12:00 PM
Registration Opens
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1:00 PM – 5:30 PM
NEW
Pre-Conference Seminar:
Resource Assessment 101
Learn the basics of resource assessment for wind project development. This seminar will give an overview of how to find the best location to catch the wind, and lay needed groundwork for the more technical full workshop program.
Ideal for those professionals new to wind energy or those already working in wind wanting to deepen their understanding of wind resource assessment.
Session Chair:
Kevin Walter, Director of Meteorology, TradeWind Energy
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1:00 PM – 2:00 PM
Fundamentals of Wind
- Why and Where does the Wind Blow?
- Terrain, Roughness, and Obstacles
- Energy in the Wind
Rob Istchenko, Manager, Wind Resource, GENIVAR
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2:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Wind Resource Assessment
- Measurement Campaign Best Practices
- Wind Shear
- Turbulence
- Getting to Long-Term — Measure Correlate Predict
Melissa Elkinton, US WindFarmer Manager and Wind Energy Analyst,
Garrad Hassan America, Inc.
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3:00 PM – 3:30 PM
Break
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3:30 PM – 4:30 PM
Wind Flow Models & Wind Farm Simulation Models
- Overview of Wind Flow Models - Strengths and Weaknesses
- Wind Farm Simulation Models
- Power Curves and Frequency Distributions
- Turbine Models
Michael Brower, Principal, AWS Truewind, LLC
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4:30 PM – 5:30 PM
Losses, Uncertainty, Array Design & Economics
- Getting from Gross to Net — Losses
- Uncertainty
- Array Design Best Practices
- The Bottom Line - Overview of Key Economic Drivers
Kimberly Comstock, Senior Engineer/Project Engineer, DNV Global Energy Concepts
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More detailed information will be posted in the coming weeks.
(Program schedule and topics subject to change without notice.)
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