AWEA - American Wind Energy Association

About the Seminar

 

As the economic landscape fluctuates, businesses in O&M will find solid opportunities in a maturing wind energy marketplace. The AWEA Wind Project Operations, Maintenance & Reliability Seminar offers timely and comprehensive education, and up-close interaction with industry leaders -- all in beautiful Southern California. Meet and learn from speakers who are not only attune to your current business challenges, but offer realistic and actionable solutions based on real-world experiences.

Session Highlights

• The ISP Market - An Evolving Landscape

• The OEM Perspective - Reducing Lifecycle Costs

• Condition Monitoring – A Practical Case Study

• Technician Availability, Training, and Safety -- Do Your People Have the Right Skills?

 

Registration

Registration is now closed!

However, you may register on-site at the Hilton La Jolla Torrey Pines on Tuesday, January 15th at 7:00 am.

Click here to download a PDF list of company attending the 2013 Seminar!

Registration Prices

All prices quoted are per person

Registration Type	Early Bird Discount by December 5	Regular by    January 11	Onsite After January 11
AWEA Business Member	$449	$499	$549
AWEA Advocate	$599	$649	$699
Non-Member	$599	$649	$699
Government Agency	$349	$399	$449
Full-Time Student or Faculty	$275	$325	$375
Non-Profit*	$349	$399	$449
Seminar Speaker or Moderator	$150	$150	$150

Special Offer!  Register for the AWEA Wind Project Operations, Maintenance & Reliability Seminar and receive a discount code for 20% off the registration fee for the co-located AWEA Regional Wind Energy Summit - West on January 14 at the same hotel or the AWEA Wind Health & Safety Seminar taking place January 16-17 at the same hotel.  (This offer is good for any registrant paying the member or non-member registration fee; government, academic, non-profit, and presenter registrants are not eligible for this discount.  The discount code is provided in your registration confirmation email.)  Click here to learn more!

* Non-Profit registrations require pre-approval by AWEA. See below for a description of the type of organizations that meet our non-profit pricing requirement and contact conference@awea.org for details.

 

For registration questions or general event inquiries, contact conference@awea.org or

(202) 383-2512.

If you are unsure of your AWEA membership status, contact membership@awea.org or

(202) 383-2550. 

If you are interesting in exhibiting, contact exhibition@awea.org or (202) 383-2514.

 

Special Attendee Types

Government Agency: A full-time employee of a U.S. or international government agency (federal, state, local or tribal). Government-supported universities or colleges, government contractors, and government consultants do not qualify. Economic development organizations should register under the Government category.

Full-Time Student or Faculty: To qualify for the Student/Faculty registration rate you must be a current full-time student or faculty member at an educational institution. You must bring your institution ID to registration to verify your status.

Speaker: Registration for confirmed speakers and moderators in the seminar (limit 1 per presentation). Speaker/Moderator status will be verified.

Non-Profit Wind Power / Clean Energy Advocacy Groups: Discounted registrations are available to certain non-profit wind power / clean energy organizations that receive pre-approval by AWEA. This category is intended for specific wind power / clean energy advocacy groups as well as qualified environmental or energy related non-profits such as the Sierra Club, Energy Foundation or World Wildlife Fund among others. All 501c3 organizations will not necessarily qualify for the non-profit registration rate. Economic development organizations do not qualify for the non-profit registration rate and instead should register under the government registration category. Email conference@awea.org with your full contact information and a brief description of your non-profit organization including a link to your organization website to request non-profit approval.

 

Media / Press: Complimentary press registrations are available to those that meet AWEA's media accreditation guidelines. To request a complimentary press pass contact presspass@awea.org.

 

  

Registration Policies

Seminar registration includes: a networking reception, continental breakfasts, lunch, access to the speaker presentations, plus invaluable education from experts in the wind energy community and critical networking opportunities.

Confirmation & Changes: Registration confirmations are emailed automatically upon registering on-line or upon manual entry of registrations sent via mail or fax. If you have changes to your registration including contact information, purchasing additional items to your registration such as a pre-conference seminar that is available to specific events, or if you need to provide a substitution for your registration, email conference@awea.org no later than Friday, January 11, 2013.  After this date, any changes or substitutions will need to be made on-site at the event.

Cancellation Policy: All cancellations and requests for refunds must be submitted to AWEA in writing via email to conference@awea.org or fax to (202) 293-2567. Refunds may not be processed until after the completion of the seminar. All refund requests received by January 7, 2013 will be processed less a $100 administrative fee. There will be no refunds made for cancellations after January 7, 2013 or for no-shows and registration fees may not be transferred to a different AWEA event. However substitutions are permitted for no charge. Email information on substitutions to conference@awea.org. Any refunds to credit card payments may only be credited back to the original credit card and cannot be refunded to a different card.

Other: AWEA reserves the right to eject any registrant from the event without any prior notice or refund if while at the event your behavior is deemed disruptive, offensive, dangerous, and illegal or if they are found to be distributing unauthorized material.

This event is proceeding as planned unless the event organizer, the venue, and/or local or national authorities deem it to be unsafe to do so at which time we will update this website with more information.

 

Agenda

 

Event Location:

Hilton La Jolla Pines 10950 North Torrey Pines Road La Jolla, CA 92037

 

The program agenda is subject to change and will be updated here leading up to the event.   Please note that 2013 and Beyond: Operations & Maintenance Services will now begin at 8:00 AM. Tuesday, January 15, 2013
7:00 AM		Registration Opens
7:00 AM - 8:00 AM		Networking Breakfast
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM		2013 and Beyond: Operations & Maintenance Services The future for the wind energy industry operations and maintenance services is bright. With increased competition and opportunities for growth, the operations and performance of a wind farm is central to the bottom line. Develop your marketing and business development strategies as speakers update you on the opportunities that await the O&M services with the improved reliability performances of wind fleets. Speakers: Matt Kaplan, Associate Director, North America Wind Energy Advisory, IHS Emerging Energy Research (EER) Valerie Hines, Reliability Analyst, Wind Energy Technology Department, Sandia National Laboratories
9:00 AM - 9:30 AM		Networking Break & Exhibits
9:30 AM - 11:00 AM		The ISP Market - An Evolving Landscape Session Chair and Facilitator: Darrell Stovall, Principal Engineer, Due Diligence & Consulting, DNV KEMA Energy & Sustainability   Many wind projects are seeing their warranty and OEM service contracts expire in the near future… what O&M extension options are available? If your company chooses to contract with an independent service provider, what are the steps in selecting the best one for your project? Owner/operators need to know what to look for, how to compare offerings, and what to expect from a provider. In accordance, ISPs should know what features, specialties, and capabilities they need to have to maintain a competitive advantage. Externally, there are also various events that may shape the direction of the market – and these situations should be explored before making ISP decisions. ISP representatives, owners/operators, and related stakeholders will find this session informative and beneficial.   Speakers: Dave Luck, Director, Key Accounts & New Business Analysis, EDF Renewable Services Chris Shugart, Director, Asset Management, Pattern Energy Dave Schmitz, General Manager, Minnesota Power Renewable Operations, North Dakota Mike Peck, Director, Asset Management, EDP Renewables
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM		The Turbine Manufacturer Perspective - Reducing Lifecycle Costs Session Chair and Facilitator: Terry Royer, Chief Executive Officer, Winergy Drive Systems Corporation   This session will help you make smarter decisions to minimize the costs associated with the life cycle of wind turbines. From technology selection, to strong O&M practices and upgrades for existing technologies, the distinguished speakers will provide an overview of the primary life cycle cost levers, and ways which the turbine OEM can assist in lowering the cost of electricity production. Speakers: Dan Shreve, Partner, MAKE Consulting Kiersten Ralston, Manager, Wind Farm Engineering - Services, GE Ken Siddall, Director of Service Technology, Siemens Wind Power Ruben Segura-Coto, Director, Post Sales Service, Acciona Windpower North America
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM		Networking Lunch & Table Topics Towers Bolting Andrea Jones, Wind Energy Specialist, Alltite Climb Assists and Tower Internals Oliver Hirschfelder, Global Wind Energy Director, Capital Safety   Gearbox                  Lubrication Flushing Kurt Swaggert, Representative, Technical Services, AMSOIL Inc. Gear Lubricant Analysis Rick Russo, Industrial Products Technical Advisor, ExxonMobil Fuels Lubricants & Specialties Technology Kevin Harrington, Global Mobil SHC Technical Advisor, ExxonMobil Fuels Lubricants & Specialties Technology Reducing Transient Torque Load Damage Dave Heidenreich, Chairman of the Board and Chief Technical Officer, EBO Group, Inc. Doug Herr, Wind Products Manager, PT Tech   Rotors and Blades Repair of Impact Damage to Blades James Sadlo, Wind Market Development Manager, 3M Correcting Blade Structural Failures Santhosh Krishna Chandrabalan, Research Specialist, 3M Repairing Lightning Damage to Blades Gary Kanaby, Director of Sales for Wind Energy, Molded Fiberglass Companies   Balance of Plant Substation Maintenance Paul Idziak, Renewable Energy Manager, Shermco Industries Chris Petrola, Operations and Electrical Engineer, Acciona Energy   Data Reporting               Wind Turbine Availability Shawn Sheng, Senior Engineer, NREL Standards for Communicating with Wind Turbines Doug Taylor, Business Development Manager - Renewable Energy, OSIsoft   Condition Monitoring       Oil Debris Monitoring Andrew German, Director, Business Development, GasTOPS Alternative Lubricants Lisa Owen, Director of Business Development, RSC Bio Solutions Condition Monitoring-Gearbox David Clark, Bachmann Electronics
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM		Condition Monitoring – A Practical Case Study Session Chair and Facilitator: AnneMarie Graves, Senior Team Leader, Operational Services, GL Garrad Hassan For owners planning to hold their wind farm assets for the long-term, planning for and mitigating major component failures is a major part of the job.  A wide variety of condition monitoring technologies are available on the market to provide early failure detection from SCADA data trending systems to particle counters to high frequency vibration monitoring.  These systems also carry a wide range of cost and analysis effort.  Utilizing the perspective of a wind farm owner, a turbine manufacturer and a condition monitoring supplier, actual case studies will be evaluated based on the ability and timing of detecting damage, supporting infrastructure to process the data into actions, critical features and cost benefit.  Attendees will be provided with practical guidance on selecting the condition monitoring system appropriate for their business and project portfolio. Speakers: Adam Weiss, Senior Product Manager, Bently Nevada Asset Condition Monitoring Michael Hornemann, Wind Drivetrain Engineering Consultant, Romax Technology Jeffrey Wiener, Sales and Commercial Director, GE Wind Services Adam Johs, Major Component Reliability Engineer, EDP Renewables
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM		Networking Break & Exhibits
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM		Gear Units - Reducing Equipment Mortality Rates Session Chair and Facilitator: Samuel DiRenzo, Director, Renewable Energy, SKF USA Learn how the leading gear unit manufacturers are reducing gear units failure rates and how condition based monitoring generated data has played a roll. This interactive session will give attendees the opportunity to select the topics they want the panelists to discuss the most. Panelists: Mark Eagle, Wind Gear and CMaS Sales Manager, Moventas Ltd. Scott Gardiner, Director Wind Services, North America, ZF Services, LLC Parveen Gupta, Regional Vice President Sales, Renewable Energy - Americas, Bosch Rexroth Corporation Richard Nelson, Director, Technical Services, Winergy Drive Systems Corporation
5:30 PM - 6:30 PM		Networking Reception
Wednesday, January 16, 2013
7:30 AM		Registration Opens
7:00 AM - 8:30 AM		Networking Breakfast
8:30 AM - 10:00 AM		It's Going to Cost WHAT?! Facilitator: Matt Hankins, Vice President, Sterling Partners As the fleet of wind turbines in the U.S. ages and grows, there are vast volumes of data emerging that are re-shaping expected O&M life-cycle costs especially in the area of major component reliability.  This session brings together a diverse cross section of industry veterans who will analyze and debate what costs are real and what costs are myths. Panelists: Bill Berger, Asset Engineer- Windfarm Operations, Duke Energy Corporation Paul Baker, Vice President of Business Development, Frontier Pro Services Mark Willers, Chief Executive Officer, Minwind Energy
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM		Networking Break & Exhibits
10:30 AM - 11:45 AM		Technician Availability, Training, and Safety- Do Your People Have the Right Skills? Session Chair and Facilitator: Peter Wells, Chief Executive Officer, UpWind Solutions   Are you familiar with the professional background of your team? Whether you are out in the field or in the office, do your operations, maintenance and safety teams have what they need to perform their jobs? The rapid growth of the wind energy industry over the years has created a mature, experienced, workforce, but how will you prepare for the new generation of workers expected to enter the operations and maintenance sectors?  Panelists will examine and discuss the industry’s needs in maintaining current fleets and the development and training of new technicians as attendees from the Wind Environmental, Health & Safety Seminar will join with attendees of the Wind Project Operations, Maintenance & Reliability Seminar for this joint session.  Attendees will also gain insight from OSHA as they discuss the industry alliance and how you can help educate OSHA about your work environments. Panelists: Charles Clayton, Training Manager, Suzlon Wind Energy Corporation Thomas Bielema, Area Director, Peoria, Region V, Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) John Lamorie, Program Director, Wind Energy Technology, Laramie County Community College Gary Lee, Health and Safety Manager, EDP Renewables

 

 

Housing Information

Location	Hilton La Jolla Torrey Pines 10950 North Torrey Pines Road La Jolla, CA 92037
AWEA Rate	$165.00 (single and double occupancy) Plus applicable taxes
Reservations	858-558-1500 (Indicate you are with the American Wind Energy Association) or Click here to reserve your hotel room on-line
Deadline	A limited number of discounted rooms have been arranged for seminar attendees. The discounted rate will be available while group rooms remain until December 31, 2012. Once the discounted rooms are sold out or after December 31 (whichever comes first), the hotel may continue to accept reservations at the discounted rate on a space-available basis; however, they could be at a higher prevailing room rate.
Hotel Contact Info	Hotel Phone: 858-558-1500 Hotel Fax: 858-458-6662

Hotel Accommodations

Hilton La Jolla Torrey Pines is located in San Diego within the exclusive resort community of La Jolla, on the 18th fairway of the championship Torrey Pines Golf Course (site of the 2008 U.S. Open). The resort has a horizon view of the Pacific Ocean. Click here for more information about the Hilton La Jolla Torrey Pines.

Travel Information

The information and pricing listed below is provided as a service by AWEA but is subject to change.

Closest Airport:

The San Diego International-Lindbergh airport (SAN) is approximately 15 miles from the Hilton La Jolla Torrey Pines.

For more information on the San- Diego International –Lindbergh airport, please visit http://www.san.org/  

Taxi: 
There are multiple taxi companies that service the San Diego International-Lindbergh airport. Simply follow the signs leading to the Transportation Plazas. A taxi to the hotel will cost approximately $45. Please contact the Operators directly to determine the cost of transportation and for the specific area serviced.  http://www.san.org/sdia/transportation/cabs.aspx 

Airport Shuttle: 
EZ Ride Shuttle is San Diego's premiere door-to-door shuttle service. Providing professional airport shuttle and group transportation services Fare is approximately $18 per person each way. For more information on the EZ Ride please contact 800.777.0585. Shuttle services are available at the Transportation Plazas across from Terminals 1 and 2, and curbside at the Commuter Terminal.

 

Driving Directions:

From the San Diego International-Lindbergh Field Airport (15 miles)
Keep left toward N Harbor Dr (0.4 mi.) Turn left onto N Harbor Dr (1.1 mi.)Turn left onto W Laurel St (0.4 mi.)Turn left onto India St (0.9 mi.)Take ramp left and follow signs for I-5 North (11.2 mi.) At exit 29, take ramp right and follow signs for Genesee Ave (0.2 mi.)Turn left onto Genesee Ave (0.9 mi.)Bear right onto N Torrey Pines Rd (0.9 mi.) Take ramp right (0.2 mi.)Bear right onto Callan Rd (0.0 mi. Take ramp left for N Torrey Pines Rd (0.2 mi.) Arrive at N Torrey Pines Rd. Hotel is on your left.

Parking:

Overnight valet parking: $27 per night

Self-parking: $22 per day (In/Out privileges available.)

Internet:

Wired per day rate $13.95

Wireless per day rate $15.95

  

 

Increase Brand Recognition, Promote Your Company

 

The AWEA Wind Project Operations, Maintenance & Reliability Seminar is the premier wind industry O&M specific event in North America. AWEA has hosted the event annually since 2006, and it is always well attended by OEMs, O&M organizations, project owners, and project operators. The seminar features a wide variety of exhibiting companies, representing the many services and solutions that are vital to maintaining a wind project's performance.  Throughout the event, particularly during session breaks, breakfast, and the networking reception, attendees are encouraged to stop by the exhibit area to learn more about these companies.

 

  

Current Exhibitors:

• Avanti Wind Systems

• Bachmann Electronic

• Baron USA

• Bronto Skylift

• Capital Safety

• DNV KEMA

• EDF Renewable Services

• Firetrace International

• Flash Technology

• FT Technologies Ltd

• Frontier Pro

• Gaspe Windenergy Cluster

• GasTOPS

• Gravitec Systems

• Hydrotex

• Integrated Power Services

• Lift-It Manufacturing Co. Inc.

• Mobil Industrial Lubricants

• Morgan AM&T

• Natural Power

• NRG Systems, Inc.

• Olympus NDT

• O'Neil & Associates, Inc.

• Poseidon Systems, LLC

• PT Tech

• Rope Partner

• RSC Bio Solutions

• Run Energy

• S&C Electric

• Schaeffler Group

• Shermco Industries Inc.

• SPX Hydraulic Technologies

• Strategic Power Systems, Inc.

• Tech Safety Lines, Inc.

• Tuff Bucket, Inc.

• TWR Lighting, Inc.

• UpWind Solutions, Inc.

• Virginia Transformer Corporation

• Wind Energy Services Company

• Woodland Workwear, LLC

• WTGService.com
  

 

 

Sponsors

Networking

One of the fantastic features for delegates attending the AWEA Wind Operations, Maintenance & Reliability Seminar is AttendeeConnect - all pre-registered attendees, speakers and guests can contact each other, organize meetings and network before, during and after the event using this easy to use, private messaging system.

Maximize networking time at AWEA Wind Operations, Maintenance & Reliability Seminar by contacting other registered attendees in advance. Search other attendees by Job Title, Name or Company and send them a message directly via this secure, private system and as simple to use as email. None of your personal details will be shared with other users or displayed publicly.

 

AttendeeConnect allows attendees to:

• View all registered attendees’ profiles, including your LinkedIn connections who are also attending

• Browse "recommended" connections based on matching professional interests

• Communicate, and set up meetings, with current and potential business contacts before you even arrive

• Use LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter to announce your attendance at AWEA Wind Operations, Maintenance & Reliability Seminar
  

 

 Use AttendeeConnect to intensify your networking and business development at AWEA Wind Operations, Maintenance & Reliability Seminar. Registered attendees will receive an invitation with login information.

Side Meetings

AWEA Service Lift Working Group Meeting
Room: Fairway IV
Monday, January 14
3pm – 5pm PT
RSVP to: technology@awea.org 
 
AWEA Operations & Maintenance Working Group Meeting and O&M Project Teams
Room: Fairway I – IV
Wednesday, January 16
2pm – 6pm PT
RSVP to: technology@awea.org