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This page documents many of the Wind Powering America workshops that have been held across the United States. Some of the following documents are available as Adobe Acrobat PDFs. Download Adobe Reader.
Wind Powering America hosts a series of Webinars on current wind energy issues. The Webinars are available as a series and via Podcast. Audio files, presentations, and text versions of each Webinar are available.
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Date: 8/20/2010Location: Fletcher, NCThe Western N.C. Agricultural Center, 1301 Fanning Bridge Road. 12:30 - 4:30 p.m.
Appalachian State University's Renewable Energy Initiative is sponsoring the "WNC Regional Wind Summit" on the grounds of the Southern Energy and Environment Expo, featuring national and regional experts on small scale, community scale and commercial wind systems and their potential in the the region. The "WNC Regional Wind Summit" is free with regular admission, but get here early for a seat! Webcast Addressing 2009 Annual Wind Technologies Market ReportDate: 8/18/2010Location: COAudio and text versions of the Webinar are available (WMV 22.5 MB) Download Windows Media Player. Time: 01:16:27. Text Version (PDF 170 KB) Download Adobe Reader. Ryan Wiser's presentation (PDF 2.0 MB) Download Adobe Reader.
This Webinar on the U.S. Department of Energy's annual, "2009 Wind Technologies Market Report," was presented by Dr. Ryan Wiser of Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, the report's principle author. The information in the market report is critical for representing wind information accurately to stakeholders.
The full report, a stand-alone executive summary of the report, and some of the data underlying the report can also be downloaded from the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Web site. Date: 8/15/2010 to 8/18/2010Location: Dallas, TXDallas Convention Center. Wind Powering America staff will be attending. Join federal employees and energy industry professionals on the frontier of federal energy management. GovEnergy fosters education and encourages the best application of practices, products, and services as they relate to energy efficiency, renewable energy, water efficiency, and greenhouse gas management within the federal sector. Participants will attend training sessions, discover financial and technical resources, explore energy-saving technologies, and meet energy experts. Date: 8/7/2010Location: Anchorage, AKThe Alaska Renewable Energy Fair is a free opportunity for people to see for themselves how renewable energy and energy efficiency development is taking off across the state. Listen to expert presentations on topics ranging from how to make your own biodiesel and make your home more energy efficient to tapping tidal power in Cook Inlet and plans for building a wind farm at Fire Island. WIndiana: Indiana Wind Working Group ConferenceDate: 7/21/2010 to 7/22/2010Location: Indianapolis, INIndianapolis Convention Center. For more information, please see the WIndiana Web site. Wind Turbines Noise and Health: Fact vs. Fiction SimulcastDate: 7/15/2010Location: Bourne, MAThe New England Wind Energy Education Project (NEWEEP) and Cape & Islands Renewable Energy Collaborative hosted this free simulcast, an in-person event simultaneously broadcasted as a Webinar. Dr. Robert J. McCunney's presentation focused on how wind turbines produce noise and whether this noise has direct effects on human health. The Webinar is designed for the general public, local officials, facility siting decision-makers, policy-makers, and others interested in objective information on wind energy impacts. Some of the following documents are available as Adobe Acrobat PDFs.
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Audio and text versions of the Webinar are available (WMV 27.9 MB) Download Windows Media Player. Time: 01:35:43. Text Version (PDF 238 KB). Dr. McCunney's individual presentation (PDF 3.1 MB) and a bibliography (PDF 162 KB) are also available.
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If you would like to receive NEWEEP Webinars announcements, please provide us with your contact information. Subscribers will also receive periodic e-mail announcements about newly posted information on the New England Wind Forum Web site and new editions of the New England Wind Forum newsletter. Addresses and information will not be distributed to anyone else for any other purpose. Past NEWEEP Webinar audio visual files and transcripts are available. Date: 7/14/2010 to 7/15/2010Location: Peoria, ILPeoria Civic Center, 201 SW Jefferson Ave. Wind Powering America's Senior Project Leader, Larry Flowers, will be presenting at the conference. Understanding the Impacts of Wind Turbine SoundDate: 7/13/2010Location: MAThe New England Wind Energy Education Project (NEWEEP) hosted its second free Webinar in its eight-part Webinar series. The Webinar included a discussion of wind turbine generator sound, permitting issues, and mitigation with a question and answer session. This event was designed for the general public, local officials, facility siting decision-makers, policy-makers, and others interested in objective information on wind energy impacts. Some of the following documents are available as Adobe Acrobat PDFs.
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Audio and text versions of the Webinar are available (WMV 33.7 MB) Download Windows Media Player. Time: 02:12:44. Text Version (PDF 286 KB). A bibliography (PDF 214 KB) is also available for the Webinar.
Speakers
Individual speaker presentations are available.
- Mark Bastasch (PDF 588 KB), PE, Lead Acoustical Engineer, CH2M Hill
- Jim Cummings (PDF 749 KB), Executive Director, Acoustic Ecology Institute
- Ken Kaliski (PDF 284 KB), P.E., INCE Bd. Cert., Q.E.P., Director of Environment, Energy, & Acoustics, Resource Systems Group
Discussion Topics
- Introduction to sound generation, propagation, attenuation and measurement;
- Acoustic modeling techniques and analysis;
- Qualitative Considerations — Evaluating the experiential reports of wind farm neighbors;
- Non-wind industry methods for addressing sound-related annoyance;
- Federal and state sound policies and regulations, and their role in the siting and permitting process;
- Mitigation and management;
- Areas of ongoing research.
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If you would like to receive NEWEEP Webinar announcements, please provide us with your contact information. Subscribers will also receive periodic e-mail announcements about newly posted information on the New England Wind Forum Web site and new editions of the New England Wind Forum newsletter. Addresses and information will not be distributed to anyone else for any other purpose. Past NEWEEP Webinar audio visual files and transcripts are available. Small Wind Certification Council WebinarDate: 7/13/2010Location: COPhone: (303) 384-6925 Audio and text versions of the Webinar are available (WMV 12.8 MB) Download Windows Media Player. Time: 00:59:56. Text Version (PDF 135 KB) Download Adobe Reader.
The American Solar Energy Society (ASES) Small Wind Division bi-monthly Webinar series continued with an overview and status update on the Small Wind Certification Council (SWCC). The Webinar was presented by SWCC's Executive Director Larry Sherwood.
Interested buyers of wind turbines for home, farm, and small business use are faced with choosing from more than 450 product choices from nearly 200 suppliers. Most of these systems have neither been tested nor independently evaluated, essentially leaving early customers to serve as beta or prototype testers. The resulting safety concerns and disappointed customers have thwarted the small wind market.
A new effort to filter the large number of small wind turbines that are "commercially available" across North America through testing organizations and independent certification, the SWCC has recently opened its doors and started reviewing applications for independent certification and turbine labels that will help protect consumers from poor products and allow easier comparison shopping. Many turbines are just entering the early stages of testing, and SWCC certification is expected to take approximately 2-4 months once test reports and complete applications are received.
SWCC will soon be announcing an initial list of turbine models with the status of "Application Pending" prior to becoming certified, and expects to release its first easy-to-understand consumer labels this fall. The labels will confirm performance and sound ratings as well as durability and safety compliance with the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) Small Wind Turbine Performance and Safety Standard. SWCC's website will include detailed data for each model certified.
Massachusetts, New York, and Wisconsin have established certification by the SWCC or similar certification bodies as a pathway to eligibility or qualification for consumer incentives. Oregon has indicated that SWCC certification will become the preferred method for qualifying wind turbines and estimating annual energy output. Numerous other incentive programs have indicated they plan to require certification or evidence of intent to achieve certification for small wind turbines to be eligible for funding, including California, Minnesota, Maryland, Maine, Ohio, Arizona, Nevada, Montana, and Iowa. Date: 7/13/2010Location: Peoria, ILPhone: (309) 438-7919 Peoria Civic Center, 201 SW Jefferson Ave. 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
This workshop will enable participants to:
- Explore opportunities to supply the Wind Power sector
- Evaluate their capabilities relative to customer requirements
- Develop their plan for penetrating the market, and
- Make connections with wind turbine technology companies
Date: 6/22/2010Location: MIThe Great Lakes Wind Collaborative (GLWC) Economic Development Workgroup invites you to join Suzanne Tegen, Senior Energy Analyst at the National Renewable Energy Lab (NREL), and David G. Loomis, Associate Professor of Economics at Illinois State University and Chair of the GLWC Economic Development Workgroup, for a 75 minute webinar to learn how to use the Jobs and Economic Development Impacts (JEDI) model and hear how a JEDI analysis can demonstrate the economic benefits of wind energy in your state, region or community.
JEDI is a model that analyzes the economic impacts of constructing and operating wind projects. The JEDI model runs in Excel, and users can use either default settings or their own settings in the analysis. The model has application for anyone who wants to better understand how a wind project will affect a community through job creation and local revenue.
The JEDI Model is often used by developers, advocates, government officials, decision makers, and other users who might not have the resources to develop their own economic development models. It is designed to accommodate a broad user base with various levels of experience in economic development modeling.
The Webinar is free of charge and open to your colleagues and associates. Date: 6/19/2010 to 6/23/2010Location: Orlando, FLSource: American Public Power Association.The National Conference is the American Public Power Association's premier annual event, attracting mayors, city council members, elected and appointed utility board members, and senior utility executives. Over 1,000 individuals active in the public power industry attend this event held each year in June.
The conference features sessions on the topics facing the electric utility industry and public power, covering all facets of utility governance and operations. It's a great tool for those in the industry to learn about trends, changes, and new ideas, as well as ways to develop practical programs to benefit customers.
American Public Power Association's National Conference is also the Association's annual major policy-setting meeting, where the APPA Board of Directors and Legislative and Resolutions Committee convene to approve policy objectives for the coming year. Virginia Wind Energy Collaborative: Wind Energy SymposiumDate: 6/16/2010 to 6/17/2010Location: Harrisonburg, VAPhone: (540) 568-8754 James Madison University, Festival Conference Center. Please see the Web site for more information. Permitting Wind Development: What Counties Need to KnowDate: 6/15/2010Location: Flagstaff, AZPhone: (928) 523-2380 Northern Arizona University, High Country Conference Center, 201 West Butler Avenue. 9:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
This forum has been designed to help decision makers and stakeholders in Arizona's windy counties understand questions to ask about proposed wind developments and what provisions can be included in effective wind ordinances. Speakers will address Arizona's energy situation, developers' perspectives, wildlife concerns, and common provisions of wind ordinance from around the West. Questions for expert panelists will be collected in advance of the meeting from county leaders, staff and other stakeholders to ensure that the meeting answers the most pressing questions. Please see the brochure for more details (PDF 450 KB) Download Adobe Reader.
For questions on the Forum and to register please contact Pat Ponce. There is a $20 registration fee for the event which covers lunch and meeting materials.
Sponsors of the Forum include the U.S. Department of Energy's Wind Powering America Program, Iberdrola Renewables, Interwest Energy Alliance, Arizona Public Service Company, BP, and Northern Arizona University. We hope you will join us for this informative event. Date: 6/14/2010 to 6/16/2010Location: Stevens Point, WIThe 6th annual Small Wind Conference is the premier event for small wind-electric system designers and installers, and for those involved in sales, specification, management, funding, and permitting of small wind systems. Proceedings are available.
Topics
- Updates from wind turbine manufacturers and importers
- Test results and updates on new wind turbines and equipment
- Wind-electric system cost and design
- Zoning and permitting processes
- Advancements in resource and site assessments
- Problems encountered in the field and how they were solved
- Input from dealers and installers—what works and what needs work
- Updates on installer and turbine certification as well as new NEC code for small wind
Date: 6/10/2010Location: Orange, CTPhone: 203-436-1825 Yale University West Campus, 141 Frontage Rd, Building W-B25. 1:00 - 4:30 p.m.
Main Activities and Discussion
- Phoenix Press New Haven Wind Turbine presentation and operations update
- National update from Wind Powering America Program and AWEA conference
- CT Siting Council Discussion
- BNE Energy Wind Development updates
- CT Small Wind Demonstration project update
For reservations please RSVP. Date: 5/27/2010Location: Dallas, TXPhone: (303) 384-6973 The Summit, which followed the annual WINDPOWER Conference and Exhibition, provided Wind Powering America's network of state wind working groups, state energy officials, DOE and national lab Wind Powering America representatives and its professional and institutional partners an opportunity to review successes, opportunities and challenges for wind at the state level. Participants shared strategies/lessons learned, reviewed priority activities/topics, and celebrated and recognized accomplishments among peers. The Summit featured plenary sessions, regional and state breakouts, and smaller group discussions on focused issues, as well as presentations and remarks from invited national guest speakers. Summit participants included leaders of Wind Powering America's state wind working groups, institutional partners, wind industry experts, and DOE and National Laboratory staff. Date: 5/26/2010Location: COParticipants learned how to use online maps to download renewable energy resource data for a selected area. Participants also learned how to use Web-based geographical information system (GIS) tools developed at the DOE National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) to support biomass, geothermal, solar, and wind projects. Participants received an overview of all of the GIS tools available online at NREL. Please see the Web site for more information. Transmission, Interconnection, and Integration Issues WebinarDate: 5/19/2010Location: COPhone: (303) 425-6800 Before wind turbines can be interconnected to the distribution system, developers must consider interconnection costs, standards, and a host of engineering issues. Learn from case studies how wind farms handle such challenges as voltage regulation during operation, voltage flicker during start-up and generator switching, operation of substation and line voltage regulators, and protecting the distribution grid and wind turbine during grid disturbances.
Audio and text versions of the Webinar are available (WMV 26.5 MB) Download Windows Media Player. Time: 01:45:07. Text Version (PDF 209 KB) Download Adobe Reader. Cape Wind Chronicles: Politics, Persistence, and PrayersDate: 5/13/2010Location: Boston, MAPhone: (781) 449-5959 Doubletree Gues Suites Hotel, 400 Soldiers Field Road. With the Cape Wind project having received its long-awaited approval from the U.S. Department of the Interior on April 28th, what is next for this epic project? What other approvals are needed? What are the prospects for financing? Hear the latest on this off-shore wind project for Dennis Duffy, Vice President of Regulatory Affairs for Energy Management, Inc., the project's developer. Having been involved in the 10-year battle to develop this project, as well as other generating facilities in New England, Mr. Duffy will share his perspective on the future of Cape Wind and project development in New England. More information is on the Northeast Energy and Commerce Association Web site. Wind Turbine Guidelines WebinarDate: 5/6/2010Location: COWind Powering America hosted this Webinar about the final recommendations of the Wind Turbine Guidelines Advisory Committee that have been transmitted to the Secretary of the Interior, through the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Director, David Stout. The Committee was established under the Federal Advisory Committee Act to provide
advice and recommendations on developing effective measures to avoid or minimize impacts to wildlife and their habitats related to land-based wind energy facilities. The recommendations are available on-line.
Audio and text versions of the Webinar are available (WMV 11.3 MB) Download Windows Media Player. Time: 00:44:17. Text Version (PDF 116 KB) Download Adobe Reader. Database of State Incentives for Renewables and Efficiency (DSIRE) WebinarDate: 5/6/2010Location: COThe American Solar Energy Society Small Wind Division bi-monthly Webinar series continued on May 6, 2010 with an introduction to the Database of State Incentives for Renewables and Efficiency (DSIRE). The Webinar was presented by Amanda Vanega.
For everyone in the small wind industry, understanding the constantly changing state and federal incentives is a challenge. This is especially true for those new to the field. Fortunately, the DSIRE resource is available to help keep track of policies and incentives. Through this Webinar, participants learned about the DSIRE database and how to use it effectively. In addition, the Webinar provided an overview of emerging policies, incentives and trends, as well as answered questions.
Audio and text versions of the Webinar are available (WMV 32.3 MB) Download Windows Media Player. Time: 01:22:36. Text Version (PDF 174 KB) Download Adobe Reader.
Established in 1995, the Database of State Incentives for Renewables and Efficiency (DSIRE) is an ongoing project of the North Carolina Solar Center and the Interstate Renewable Energy Council (IREC). It is funded by the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), primarily through the Office of Planning, Budget and Analysis (PBA). The site is administered by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), which is operated for DOE by the Alliance for Sustainable Energy, LLC. Impact of Wind Power Projects on Residential Property Values WebinarDate: 5/5/2010Location: MAThe New England Wind Energy Education Project (NEWEEP) hosted the first in a series of free Webinars. The main topic of NEWEEP's inaugural event was, "The Impact of Wind Power Projects on Residential Property Values" presented by Ben Hoen, consultant to the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratories. The session opened with a brief introduction of the New England Wind Energy Education Project, followed by an introductory discussion of, "Wind Power's role in Achieving Regional Policy Objectives" presented by Heather Hunt, executive director of New England States Committee on Electricity. The Webinar included a question and answer session. This was a free Webinar funded by the U.S. Department of Energy Wind Powering America Initiative. The Webinar was designed for attendance by the general public, local officials, facility siting decision makers, policy makers, and others interested in a review of objective information on the impacts of wind energy. Some of the following documents are available as Adobe Acrobat PDFs.
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If you would like to be on the NEWEEP mailing list to be notified of future NEWEEP Webinars via email, please provide us with your contact information. Subscribers will also receive periodic email announcements about newly posted information on the New England Wind Forum Web site and new editions of the New England Wind Forum newsletter. The addresses and information of those signing up will not be distributed to anyone else for any other purpose. Date: 4/28/2010Location: COThis Webinar presented information about the DOE Midsize Wind Turbine Development Project, how this turbine size seems to fit the budgets of most existing community wind projects, and some examples of community wind projects. Audio and text versions of the Webinar will be available from the Web site. Energy-Water WebcastDate: 4/27/2010As most of you know, water and energy are intimately connected. The most recent issue of National Geographic was dedicated to the world's water problems and future challenges. In the United States, the water issue is not just important in the Southwest, but also the Midwest, the upper Great Plains, the Great Lakes, and the Southeast. With the growing population requiring more electricity generation (and water for cooling) and municipal water supplies, as well as the new ethanol water demand and extended drought, the agricultural industry finds itself at the bottom of the water "food chain" ("water runs uphill to money"). Not only an inconvenient, but exacerbating, truth is that the climate change models are suggesting significant impacts on future U.S. water supplies, in amounts, locations, timing, and form.
During this Webcast, we looked at two recent related water analyses: water impacts of climate change (Brad Udall, director of the CU-NOAA Western Water Assessment Project) and the value of water (Stacey Tellinghausen, Western Resource Advocates).
Audio and text versions of the Webinar are available (WMV 20.3 MB) Download Windows Media Player. Time: 01:06:11. Text Version (PDF 153 KB) Download Adobe Reader. Date: 4/7/2010Location: Waltham, MANational Grid, 40 Sylvan Rd. 3:00-5:00 p.m.
The topic of the meeting will be, "Working Effectively with the Utilities under the New State Net Metering Regulations;" a session focused on those involved in wind energy development.
Timothy Roughan of National Grid and Joseph Feraci of NStar will speak on the "queue," interconnection applications, and the infamous Schedule Z. We will also have an update on the status of the Wind Energy Siting Reform legislation. Bob Grace, Sustainable Energy Advantage, will introduce the New England Wind Energy Education Project.
Please RSVP with Mary Knipe. Michigan Wind Working Group MeetingDate: 3/31/2010Location: Lansing, MIMichigan Public Service Commission, 6545 Mercantile Way, Room A. 9:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
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