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From this page you can search wind power-related events by month or view the entire list. Some of the following documents are available as Adobe Acrobat PDFs. Download Adobe Reader. Web developers are welcome to download an Excel file containing a list of these events to expedite inclusion on their Web sites (Excel 56 KB) Last updated 11/4/09. Wind Powering America also makes its calendar available through an RSS Feed Wind Powering America Events RSS Feed. Learn about RSS Feeds.

23 event(s).

 

The Ecology of Marine Wind Farms: Regional Perspectives on Impact Mitigation, Siting, and Future Uses

Date: 11/2/2009 to 11/4/2009

Location: Newport, RI

Contact: Tracy Kennedy

Phone: (401) 874-6800

The purpose of this symposium is to develop opportunities and document progress toward a new vision of designed, permitted, offshore ecosystems that have windpower energy systems as their focus to provide mutual benefits for multiple uses of ocean space and many new opportunities to develop the "green economy." This symposium will bring together international experts in wind energy, biotechnologies, seafoods, fisheries, aquaculture, and leading legal and policy experts to discuss innovative methods for the integration of these future uses into windfarm marine areas.

AWEA Wind Power Supply Chain Workshop

Date: 11/3/2009 to 11/5/2009

Location: Detroit, MI

Contact: American Wind Energy Association

Phone: (202) 383-2512

This workshop, held in conjunction with the Small and Community Wind Conference & Exhibition, will attract representatives from a diverse range of markets to discuss the wind industry's need to strengthen and expand its national supply chain to keep up with growing demand for wind energy and to increase domestic manufacturing of wind turbines and their components for homes and farms, and utility grade wind projects.

The Supply Chain Workshop educational sessions will be held concurrently with the Small and Community Wind Conference sessions allowing workshop attendees to have the option of attending the conference sessions or workshop sessions as well as visiting the exhibition hall that will feature supply chain exhibitors.

Small and Community Wind Conference and Exhibition

Date: 11/3/2009 to 11/5/2009

Location: Detroit, MI

Contact: American Wind Energy Association

Phone: (202) 383-2512

Cobo Center .

The American Wind Energy Association has created its first Small and Community Wind Conference & Exhibition to bring together industry leaders, new entrants, project developers, economic development groups, municipalities, land owners and other allied organizations to formulate and enact growth strategies for small and mid-sized wind applications. Focusing on important topics such as national renewable energy legislation, technology costs, zoning requirements, utility interconnection, tax revenues and investment opportunities, this conference offers valuable information on how best to capitalize on wind technology.

Rhode Island Ocean Special Area Management Plan Stakeholder Meeting

Date: 11/4/2009

Location: Narragansett, RI

Contact: Jennifer McCann

Phone: (401) 874-6127

University of Rhode Island Bay Campus, Coastal Institute Building, Hazards Rooms.

6:00 - 9:00 p.m.
The Ocean Special Area Management Plan stakeholder group is a forum that engages key constituencies and the public in the development of the Ocean Special Area Management Plan. During this two-year process, the stakeholder group members will learn about the technological and scientific information being collected to create an Ocean Special Area Management Plan, be able to voice their concerns and issues, and provide thoughtful input on the process and products.

U.S. Mid-Size Wind Turbine Development Workshop

Date: 11/6/2009

Location: Detroit, MI

Contact: Trudy Forsyth, NREL

Cobo Center, Room W1-54.

7:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Sponsored by NREL and DOE, the Mid-Size Turbine Development Workshop will facilitate collaboration between wind turbine designers and U.S. manufacturers and build awareness of the DOE-NREL Mid-Size Wind Turbine Development Project. This half-day workshop will consist of facilitated panel presentations by turbine designers and manufacturers. In addition to networking opportunities, attendees will have the opportunity to learn about the anatomy of a mid-sized turbine and future opportunities for partnering with DOE. Register for this workshop (PDF 92 KB) Download Adobe Reader.

Introduction to Wind Systems

Date: 11/9/2009

Location: Custer, WI

Contact: Midwest Renewable Energy Association

Phone: 715-592-6595

9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
This one-day course is a prequel to Midwest Renewable Energy Association wind systems workshops and for people who have an interest in residential size wind systems for their home or business. This course will inform students as to what wind energy is, how it works and what it can do for you. Students in this course will learn the basics of wind energy. Topics will include: wind resources, basic system components, system types, turbine types, applications, and tower types.

Nebraska Wind Power 2009 Conference

Date: 11/9/2009 to 11/10/2009

Location: Kearney, NE

The conference will feature nationally known wind experts and sessions on small wind, land issues, financing, and energy efficiency.

Renewable Energy Finance Summit

Date: 11/9/2009 to 11/10/2009

Location: Washington, DC

AED Conference Center.

  • Details on the creative deal structures that are being developed for the first wave of projects to take advantage of the ARRA stimulus programs
  • What project developers need to know in order to tap today's recovering (and evolving) financial markets
  • The latest word on how developers should be posturing their projects to profit from pending national and international decisions regarding energy policy, carbon regulation, and future financial support for renewables

Clean Energy Connections: 2nd Annual Conference and Opportunity Fair

Date: 11/10/2009

Location: Springfield, MA

MassMutual Center.

8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Clean Energy Connections is a career and business development information and networking event. It is a forum for the individuals and organizations that will accelerate the growth of our clean energy economy.

Wind Site Assessor Training

Date: 11/10/2009 to 11/13/2009

Location: Custer, WI

Contact: Midwest Renewable Energy Association

Phone: 715-592-6595

This workshop will help participants learn how to evaluate a site's wind energy potential, determine wind speeds at proposed heights, make a load profile for a client's energy needs, determine appropriate tower heights and estimate kWh output for a system based upon wind resources. The Wind Site Assessor Training workshop will lead participants through the background information required to perform wind site assessments for the Focus on Energy program, other state incentive programs, and for the home or business owner to assess their site. This class will prepare students for the Wind Site Assessor Certification Test. Recommended for PV dealers interested in getting into the wind business, beginner wind dealers, educators, and homeowners.

Economic Techniques for Homeowners to Assess Renewable Energy Systems

Date: 11/11/2009

Location: Golden, CO

Contact: NREL Visitors Center

Phone: 303-384-6565

National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Visitors Center Exhibit Hall.

12:00 - 1:00 p.m.
As part of the National Renewable Energy Laboratory's Lecture Series, Dan Chiras, a green building consultant and an internationally acclaimed author of 25 books on residential green building, residential renewable energy and sustainability, will examine four highly economic techniques that homeowners can use to analyze the economics of a wind or solar system using real life examples. Chiras will explore financial incentives such as the Federal Tax Credit, utility rebates and USDA REAP grants that help lower the initial cost of systems.

Call 303-384-6565 to make a reservation for this free public program.

NWCC Wildlife Workgroup Call

Date: 11/12/2009

Location: Washington, DC

Contact: Taylor Kennedy, NWCC

Source: National Wind Coordinating Collaborative.

2:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Eastern
Bi-monthly wildlife workgroup call.

Community Wind on Maine's Islands: Lessons from an Early Win on Vinalhaven and North Haven

Date: 11/12/2009

Location: Portland, ME

Contact: Patty

Phone: (207) 228-1625

Gulf of Maine Research Institute, 350 Commercial Street.

7:00 - 8:00 p.m.
Please join the Gulf of Maine Research Institute for its ongoing public lecture series about emerging challenges and opportunities in the Gulf of Maine.

Seating is limited, please call for reservations.

2009 Conference on Clean Energy

Date: 11/12/2009 to 11/13/2009

Location: Boston, MA

Hynes Convention Center.

 

NARUC 121st Annual Convention

Date: 11/15/2009 to 11/18/2009

Location: Chicago, IL

Source: National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners.

 

Tribal Energy Program Review

Date: 11/16/2009 to 11/20/2009

Location: Denver, CO

Doubletree Hotel Denver, 3203 Quebec Street.

This annual program review is intended as a forum for tribes to meet and learn from other tribes pursuing energy sufficiency through renewable energy or energy efficiency, and share in their successes. Recognizing the increasing interest of tribes in energy efficiency and renewable energy and the benefit of tribes learning from tribes, we are opening up this meeting to Indian Country as a whole. This is a unique forum where you can get an excellent overview of the wide range of renewable energy and energy efficiency projects under way in Indian Country.

What Does It Take to Put Up a Wind Generator?

Date: 11/16/2009 to 11/23/2009

Location: Traverse City, MI

Source: Northwestern Michigan College.

Aero Park Campus, M-TEC Rm. 226.

Courses and workshops are designed for consumer education and workforce development throughout the year.

Utah Wind Working Group Meeting: Model Wind Ordinance Review

Date: 11/17/2009

Location: Salt Lake City, UT

Contact: Elise Brown

Phone: (801) 537-3365

Department of Natural Resources, 1594 W. North Temple, Room 1010.

10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
In this meeting we will review the comments submitted for the Model Wind Ordinance that was discussed in our last meeting. We received great feedback, and many comments were implemented into the ordinance.

The Utah State Energy Program plans on presenting our findings for the ordinance to the Utah State Legislature Natural Resources Committee the following day during Interim Session.

EBC Stimulus Forum: Funding for Massachusetts Environment, Energy, and Transportation Projects

Date: 11/17/2009

Location: Boston, MA

Source: Environmental Business Council New England, Inc.

Nixon Peabody LLP, 100 Summer St.

7:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
This Environmental Business Council Forum will follow up on the first and second EBC stimulus programs (in March and July of 2009) and focus on how the Commonwealth of Massachusetts received, allocated, and spent the federal stimulus funds. This program will also address the Second Round of stimulus funding. Special emphasis will be placed on the following activities most relevant to EBC members:

  • Energy: renewable energy, efficiency, clean tech, smart grid
  • Environment: Brownfields remediation, SRF wastewater and water treatment
  • Transportation: Roads, bridges, railways etc.

Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Workforce Education: A National Conference for Educators and Trainers

Date: 11/18/2009 to 11/20/2009

Location: Albany, NY

Albany Marriott.

Please join us for two days of conference sessions dealing with some of the best practices and teaching models underway across the country at community colleges, technical high schools, skill centers, the trades, industry, and other training centers and organizations. The conference will be preceded by one day of technical workshops. It will be three days packed with information you will want to know if you are offering or planning training programs (degree granting, certification, continuing education, public education, etc.) for the renewable energy and energy effiency markets.

AWEA Wind Energy Fall Symposium

Date: 11/18/2009 to 11/20/2009

Location: Orlando, FL

Contact: American Wind Energy Association

Phone: (202) 383-2512

Every year the AWEA hosts the AWEA Wind Energy Fall Symposium bringing over 900 wind energy professionals together to gather the most current information in wind and make quality industry contacts.

The Wind Energy Fall Symposium provides the perfect opportunity to speak one-on-one with your prospective customers, current clients, and industry colleagues in a casual resort setting conducive for business. The symposium provides a unique educational program designed for wind energy professionals working in all facets of the industry looking to learn more about the overall wind business, policy and legislative affairs, and technical issues of the wind industry.

EBC Wind Energy Seminar 2009: Big Strides in Massachusetts Wind Energy

Date: 11/19/2009

Location: Boston, MA

Source: Environmental Business Council New England, Inc.

The Lenox Hotel, 61 Exeter Street.

7:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
This Environmental Business Council Program will provide an update on the latest wind energy developments in Massachusetts including a review of the proposed Wind Energy Siting Reform Act, the new Wind Technology Testing Center in Charlestown, recent wind projects under development by the Massachusetts Renewable Energy Trust, and the implications of the new Massachusetts Ocean Management Plan to be finalized on December 31.

EBC New Hampshire Chapter Stimulus Forum: Funding Opportunities for Environment, Energy, and Transportation Projects

Date: 11/20/2009

Location: Manchester, NH

Source: Environmental Business Council New England, Inc.

Public Service of New Hampshire, 780 N. Commercial Street.

7:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
This Environmental Business Council Forum will focus on how the state of New Hampshire receives, allocates, and spends the federal stimulus funds. This program will also address the Second Round of stimulus funding. Special emphases will be placed on the following activities most relevant to EBC members:

  • Energy - Renewable energy, efficiency, clean tech, smart grid
  • Environment - Brownfields remediation, SRF wastewater and water treatment
  • Transportation - Roads, bridges, railways etc.

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