of Wind Energy
(This seminar is designed for those who have 0-2 years of experience in wind)
Every year, AWEA offers this non-technical seminar, which will provide a comprehensive introduction to the fundamentals of utility-scale wind energy. Anyone wanting to learn the basics of the wind energy industry will benefit from this day-long introductory seminar. Topics to be covered include an overview of the wind industry, wind energy economics, siting issues, wind resource analysis, technology, transmission and utility grid issues, and small wind. This seminar makes the perfect primer for the more detailed conference sessions that follow.
9:00 am 10:00 am
Overview of the Wind Industry
Bruce Bailey, President/CEO, AWS Truewind, LLC
10:00 am 10:45 am
Economics Overview
George Hardie, III, President, Babcock & Brown LP
10:45 am 11:00 am
Break
11:00 am 11:45 am
Wind Resource Analysis
Lawrence Jacobs, Lead Marketing and Sales Engineer, NRG Systems, Inc.
11:45 am 12:45 pm
Lunch
12:45 pm 1:30 pm
Siting Issues
Dana Peck, Project Manager, Horizon Wind Energy
1:30 pm 2:30 pm
Technology Overview / Supply Chain Challenges & Solutions
Sandy Butterfield, Structural Systems & Dynamics Team Leader, National Renewable Energy Laboratory
2:30 pm 2:45 pm
Break
2:45 pm 3:45 pm
Transmission and Integration Issues for Wind Power Plants / 20% Technical Report
Larry Eisenstat, Partner, Dickstein Shapiro LLP
3:45 pm 4:00 pm
Wrap-up / Q&A Session
Wind Energy 201: What Makes the Development Process Successful
Moving a project from the pipeline to the finish line doesnt just happen - it is made to happen! Following the success of the program in WINDPOWER 2006 and 2007, this seminar is back. Conducting a due diligence review of a virtual project over the course of the seminar, expert speakers will explore and reveal best practices that turn development assets into generating assets. The seminar will explain the most important aspects of successful wind project development through coverage of a wide range of topics, including wind resource, financing, permits, transmission issues, impact on the surrounding environment, asset management, and establishing strong relationships with communities, landowners, government agencies and utilities.
9:00 am 9:15 am
Opening Remarks
Jeff Schlichting, Principal, HMH Energy Resources, Inc.
9:15 am - 11:00 am
Site Control
Raimund Grube, Former Managing Director, PPM Energy Inc.
Wind Resource Measurement and Documentation
Robert Poore, President, Global Energy Concepts
Permitting and Site Assessment
Michael Rieser, Horizon Wind Energy
11:00 am 11:15 am
Break
11:00 am 12:30 pm
Interconnection and Transmission
Christopher Ellison, Partner, Ellison, Schneider & Harris LLP
Power Purchase Arrangements / Offtake Agreement
Ed Feo, Partner, Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP
12:30 pm 1:30 pm
Lunch
1:30 pm 2:45 pm
Procurement & Financing
Randy Becker, Senior Director, RW Beck
Construction / Operations & Maintenance
Joe Stevens, Vice President, Independent Engineering Group, Garrad Hassan America Inc.
2:45 pm 3:00 pm
Break
3:00 pm 4:00 pm
Panel Discussion
Panel with all seven speakers and the moderator; discussion of the most critical elements wind energy development faces in 2008.
Wind Energy Forecasting 101
The energy output of a wind project is highly variable over time, which leads to challenges in integrating that energy into system grids and scheduling energy on a forward basis to maximize project revenue. To address these challenges, modern wind energy forecasting systems have been deployed globally wherever major wind energy facilities are operational. This pre-conference seminar will provide an in-depth examination of the forecast technologies, how forecasts are used by various system operators and market participants, and provide a discussion of the challenges remaining in forecasting wind energy output. The seminar is recommended for all wind energy professionals seeking a better understanding of the key role that wind energy forecasting plays in the development of wind energy projects worldwide.
9:00 am 9:15 am
Welcome and Overview
Pascal Storck, President, 3TIER
9:15 am 10:00 am
The Basic Science of Weather Prediction: Focus on Mesoscale Modeling
John Zack, Ph.D., AWS Truewind, LLC
10:00 am 10:45 am
Translating the Wind Forecast into Energy: Data Requirements and Power Curve Issues
Craig Collier, Ph.D., Senior Meteorologist, Garrad Hassan & Partners Ltd.
10:45 am 11:00 am
Break
11:00 am 11:45 am
Forecast Accuracy and Confidence Intervals
Eric Grimit, Ph.D., Director of Forecasting, 3TIER
11:45 am 12:45 pm
Lunch
12:45 pm 1:30 pm
Integrating Forecasts into the Utility Control Room
Mark Ahlstrom, Chief Executive Officer, WindLogics Inc.
1:30 pm 2:15 pm
Case Study & Lessons Learned from an Operational Forecasting System
California Independent System Operator: Jim Blatchford, Senior Policy Issues Representative
2:15 pm 2:30 pm
Break
2:30 pm 3:00 pm
Lessons Learned from Experiences with High Penetrations of Wind Energy
Michael Goggin, Electric Industry Analyst, American Wind Energy Association
3:00 pm 4:00 pm
Panel Discussion and Wrap-up
(All Speakers Available to Address Audience Questions)
Safety Within the Wind Industry
Organized with assistance of the AWEA Safety Committee, this seminar will provide a series of presentations on relevant wind projects health and safety topics that are of significant importance to the wind industry. These sessions will focus on both new and existing regulatory requirements for the wind industry and industry best practice. The seminar is designed to engage not only health and safety officials but also provide "value added" information to executives, managers and administrators who must make key decisions on safety-related matters.
9:00 am 9:45 am
Job Safety Analyses - Planning Safety into Each Job
Scot Rudolph, HSSE Advisor for Wind Assets, BP Alternative Energy
9:45 am 11:00 am
Arc Flash Assessment and Protection; What is Required?
Carlos Diaz, Manager, Health and Safety, Edison Mission Energy - Midwest Generation EME, LLC
Ron Widup, Executive Vice President, Shermco Industries, Inc.
11:00 am 11:15 am
Break
11:15 am 12:15 pm
Regulatory Compliance - A Legal Update for the Wind Industry
Stephen C. Yohay, Esq., Partner, Ogletree Deakins
12:15 pm 1:15 pm
Lunch
1:15 pm 2:30 pm
Construction Contractor Selection & Management from a Safety Perspective
Karl Deloof, Director, Midwest Construction, Iberdrola Renewable Energies
Ted Hofbauer, General Manager, FPL Energy LLC
Bryan Fennell, HSE&O Manager, BP Alternative Energy
2:30 pm 2:45 pm
Break
2:45 pm 4:00 pm
Fall Protection Requirements for Wind Projects and the New ANSI 359 Standard
Randy Wingfield, Gravitec
Clinton Honeycutt, Sr., Safety Connection Inc.
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