Wind Powering America Past Workshops

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.

2008 International Wind-Diesel Workshop

Date: 4/23/2008 to 4/25/2008

Location: Girdwood, AK

We welcome you to attend the 2008 International Wind Diesel Workshop being hosted by the U.S. Department of Energy, the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, the Alaska Energy Authority, and the Renewable Energy Alaska Project. It has been almost four years since the last wind-diesel workshop and the technology has expanded in nature and application. New systems have been installed from Alaska to the Galapagos Islands and several older sites have seen large expansions. The rising cost of diesel fuel and the maturing of the wind industry is continuing to spur the market forward, with projects being planned or implemented from Mongolia to Antarctica. As with all of the workshops in pervious years, this one will focus on what has worked, and what has not, bringing the wind-diesel community together to share and discuss the current status of the technology and where we feel it should be going. Please come and join us.

Wind-Diesel Topics

• Operating Experience
• Comparative Economics
• Project Development
• System Integration
• Institutional Approaches
• Lessons Learned
• Markets
• Emerging Concepts
• Technology Updates
• Test Center Reports
• Development Plans
• Assessment of Barriers

Contacts

Martina Dabo, Wind Program Manager, Alaska Energy Authority

907-269-3027

Ian Baring-Gould, National Renewable Energy Laboratory

303-384-7021

Michigan Wind Working Group

Date: 4/23/2008

Location: Lansing, MI

Contact: John Sarver

Michigan Public Service Commission Office, 6545 Mercantile Way, Hearing Room A.

9:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.

Driving directions

Call in number: 877-336-1829

Passcode: 2022874#

Presentations will be posted on the Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Growth Web site.

The agenda will be:

9:30 a.m. — Introductions and announcements

10:00 a.m. — Update on Harvest Wind Farm, John Miceli, Wolverine Power

10:45 a.m. — Township Perspective on Harvest Wind Farm, Brion Dickens, Oliver Twp

11:30 a.m. — MI-WETS (Michigan Wind Energy Transmission Study) Update, Tom Stanton, MPSC

1:30 - 3:30 p.m. — Wind Study Technical Meeting: Report and Discussion on on-going Michigan Wind Diversity, Reliability, and Value Studies, Sina Sadeghi-Baghsorkhi, University of Michigan.

Regional Renewable Energy Development Workshop: Alaska Natives

Date: 4/21/2008 to 4/23/2008

Location: Anchorage, AK

This workshop focuses on the renewable energy development opportunities available to tribes in a specific region. This interactive course is designed to explore strategic energy planning and energy options to meet the long term energy goals of your Tribe. The workshop is focused on: 1) renewable energy technologies and energy efficiency concepts; 2) renewable energy project development; 3) organization and legal framework for development; and 4) financing options leading toward sustainable tribal communities. Agenda and registration information will be posted, once available, on the Tribal Energy Program Web site.

Massachusetts Wind Working Group Meeting

Date: 4/16/2008

Location: Westborough, MA

Contact: Lynn Di Tullio, Program Manager, Renewable Energy Research Laboratory

Phone: 413-545-2864

Massachusetts Technology Collaborative Weiss Conference Center.

3:00- 5:00 p.m.; driving directions.

Offshore Wind and Chapter 91: Impacts on Development in the Coastal Zone

Carol Wasserman, Senior Scientist with The ESS Group, will describe the Chapter 91 Waterways Act, its jurisdiction and impacts upon wind energy in the MA coastal zone, and significant changes that are currently being considered.

Muni's on Fire for Wind Energy: The Templeton Story

Sean Hamilton, General Manager of the Templeton Municipal Light and Water Department, and John LeClerc, Technology Engineering Teacher at Narragansett Middle School, will speak about their creative and effective efforts to educate the Northern Tier region about wind energy, and the current status of their wind turbine project located at the regional Narragansett school campus.

We look forward to seeing you on the 16th! Refreshments will be provided. Please RSVP.

Renewable Energy Credit Tracking and Marketing Systems Webinar

Date: 4/9/2008

Location: CO

Contact: Debbie Rock, Western Area Power Administration

Phone: 720-962-7271

9:00 - 11:00 a.m. PDT
Several renewable energy credit tracking and marketing systems have sprung up over the last couple of years. Learn how they work and how they support growing voluntary and competitive REC markets.

Arizona Wind Working Group Meeting

Date: 4/4/2008

Location: Kingman, AZ

Contact: Patricia Ponce, Program Coordinator

Phone: 928-523-2380

Mohave County Administration Building, Saguaro Rooms A and B, 700 W Beale St.

10:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.

Agenda (PDF 152 KB) Download Adobe Reader

Attendees should RSVP with Patricia by April 1.

Kansas Wind Working Group Meeting

Date: 4/3/2008

Location: Independence, KS

Contact: Jim Ploger, KCC Energy Programs

Phone: 785-271-3349

Nevada Wind Working Group Meeting

Date: 3/25/2008

Location: Carson City, NV

Contact: Bob Cooper

Phone: 775-684-1184

Nevada Commission on Economic Development, 108 E. Proctor St.

9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.

Teleconference Phone Number

775-687-4001

Agenda

1. Introductions
2. Update from Clint Koble on activities of Nevada Rural Development Council
3. Update on wind siting issues discussed at recent Joint Military Affairs Committee Meeting and Joint Military meeting with Nevada BLM representatives.
4. DOE's Wind Powering America initiatives in Nevada, including the unveiling of the WindPower Nevada Web site
5. New Business and other miscellaneous items
6. Adjournment (by 11:00 am)

Ohio Wind Working Group Meeting

Date: 3/14/2008

Location: Columbus, OH

9:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Zoning for Small Wind: The Importance of Tower Height: A Webinar from the ASES Small Wind Division

Date: 3/4/2008

Location: CO

Contact: Megan Amsler, Co-Chair, ASES Small Wind Zoning Subcommittee

Phone: 508-563-6633

1:00 p.m. EST
The American Solar Energy Society's (ASES) Small Wind Division will host the second in a series of Webinars on zoning for small wind. This Webinar will offer interested small wind installers, potential buyers, advocates, decision makers, and others the opportunity to learn about the importance of tower height to small wind systems (up to 100 kW) and the implications for zoning. Mick Sagrillo of the Midwest Renewable Energy Association will provide an overview.

Agenda

1:00-1:10 p.m. Introduction to the Webinar and the ASES Small Wind Division

1:10-1:40 p.m. Zoning For Small Wind: The Importance of Tower Height (PDF 592 KB) Download Adobe Reader

1:40-2:00 p.m. Question & Answer

2:00-2:10 p.m. Topics for future Webinars

Role of Renewables in Consumer-Owned Utility Supply Portfolios Webinar

Date: 2/13/2008

Location: CO

Contact: Debbie Rock, Western Area Power Administration

Phone: 720-962-7271

9:00 - 11:00 a.m. PST
Renewable resources can help diversify a utility's supply portfolio, offer a hedge against volatile fossil fuel prices and support rural economic development. Hear about the impact wind and other renewables are having on some of the nation's leading utilities.

Puerto Rico and Virgin Islands Wind Workshops

Date: 1/29/2008 to 1/31/2008

Location: San Juan, PR

Sponsored by Wind Powering America.

Wind Interconnection Workshop

Date: 1/23/2008 to 1/25/2008

Location: Golden, CO

Contact: Debbie Rock, Western Area Power Administration

Phone: 720-962-7271

Western Area Power Administration Electric Power Training Center.

Learn how to integrate the world's fastest growing form of generation into your power mix. The workshop includes an overview of wind power technologies followed by a demonstration of the Utility Wind Integration Group's new Internet-based tools program and Western's "Wind Simulator" training program for system operators. An optional tour of the National Renewable Energy Laboratory's Wind Technology Center on Jan. 25 is included.

Massachusetts Wind Working Group Quartery Meeting

Date: 1/22/2008

Location: Boston, MA

3:00 - 5:00 p.m.
The topic will be the Green Communities Act/Act to Generate Renewable Energy and Efficiency Now.

Regional Renewable Energy Development Workshop: California Tribes

Date: 1/21/2008 to 1/24/2008

Location: Sacramento, CA

This workshop focuses on the renewable energy development opportunities available to tribes in a specific region. This interactive course is designed to explore strategic energy planning and energy options to meet the long term energy goals of your Tribe. The workshop is focused on: 1) renewable energy technologies and energy efficiency concepts; 2) renewable energy project development; 3) organization and legal framework for development; and 4) financing options leading toward sustainable tribal communities. Agenda and registration information will be posted, once available, on the Tribal Energy Program Web site.

Kansas Wind Working Group Meeting

Date: 1/18/2008

Location: KS

Introduction to Zoning for Small Wind: A Webinar from the ASES Small Wind Division

Date: 1/17/2008

Contact: Megan Amsler, Co-Chair, ASES Small Wind Zoning Subcommittee

Phone: 508-563-6633

1:00 p.m. EST
The American Solar Energy Society's (ASES) Small Wind Division will host the first in a series of webinars on zoning for small wind. This webinar will offer interested small wind installers, potential buyers, advocates, and decision-makers, and others the opportunity to learn about issues related to the zoning of small wind systems (up to 100 kW). Jim Green from the National Renewable Energy Laboratory will provide a zoning overview. Existing on-line resources about zoning will be identified and an initiative by the ASES Small Wind Division to develop best practices for small wind zoning will be proposed.

Agenda

Some of the following documents are available as Adobe Acrobat PDFs. Download Adobe Reader.

1:00-1:05 p.m. Introduction (PDF 145 KB)

1:05-1:45 p.m. Zoning Overview (PDF 420 KB and PDF 1.3 MB)

1:45-2:00 p.m. Introduction of ASES Small Wind Division and its vision/goals for the zoning subcommittee

2:00-2:15 p.m. Developing ASES "best practices" for small wind zoning

2:15-2:20 p.m. March Webinar date

2:20-2:30 p.m. Time for Q&A and discussion

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Arkansas Wind Conference

Date: 1/16/2008 to 1/17/2008

Location: Fort Smith, AR

Attended by Wind Powering America.

Bethel Regional Wind Development Workshop

Date: 1/10/2008 to 1/11/2008

Location: Bethel, AK

Bethel Cultural Center.

This meeting is being held to discuss regional wind development in the Yukon and Kuskukwim (Y-K) delta region of western Alaska. In light of diesel prices that continue to rise, strong community interest, and successful wind-diesel projects already installed at the towns of Toksook Bay and Kasigluk, this workshop will try to set the stage for expanded wind development in the Y-K region.

First Day

The focus will be to give people without much background in wind energy an introduction to it.

Second Day

The second day will focus on how wind resource development might be done on a regional basis in the Y-K delta. Speakers will give short presentations on topics such as how regional wind development could affect the local business environment and educational community, examples of other successful regional approaches, potential public-private partnerships, and the pros and cons of bulk purchasing, shipping, and installation of wind turbines. After the presentations, a facilitated discussion will take place to collect input from the participants about regional needs and find out what people think about approaching wind energy development from a regional perspective. The goal of the second day will be to come up with a clear set of community recommendations on how to proceed.

People should feel free to come to one or both days of the event. Many people have already been introduced to wind energy and may decide to come only to the second day, so they can participate in the regional wind development discussion.

Who Should Attend?

Our goal is to have as much participation at the event as possible. In particular, we are targeting village administrators, traditional council members and tribal leaders, electric utility managers and operators, business people, and other regional stakeholders who may have an interest in how wind energy could decrease the amount of diesel necessary to generate electricity in communities across the Y-K Delta.

Registration

There is no registration fee. However, for planning purposes, we are asking that people please register for the event no later that January 3, 2008. Limited travel scholarships are available to help people get to Bethel for the event. Please contact Martina Dabo, Wind Program Manager, Alaska Energy Authority to apply for travel support.

Contacts

Ian Baring-Gould
(303) 384-7021

Hannah Willard
(907) 929-7770

Martina Dabo, Wind Program Manager, Alaska Energy Authority
907-269-3000

Michigan Wind Working Group Meeting

Date: 12/14/2007

Location: Lansing, MI

Michigan Public Service Commission, 6545 Mercantile Way, Hearing Room.

9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
The agenda will be:

• Introductions
• "European Perspective on American Wind Developments: How Can Michigan Be in The Game" — Dr. Stefan Schmitz, Squire Sanders.
• Update on Wind Energy R&D Consortium — John Patten, Western Michigan University
• International Transmission Corp. Tariff Update — Tom Wrenbeck, Manager for Stakeholder Relations
• Michigan Wind Energy Transmission Study — MPSC, ITC, ATC, MISO, MSU
• Adjourn

Call in number: 877-336-1829

Pass code: 2022874#

Presentations and materials will be posted at www.michigan.gov/eoworkshops .

Webcast: Current Status of the Wind Industry

Date: 12/13/2007

Contact: Corrie Christol, National Renewable Energy Laboratory

Phone: (303) 384-6962

This is to announce the first in a series of Webcasts sponsored by Wind Powering America with the purpose of reaching out to the agricultural community. These Webcasts will occur every other month, the first taking place on Thursday, December 13, 2007 at 9:00 PST, 10:00 MST, 11:00 CST, and 12:00 EST. The first Webcast will cover the current status of the wind industry, along with the economic development and environmental benefits of wind energy, and will present some results of the American Wind Energy Association/National Renewable Energy Laboratory analysis of the impacts of generating 20% of the Nation's electricity from wind by 2030. The presentation will be approximately 1 hour and will be followed by half an hour available for questions and answers.

Please forward this invitation on to anyone in your network who is interested in agricultural issues. We look forward to having you join us.

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Update on Wind Project Siting Issues Webinar

Date: 12/12/2007

Location: CO

Contact: Debbie Rock, Western Area Power Administration

Phone: 720-962-7271

9:00 - 11:00 a.m. PST
Receive the latest information on siting issues important to the wind industry's growth such as radar interference and wildlife impacts.

Oklahoma Wind Working Group Monthly Meeting

Date: 12/12/2007

Location: Oklahoma City, OK

Contact: Stephanie Buway

Ohio Wind Working Group (OWWG) Quarterly Meeting

Date: 12/7/2007

Location: Cleveland, OH

Contact: Tom Maves

NASA Glenn Research Facility.

Where Green Meets Green Energy Conference and Exposition

Date: 11/30/2007 to 12/1/2007

Location: Mahwah, NJ

Contact: Michael Edelstein

Phone: 201-684-7374

Ramapo College of New Jersey, 505 Ramapo Valley Road.

Funded in part by the U.S. Department of Energy, State Energy Program, the conference is a major initiative to offer leadership in transforming the region toward renewable energy. The conference focuses on promoting related public policy goals to make communities in New Jersey and the region more sustainable. The 2-day event is meant to stimulate green business, design, planning and consumption, and to maximize use of renewable energy. It also aims to help conferees minimize the use of non-renewable energy and help NJ reduce its carbon footprint.

Oklahoma Wind Working Group Monthly Meeting

Date: 11/14/2007

Location: Oklahoma City, OK

Contact: Stephanie Buway

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