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Pre-Conference Seminar: Introduction to Wind Energy
AWEA is offering this non-technical seminar, which will provide a comprehensive introduction to the fundamentals of wind energy. Anyone wanting to learn the basics of the wind energy industry will benefit from this seminar. Topics to be covered include an overview of the wind industry, wind energy economics, siting issues, technology and transmission.
This seminar is the perfect primer for the more detailed conference sessions that follow. Not included in conference registration - $75 additional fee required
Tuesday, November 3, 2009
Pre-Conference Seminar: Introduction to Wind Energy
1:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Overview of the Wind Industry
1:00 pm - 2:30 pm
State of the Industry
- Past and Current Statistics on Wind Energy
- AWEA’s Role in the Wind Industry
- The 20% Wind Vision o Industry Trends: Challenges and Future Planning
- Driving Forces for Growth
- Public Issues & Our Roles
- Job creation and Supply Chain Implications
Speaker: John Dunlop, Senior Technical Outreach Engineer, American Wind Energy Association
Community Wind Overview
- Defining Community Wind
- Background on Community Wind Development
- Differences in Project Sizes & Turbine Sizes
Speaker: Susan Sloan, Manager, Strategic Partnerships, American Wind Energy Association
Small Wind Overview
- Defining Small Wind and how it works
- Small Wind Market Overview
Speaker: Ron Stimmel, Manager, Legislative Affairs and Small Systems, American Wind Energy Association
Wind Energy Basics
2:45 pm - 4:00 pm
Wind Turbine Technology and Overview
- Technology Basics: Applications, Types of Wind Turbines: utility -scale, community-scale, small wind
- Current Turbine technology; including examples of technology past/future, evolution of turbine sizes and technology
- Key components of Turbines
- Turbine Operations, Maintenance, and Service
- Operating Characteristics of Large Wind Plants
- Transmission Issues: using the grid more effectively and building more transmission infrastructure
Speaker: John Dunlop, Senior Technical Outreach Engineer, American Wind Energy Association
Project Economics & Siting Overview
- Principal economic factors
- Process of financing a wind project
- Determining feasibility and available financing option
- Finance differences between utility, small, and community wind
- Phases of a wind project/ development timeline
- Environmental and wildlife issues
- Visual impacts, air space, sound issues
- Best practices and successful approaches to project development
- Site Assessment
Speakers: James Duffy & Matthew Moses, Partners, Nixon Peabody
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