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Date: 8/21/2008 to 9/1/2008Location: St. Paul , MNProgress Center Building on the fairgrounds (corner of Cosgrove and Randall). Windustry is proud to once again host the Wind Energy Center at the 2008 Minnesota State Fair. Visitors will have the chance to learn about wind energy, talk to a wind expert, try one of our fun activities, and look at the 123-foot blade.
Just as in the past two years, Windustry will make wind energy the star of the fair's Eco Experience with a 123-foot turbine blade in front of the building and a Wind Energy Center inside.
The Wind Energy Center features a large turbine tower section, as well as:
- Small home and farm scale wind turbines,
- The History of Wind
- A computer model displaying wind patterns over the Midwest,
- Myths and Facts game
- Renewable Energy Activity Corral
- Policy Puzzle, and
- Much More!
New for 2008
- New activities in the Renewable Energy Activity Corral and more activity sessions each day.
- Video tour of a wind turbine.
- Work in Wind area with dress-up activity.
- Envision Wind magnetic landscape.
The Wind Energy Center is completely interactive and visitors learn about wind energy in Minnesota through hands-on activities, games, demonstrations, and computer simulations.
Over 350,000 visitors came through the fair's Eco Experience in 2007. Spanish Fork Wind Farm Ribbon Cutting Event Date: 9/5/2008Location: Spanish Fork , UTPhone: (801) 363-4046 Date: 9/7/2008 to 9/10/2008Location: Overland Park , KSSheraton Overland Park Hotel and Convention Center. The objective of the National Association of State Energy Officials (NASEO) Annual Meeting is to provide an opportunity to state energy directors, technical energy staff officials, federal and regional energy officials, and a wide variety of stakeholders to participate in informative sessions on numerous energy-related topics. Date: 9/8/2008 to 9/9/2008Location: Boston , MAHilton Boston Back Bay Hotel. This conference brings together federal and state policy makers, developers, transmission companies and financial players to discuss opportunities and challenges for renewable energy and efficiency programs in the Northeast. These high level speakers will address the current status and likely impacts of federal and state initiatives, the next wave of renewable technologies to be deployed in the region and opportunities for increased investment in the sector.
While the conference will provide an excellent overview of the pertinent law, policy and economics, the goal is to create an opportunity for a focused faculty and audience to develop new insights and relationships that will increase opportunities for continued success in the renewable sector. Date: 9/9/2008Location: UTThe first Solar and Wind Working Group meetings for the Utah Renewable Energy Zone (UREZ) Task Force will be held on Tuesday, September 9th. Both groups will be meeting in the Department of Natural Resources located at 1594 West North Temple, Room 1060. We will be providing a luncheon for the meetings.
- The Solar group will meet from 12:00 to 2:00 p.m.
- The Wind group will meet from 2:00 PM to 4:00 p.m.
Nevada Wind Working Group Meeting Date: 9/9/2008Location: Carson City , NVPhone: 775-684-1184 Nevada Commission on Economic Development, 108 E. Proctor St., Conference Room. 9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m., call in number: 775-687-4001
Agenda
- Introductions
- Remarks by Michael Skaggs, Executive Director of the Nevada Commission on Economic Development, regarding economic development opportunities associated with wind energy generation in Nevada.
- Discussion of the Department of Energy's 20 % Wind Vision by the year 2030
- Presentation of the Wind Energy Generation and RenewableGenerations Programs announced on August 26, 2008 by Sierra Pacific Power Company and Nevada Power Company
- Presentation by Bob Anderson regarding the Western Governor's Association's initiative to identify renewable transmission opportunities in the West
- Discussion of Washoe County permitting activities for small wind development
- Announcements and Discussion of agenda for next meeting of Nevada Wind Working Group.
Date: 9/9/2008 to 9/10/2008Location: Wilmington , DEPhone: (202) 383-2512 Integrating offshore wind into the U.S. energy picture. Wind Integration Short Course Date: 9/9/2008 to 9/12/2008Location: Carmel , CAPhone: 865-691-5540, ext. 141 Utility Wind Integration Group. Net Metering Technical/Procedural Conference Date: 9/11/2008Location: Salt Lake City , UTPublic Service Commission. 160 East 300 South, Heber M. Wells Building, Room 401. 1:30 p.m.
The purpose of the technical conference is to discuss the changes to Utah Code 54-15 — Net Metering of Electricity enacted by the 2008 Senate Bill 84 — Net Metering Programs, to identify other remaining barriers to net metering not addressed in the legislation, and to determine a process or processes for evaluation of issues identified by parties which may result in the modification of utility tariffs.
An official notice and agenda for the technical conference is attached (PDF 21 KB) Download Adobe Reader.
The Enrolled Copy of Senate Bill 84, which became effective on May 5, 2008, is available (PDF 51 KB) Download Adobe Reader. Date: 9/14/2008Location: WIPhone: 715-592-6595 This one-day course is a prequel to the 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. Please see the Web site for full information. Date: 9/15/2008Location: MOContact: Kerry Cordray Phone: (573) 526-4220 5:00 - 9:00 p.m.
During the Summer of 2008, a series of three events will be held to enable interested persons to learn about Missouri's wind energy resources, meet others with similar interests, and consider what needs to happen to assure the state's wind energy potential best serves the needs of Missourians.
The Missouri Department of Natural Resources' Energy Center plans to use video conferencing to share presentations and panel discussion among three panels as a means to expand understanding of the state's wind energy potential, and explore the challenges involved in developing this native renewable energy resource.
The wind energy forums will address utility scale wind development issues, including:
- Opportunities for, and barriers to, wind resource development
- Utility operations and transmission needs
- Landowner concerns
- Economic development potential
- Environmental, wildlife and aesthetic considerations
- Discussion of how to best use the state's wind energy potential.
You can participate in person via video conference in one of nine cities or view the video from your own computer. Please see the Web site for full details and an agenda. Date: 9/15/2008 to 9/17/2008Location: Boston , MAFor information on attending, exhibiting, sponsoring or speaking, please email info@cardellexpo.com Date: 9/15/2008 to 9/20/2008Location: WIPhone: 715-592-6595 This six day workshop will involve participants in the installation of a residential system. Mornings will be spend in class lectures on topics of wind energy basics and the afternoons will be dedicated to hands-on assembly of the wind system. This workshop is ideal for wind systems installers and homeowners who are planning to install a wind system. Comprehensive handouts are included. This is a working workshop. Please see the Web site for full information. Date: 9/16/2008Location: Hood River , ORHood River County Library, 502 State St. 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Northwest Sustainable Energy for Economic Development and partners are pleased to present a workshop ofr rural landowners interested in learning how to harness the power of the wind. The workshops will provide participants with important information about how they can be part of energyizing rural Oregon with the power of wind. The workshop will cover all types of wind development including small wind turbines generating on-site electricity and multi-turbine commercial development. Participants will learn about wind energy project development including resource assessment, siting, permitting, financing, land leases, and interconnection. Renewable Energy Policy Options for Michigan Date: 9/17/2008Location: East Lansing , MIPhone: 517-432-6656 Michigan State University. Paul Gipe will present a two-hour seminar on renewable energy policy options for Michigan at the Kellogg Center from 4:00 - 6:00 p.m. in the Lincoln Room. One of the topics of his seminar will be "feed-in tariffs" to promote expansion of renewable energy such as those used in Europe and Ontario, Canada. Representative Kathleen Law has introduced similar legislation for Michigan.
Gipe, the author of several popular books on wind energy, was recently given the World Wind Energy Award at the World Wind Energy Association's annual conference. Previously Gipe had been named a pioneer in wind energy by the World Renewable Energy Council in 1998 and the wind industry's person of the year by the American Wind Energy Association in 1988.
The seminar is co-sponsored by the Michigan State University Department of Agricultural, Food and Resource Economics and the Michigan State University Cooperative Extension Service. The event is free and open to the public. Date: 9/19/2008Location: Sacramento , CASacramento Municipal Utility District, Rubicon Room, 6301 S Street. The California Wind Energy Collaborative in partnership with Sacramento Municipal Utility District is hosting its sixth California Wind Energy Forum. The Forum will assemble expert panels from industry, government, and academia to discuss the most relevant issues facing wind energy in the state. Topics will include project development barriers, transmission, legal issues, and education, and training needs. NWCC Transmission Update Call Date: 9/23/2008Location: DCContact: Dana Kathryn Goodson, Facilitator, National Wind Coordinating Collaborative Phone: (202) 965-6209 National Wind Coordinating Collaborative. 1:00 pm Eastern (12:00 pm CT, 11:00 am MT, 10:00 am PT)
The call will cover the recent competitive renewable energy zones (CREZ) order from the Texas Public Utility Commission (PUC) and a transmission proposal now under development by the Southwest Power Pool's Regional State Committee.
In August, the Texas PUC issued an order approving a nearly $5 billion plan to construct 2,400 miles of transmission lines that will accommodate over 18 GW of wind capacity, just 1,000 MW shy of the current installed wind capacity in the United States. Jess Totten of the Texas PUC will be on hand to talk about the order and to discuss next steps in the Texas CREZ process. The CREZ order (PDF 233 KB) Download Adobe Reader and dissent (PDF 61 KB) Download Adobe Reader are attached for your reference.
In addition, the Southwest Power Pool's Regional State Committee is developing a proposal creating a designated wind resource for transmission service to serve network load customers. Mike Proctor of the Missouri Public Service Commission will be on the call to discuss the proposal.
Call information call-in Number: 1-800-820-4690 Access Code: 9878643# There is no cost to join this briefing. A flyer with the same information is also attached (PDF 147 KB) Download Adobe Reader. An opportunity for questions and answers with the speakers will be provided, and a written brief will be distributed afterwards. We hope you will join us on the call. Date: 9/23/2008 to 9/24/2008Location: Topeka , KSPhone: 785-271-3349 Ramada Inn Downtown. Ninth annual event covering renewable energy and energy efficiency; featuring nationally prominent speakers and workshops on various topics. Date: 9/24/2008 to 9/25/2008Location: Portland , ORPhone: 202-383-2512 Modeling, analyzing, and assessing wind energy potential. Date: 9/25/2008Location: Portland , ORPortland Marriott Downtown Waterfront Hotel, Eugene Room. 5:00 - 7:00 p.m.
Women of Wind Energy Portland Chapter is hosting a meet-up during the AWEA Wind Resource and Project Energy Assessment Workshop to be held September 24-25, 2008 in Portland, OR. If you are planning on attending the workshop, please join us, and spend some time talking with other women in the wind industry and learning about Women of Wind Energy.
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