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Date: 12/12/2006 to 12/13/2006Location: St. Paul , MNWind Powering America will be hosting an exhibit.
The Midwest Ag Energy Network is gathering 150 to 200 of the leading proponents and builders of energy from agriculture in one place to develop a roadmap to local ownership and Midwest Clean Energy Independence. Ag leaders from Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, North and South Dakota, Wisconsin and Nebraska launched the Midwest Ag Energy Network to unite members behind the goal of building strong rural economies through renewable energy development, advance local ownership and lead the Midwest to energy independence. Date: 12/12/2005Location: Saint Paul , MNContact: Center for Rural Policy and Development Phone: 651-292-1900 Radisson Riverfront Hotel, 11 E. Kellogg Blvd.
Agenda includes:
- Alternative Energy Overview
- Projecting Future Energy Need and Alternative Energy Goals for Minnesota
- District Energy: A Biomass Success Story in Downtown St. Paul
- The Laurentian Project: Municipal Biomass in Rural Minnesota
- State-Based Alternative Energy Policy Initiatives Across the Country
- Biofuels: Creating an Energy Crop in Minnesota
- Creating a Renewable Energy Marketplace
- The Economics of Alternative Energy Development
- Where Are the Synergies in Alternative Energy? Wind, Ethanol, Hydrogen, and Methane
- Real Products/Real Profits: A Look at the Center for Producer-Owned Energy Projects
- Meet the Risk-Takers: Renewable Energy Entrepreneurs in Minnesota
Date: 12/9/2005Location: Minneapolis , MNPast workshops have drawn approximately 200 participants. AWEA Great Plains Representative John Dunlop will be speaking at the workshop about prospects for the wind energy market in the U.S. Other presentations will include perspectives from the National Renewable Energy Laboratory; lessons from Norway; what's happening in Minnesota, by the Assistant Commissioner of Commerce; transmission planning in Minnesota; hydrogen and fuel cells, bioass and bio-diesel engines; and the California experience with renewable energy curriculums for primary and secondary schools. The University is inviting high school science teachers to explore whether some of this discussion can be brought into their courses. Date: 4/11/2005 to 4/13/2005Location: Minneapolis , MNThe Annual Meeting will take place April 11-13, with the technical program on April 12 focusing on utility control area and transmission system operation, dynamic Var and low voltage ride-through support for wind, and wind power developments in the Midwest. The techical program (open to all) will be proceeded by meetings of the UWIG User Groups on April 11 and the UWIG Annual Membership meeting on April 13. These events are open to UWIG members and invited guests only.
Bridging the Annual Meeting and the Wind Integration and Interconnection Workshop will be a tour of the G. McNeilus Wind Energy Facility in Dodge Center, MN. Bus transportation to and from the tour site will be provided.
The UWIG/AWEA/NREL Wind Integration and Interconnection Workshop will focus on technical issues associated with the integration, interconnection, and operation of wind plants in today's increasingly complex power system environment. The program will feature the results of recent research in this area, and explore in detail the assumptions and methodologies behind the results. In addition to work that has been completed, results from three ongoing projects will be presented. Covered studies include the California RPS-inspired work, the NYSERDA high penetration study for New York State, and the high wind penetration scenario for the Xcel-North system supported by the Minnesota Department of Commerce and Xcel Energy. Also examined will be grid code development efforts, capacity value and energy storage activities, and wind-hydro integration.
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