Wind Powering America: Webinar Podcasts http://www.windpoweringamerica.gov/podcasts_webinar.asp A series of Webinars about current wind energy issues. en-us julie.jones@nrel.gov (Julie Jones) http://www.windpoweringamerica.gov/images/wpa_logo_sm.jpg Wind Powering America: Webinar Podcasts http://www.windpoweringamerica.gov/podcasts_webinar.asp Interstate Turbine Advisory Council: An ASES Wind Division Webinarhttp://www.windpoweringamerica.gov/filter_detail.asp?itemid=3539http://www.windpoweringamerica.gov/filter_detail.asp?itemid=3539Tue, 8 May 2012 00:00:00 MSTDate: 5/3/2012]]>NREL and the American Solar Energy Society Wind Division co-hosted this webinar. Mark Mayhew, project manager with the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA), provided an overview of the Interstate Turbine Advisory Council (ITAC); eligibility criteria for small wind manufacturers for ITAC's unified list; the unified list itself; and where the ITAC is in the development of requirements for mid-sized wind.

Audio and text versions of the webinar are available (WMV 8.1 MB) Download Windows Media Player. Time: 00:36:01. Text Version.

]]>Technology Update: A WPA Webinarhttp://www.windpoweringamerica.gov/filter_detail.asp?itemid=3461http://www.windpoweringamerica.gov/filter_detail.asp?itemid=3461Mon, 23 Apr 2012 00:00:00 MSTDate: 4/18/2012]]>This free webinar is part of the U.S. Department of Energy's Wind Powering America 2012 webinar series. The webinar addressed some recent changes in wind turbine technology, such as the implementation of stretch rotors that allow cost-effective wind deployment in areas that have never been developed. Experts also discussed the current status and use of remote sensing equipment to ease and speed the development process.

Audio and text versions of the webinar are available (WMV 18.3 MB) Download Windows Media Player. Time: 01:12:38. Text Version.

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]]>Acoustic Noise Testing: An International SWAT Webinarhttp://www.windpoweringamerica.gov/filter_detail.asp?itemid=3511http://www.windpoweringamerica.gov/filter_detail.asp?itemid=3511Thu, 19 Apr 2012 00:00:00 MSTDate: 4/12/2012]]>The organizers of the First International Small Wind Association of Testers (International SWAT) Conference produced a series of webinars that provide an introduction to small wind turbine certification and testing. The organizers recommend that any conference attendees new to the field of small wind turbine certification replay the webinars prior to the conference.

Audio and text versions of the webinar are available (WMV 16.9 MB) Download Windows Media Player. Time: 01:15:30. Text Version.

]]>Power Performance Testing: An International SWAT Webinarhttp://www.windpoweringamerica.gov/filter_detail.asp?itemid=3510http://www.windpoweringamerica.gov/filter_detail.asp?itemid=3510Mon, 9 Apr 2012 00:00:00 MSTDate: 4/3/2012]]>The organizers of the First International Small Wind Association of Testers (International SWAT) Conference produced a series of webinars that provide an introduction to small wind turbine certification and testing. The organizers recommend that any conference attendees new to the field of small wind turbine certification replay the webinars prior to the conference.

Audio and text versions of the webinar are available (WMV 13.5 MB) Download Windows Media Player. Time: 00:57:14. Text Version.

]]>Duration Testing: An International SWAT Webinarhttp://www.windpoweringamerica.gov/filter_detail.asp?itemid=3509http://www.windpoweringamerica.gov/filter_detail.asp?itemid=3509Thu, 29 Mar 2012 00:00:00 MSTDate: 3/27/2012]]>The organizers of the First International Small Wind Association of Testers (International SWAT) Conference produced a series of webinars that provide an introduction to small wind turbine certification and testing. The organizers recommend that any conference attendees new to the field of small wind turbine certification replay the webinars prior to the conference.

Audio and text versions of the webinar are available (WMV 12.1 MB) Download Windows Media Player. Time: 00:53:06. Text Version.

]]>Markets for Wind Energy Development: A WPA Webinarhttp://www.windpoweringamerica.gov/filter_detail.asp?itemid=3393http://www.windpoweringamerica.gov/filter_detail.asp?itemid=3393Thu, 29 Mar 2012 00:00:00 MSTDate: 3/21/2012]]>This free webinar is part of the U.S. Department of Energy's Wind Powering America 2012 webinar series. In 2011, Wind Powering America conducted regional studies that identified catalyzing demand for additional wind energy development as one of the key challenges to industry growth. The expanding natural gas market paired with a potential loss of the Production Tax Credit has the potential to undermine several of wind energy's strong selling points, requiring a greater focus on other non-cost market drivers. This webinar examined this challenge in-depth and provided presentations by industry experts on approaches that states and other interested parties can take to generate further demand for wind energy.

Audio and text versions of the webinar are available (WMV 15.8 MB) Download Windows Media Player. Time: 00:58:40. Text Version.

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]]>Small Wind Turbine Standards Safety and Function Testing: An International SWAT Webinarhttp://www.windpoweringamerica.gov/filter_detail.asp?itemid=3512http://www.windpoweringamerica.gov/filter_detail.asp?itemid=3512Mon, 26 Mar 2012 00:00:00 MSTDate: 3/13/2012]]>The organizers of the First International Small Wind Association of Testers (International SWAT) Conference produced a series of webinars that provide an introduction to small wind turbine certification and testing. The organizers recommend that any conference attendees new to the field of small wind turbine certification replay the webinars prior to the conference.

Audio and text versions of the webinar are available (WMV 16.3 MB) Download Windows Media Player. Time: 01:11:40. Text Version.

]]>Small Wind Turbine Certification and Training: An ASES Wind Division Webinarhttp://www.windpoweringamerica.gov/filter_detail.asp?itemid=3505http://www.windpoweringamerica.gov/filter_detail.asp?itemid=3505Thu, 8 Mar 2012 00:00:00 MSTDate: 3/1/2012]]>NREL and the American Solar Energy Society Wind Division co-hosted this webinar. Discussion includes reasons for having small wind turbine certification, who and what roles are involved, four specific tests, and the NREL Regional Test Center Project.

Audio and text versions of the webinar are available (WMV 10.7 MB) Download Windows Media Player. Time: 00:55:49. Text Version.

]]>Recent Workforce Development Activities: A WPA Webinarhttp://www.windpoweringamerica.gov/filter_detail.asp?itemid=3392http://www.windpoweringamerica.gov/filter_detail.asp?itemid=3392Wed, 22 Feb 2012 00:00:00 MSTDate: 2/15/2012]]>This free webinar is part of the U.S. Department of Energy's Wind Powering America 2012 webinar series. The webinar provided a review of some of the outcomes of DOE's recent workforce development projects that focused on creating educational opportunities to prepare students across the country for jobs in the wind energy industry. Presentations from Gwen Andersen of Saint Francis University, James Tinjum of the University of Wisconsin, and Ruth Heffernan Marsh, DNV Renewables focused on the development of educational resources to support business and engineering continuing-education curricula. The presentations highlighted the availability of the curricula through distance learning, which allows students, professionals, and companies to expand their skills in the wind industry.

Audio and text versions of the webinar are available (WMV 16.4 MB) Download Windows Media Player. Time: 01:03:36. Text Version.

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]]>Recent Market Acceptance Activities: A WPA Webinarhttp://www.windpoweringamerica.gov/filter_detail.asp?itemid=3391http://www.windpoweringamerica.gov/filter_detail.asp?itemid=3391Tue, 24 Jan 2012 00:00:00 MSTDate: 1/18/2012]]>This free webinar is part of the U.S. Department of Energy's Wind Powering America 2012 webinar series. The webinar included a discussion of three projects that were funded as part of the DOE Wind and Water Power Program's "20% by 2030" funding opportunity to support market acceptance of wind technology.

Although focusing on three slightly different areas, each project addresses methods that wind stakeholders can use to proactively work with regional, state, and local decision makers and the public regarding the appropriate application of both small and large wind energy development. The following national experts presented:

  • Patrick Field of the Consensus Building Institute presented on the findings of a spring 2011 workshop, "Facilitating Wind Energy Siting," addressing how to best engage community stakeholders in the development of large-scale wind plants.
  • Suzanne Rynne from the American Planning Association introduced and discussed a new wind energy guidebook for rural, urban, and suburban planning professionals.
  • Simon Mahan of Southern Alliance for Clean Energy discussed the new Wind Working Group for the Tennessee Valley and Eastern Kentucky, focusing on lessons learned and plans for the group's long-term operations.

Audio and text versions of the webinar are available (WMV 15.3 MB) Download Windows Media Player. Time: 01:07:26. Text Version.

]]>Distributed Wind Site Analysis Tool: An ASES Small Wind Division Webinarhttp://www.windpoweringamerica.gov/filter_detail.asp?itemid=3422http://www.windpoweringamerica.gov/filter_detail.asp?itemid=3422Thu, 12 Jan 2012 00:00:00 MSTDate: 1/5/2012]]>NREL and the American Solar Energy Society Small Wind Division co-hosted this webinar. Shawn Shaw, The Cadmus Group, provided an overview of the Distributed Wind Site Analysis Tool (DSAT) to discuss why it is needed, what it really is, how it came to be, and what and how it does it. The remainder of the presentation is about performance prediction, the sources of data, how they're used, how the tool performs against other tools, how it performs against reality, and the future for DSAT.

Audio and text versions of the webinar are available (WMV 23.1 MB) Download Windows Media Player. Time: 01:15:42. Text Version.

]]>Wind and Wildlife Interactions: A WPA Webinarhttp://www.windpoweringamerica.gov/filter_detail.asp?itemid=3332http://www.windpoweringamerica.gov/filter_detail.asp?itemid=3332Tue, 3 Jan 2012 00:00:00 MSTDate: 12/21/2011]]>This free webinar is part of the U.S. Department of Energy's Wind Powering America 2011 webinar series. This webinar provided an overview of wind turbine and wildlife issues, including a summary of research plans by the American Wind and Wildlife Institute, an update of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service wind regulations, and bat/wind turbine interactions.

Audio and text versions of the webinar are available (WMV 27.7 MB) Download Windows Media Player. Time: 01:39:24. Text Version.

]]>U.S. Small Wind Market Report: 144,000 Turbines Deployed: Community and Small Wind Webinar Serieshttp://www.windpoweringamerica.gov/filter_detail.asp?itemid=3369http://www.windpoweringamerica.gov/filter_detail.asp?itemid=3369Tue, 20 Dec 2011 00:00:00 MSTDate: 12/15/2011]]>Windustry invited you to attend a webinar examining the market for clean, affordable, homegrown wind energy and recent growth in sales, capacity, and incentives for small wind turbines (up to 100 kW) powering homes, farms, and businesses.

Audio and text versions of the webinar are available (WMV 19.0 MB) Download Windows Media Player. Time: 01:23:41. Text Version.

This was the first in a series of free webinars funded by the DOE Wind Powering America initiative.

The webinar was designed for attendance by the general public, local officials, state and federal regulators, permitting officials, facility siting officials, state and federal policy makers, and others interested in small and community wind development.

America's small wind turbine industry saw substantial growth in 2010, highlighted by a 26 percent expansion in the market for small wind systems with 25.6 megawatts (MW) of capacity added, as well as a robust increase in sales revenue. Nearly 8,000 small wind units were sold last year, totaling $139 million in sales. The U.S. small wind industry represents an estimated 1,500 full-time equivalent jobs. Small wind turbines manufactured in North America typically incorporated 80-percent domestic content.

With small wind scaling up during the last few years, its benefits are becoming more noticeable. Growth in 2010 pushed cumulative sales in the United States to an estimated 179 MW of capacity-a total that reaches well into the range of many utility-scale wind farms. As a result, small wind is having a positive impact on the environment, as installations now annually displace 161,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide. That is the equivalent of taking 28,000 cars off the road.

The webinar speakers discussed:

  • Market Highlights
  • Federal and State Incentives
  • Small Wind Market Drivers
  • Distinguishing Product Features
  • Economic Value of Small Wind
  • 2010 Developments and Challenges
  • Industry Perspectives

Speakers

Larry Flowers, AWEA deputy director of Distributed and Community Wind

Heather Rhoads-Weaver, eFormative Options principal consultant and DWEA board member

Moderator

Lisa Daniels, Windustry executive director

More Information

2010 U.S. Small Wind Market Report

]]>Wind Power Economics: Past, Present, and Future Trends: A WPA Webinarhttp://www.windpoweringamerica.gov/filter_detail.asp?itemid=3337http://www.windpoweringamerica.gov/filter_detail.asp?itemid=3337Tue, 20 Dec 2011 00:00:00 MSTDate: 12/14/2011]]>This was an added webinar to the U.S. Department of Energy's Wind Powering America 2011 webinar series.

Wind turbine prices in the United States have declined, on average, by nearly one-third since 2008, after doubling from 2002 through 2008. Over this entire period, the average nameplate capacity rating, hub height, and rotor swept area of turbines installed in the United States have increased significantly, while other design improvements have also boosted turbine energy production. In combination, these various trends have had a significant—and sometimes surprising—impact on the levelized cost of energy delivered by wind projects.

This webinar featured three related presentations that explore these historical trends and provide insight on what the future may hold. Mark Bolinger of Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory covered highlights from the recent Lawrence Berkeley report Understanding Trends in Wind Turbine Prices Over the Past Decade, focusing in part on turbine scaling as a critical turbine price driver. Ryan Wiser of Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory demonstrated that—despite putting upward pressure on turbine prices—turbine scaling and other design improvements over this period have provided a net benefit in terms of the cost of wind generation, and that with today's lower turbine prices, the cost of wind generation from soon-to-be-built plants is lower than it has been in years. Finally, Eric Lantz of the National Renewable Energy Laboratory discussed the potential for further technology-based cost reductions, assuming ongoing turbine scaling and full realization of opportunities for technology improvement.

Audio and text versions of the webinar are available (WMV 30.1 MB) Download Windows Media Player. Time: 01:41:58. Text Version.

]]>Wind Power as a Neighbor: Experience with Techniques for Mitigating Public Impacts: A NEWEEP Webinarhttp://www.windpoweringamerica.gov/filter_detail.asp?itemid=3342http://www.windpoweringamerica.gov/filter_detail.asp?itemid=3342Thu, 15 Dec 2011 00:00:00 MSTDate: 12/7/2011]]>Location: MA]]>This is the sixth in a series of free webinars funded by the DOE Wind Powering America initiative. The webinar is designed for the general public, local officials, state regulators, facility siting decision makers, policy makers, and others interested in a review of objective information on the impacts of wind energy.

Speakers

  • Charles Newcomb, wind technology deployment supervisor, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, described the technical mitigation strategies invented and refined by wind manufacturers and developers to minimize or avoid impact to project neighbors, along with the background of how these strategies work and where they have been applied.
  • John Knab, town supervisor, Sheldon, NY, discussed the project adjustment and other mitigation techniques used by the Town of Sheldon in the process of allowing the High Sheldon Wind Project to be developed in their town and how these techniques impacted the siting decision-making process.
  • Nils Bolgen, program director, Massachusetts Clean Energy Center, described project adjustments and mitigation steps taken by wind project proponents during both the planning and post-operation stages, with outcomes and results where available.

Discussion Topics

The presentations and discussion provided webinar participants with an understanding of:

  • Technical and non-technical approaches to minimize, eliminate, or compensate for direct or indirect impacts during the planning, construction, and operation of a wind power project
  • Lessons learned on the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of available mitigation techniques and how specific techniques helped produce better outcomes
  • The process of negotiation to achieve public acceptance, and what concessions communities should (and shouldn't) expect from project proponents
  • The key to successful siting through balancing mitigation of impacts with project economic viability
  • Where current strategies fall short and what additional research is needed to fill the gaps

Audio and text versions of the webinar are available (WMV 39.5 MB) Download Windows Media Player. Time: 02:21:35. Text Version.

Background

The New England Wind Energy Education Project (NEWEEP) is a project funded by the U.S. Department of Energy Wind Powering America initiative under a two-year grant. NEWEEP is directed by a steering committee consisting of New England state agencies, regional and national research organizations, and New England's regional grid operator who have committed to participate in the project. NEWEEP is neither industry-funded nor industry-driven. The project consists of an 8-part webinar series and an in-person conference. Read more information about NEWEEP.

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