November 19, 2008
Palm Desert, CA

Fundamentals of Wind Energy
Pre-conference Seminar

Additional fee required – not included in conference registration!

For those new to the wind industry, this comprehensive tutorial covers the fundamentals of utility-scale wind energy and is a perfect primer for the more detailed topics to be covered during the remainder of the Fall Symposium. A great introduction to new staff you may have recently hired!

• Add this pre-conference seminar to an existing Fall Symposium registration for only $150.
  
• Attend this pre-conference seminar as a stand-alone event for $250.

1:30 pm - 5:30 pm
Introduction to Wind Energy Pre-Conference Seminar

Moderator: Eric White, Director of Engineering,
AWS Truewind, LLC

	Wednesday, November 19

1:30 pm – 3:30 pm
Overview of the Wind Industry

• State of the Industry: Past and current statistics on wind energy
  in the US and the World
• Driving Forces For Growth: environmental / global warming, fuel price stability, energy security
• Technology Basics: how wind turbines work (basic only); types and sizes of wind turbines
• Public Issues & Our Roles: public policies, state and federal RPS and other regulations
• The 20% Wind Vision – brief overview
• Industry Trends: challenges and future planning
• AWEA’s role in the wind industry

Speaker: Chris Ziesler, Wind Analysis Manager, Shell WindEnergy Inc.

Technology Overview

• Applications, types of wind turbines and how they are used: utility-scale, community-scale, small wind
• Current turbine technology; including examples of technology past/future, evolution of turbine sizes and technology
• Characteristics of turbine suppliers and key components of turbines
• Turbine operation, maintenance, and service
• Off-Shore Wind: turbine technology and technical challenge

Speaker: Paul Veers, Distinguished Member of the Technical Staff, Sandia National Laboratories

Project Economics Overview

• Principal economic factors
• Market growth rates and market drivers
• Industry consolidation and Value Chain aspects of the wind industry
• Process of financing a wind project
• Developing a pro-forma
• Determining feasibility and available financing option
• Industry players in various parts of the economic chain

Speaker: Ed Feo, Partner, Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP
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3:30 pm - 4:00 pm
Break
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4:00 pm - 5:45 pm
Wind Resource Analysis / Forecasting Overview

• Fundamental aspects of wind energy
• Finding out how good your resource is: measurements and data collection
• Old and new equipment and techniques and where to go for general or more specific info
• Making sense of the data / data quality and reliability; wind farm design and use of data
• Wind Forecasting- where it fits in the process and why it is important
• Trends in Resource Assessment accuracy: U.S. and the World

Speaker: Eric White, Director of Engineering,AWS Truewind, LLC

Transmission and Integration Overview

• History of Interconnection
• Operating Characteristics of Large Wind Plants
• Building and Validating Wind Plant Models
• Dealing With Variability and Uncertainty
• Forecasting Errors and Issues
• Capacity Value
• Transmission Issues: using the grid more effectively and building more transmission infrastructure

Speaker: Michael Goggin, Electric Industry Analyst,
American Wind Energy Association

Siting Overview

• Phases of a wind project / development timeline
• Environmental and wildlife issues
• Visual impacts, air space, sound issues
• NIMBY issues and dealing with local populace and neighbors
• Best practices and successful approaches to project development

Speaker: Laurie Jodziewicz, Manager of Siting Policy,
American Wind Energy Association

Questions & Answers / Wrap-up Session
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6:00 pm – 7:30 pm
Networking Reception
Sponsored by TPI Composites Inc

(Program schedule and topics subject to change without notice.)