Events

Join the discussion for a look into what the future holds for renewable energy development.We will address:

▪     Growing our energy resources, how fast can we get there?

▪     Efficient conversion of solar energy to electricity and fuels

▪     Latest advances in wind technologies.

A pre-workshop to Optimizing Wind Power Performance.

This interactive workshop will take an in depth look at today's advanced wind power forecasting technologies and examine how operators, developers, power marketers and investors can make reliable and informed decisions. Led by 3TIER

Session topics include:

• Operating Efficiently in a New Age of Renewable Power Generation
• Improving Performance and Cost Competitiveness
• Wind Farm Design, Maintenance and Optimization
• Offshore Wind Optimization Strategies
• Advances in Wind Turbine Technology and Optimization Techniques
• Performance Monitoring, Assessment and Optimization — Next Generation Wind Farm Design and Optimization Software Applications
• Advanced Technology for Wind Measurement
• Next Generation Lidar and Techniques for Performance Monitoring and Optimization
• SCADA for Enhanced Performance
• Measuring and Managing Plant Performance
• Wind Forecasting for Efficient Operation and Energy Trading — Exploring the Use of Wind Forecasting Models for Scheduling and Operation of Wind Power Systems
• Integrating Forecasting into Market Expansion

The forum will have a strong focus on governmental programs given that worldwide governments have pledged billions of investment capital to clean technologies.

Themed The Second Cleantech Investment Boom: Aligning Entrepreneurship and Innovation with Government Stimulus, it will assemble CEOs, investors, scientists, policymakers, and other industry pioneers to drive demand and open cleantech markets.

This course is intended to provide the necessary background for engineers and researchers on the interconnection and integration of wind generation power plants into electric utility systems. It is also geared towards experts already working in this area, as there will be an opportunity to exchange knowledge and discuss experiences from around the globe. Experts from the United States and Europe will provide state-of-the-art knowledge and expertise on the application of power system engineering methods to address the incorporation of wind power plants into electric power systems.

This event is one of the world's three big PV conferences (together with the PVSEC in Asia and the IEEE PVSEC in the U.S.), but traditionally has the most visitors and the largest industry exhibiiton.

The second annual Renewable Energy Finance Forum – West will bring together the largest gathering of senior renewable energy finance professionals on the West Coast.

Does a Small Wind System Make Sense for You?

Wind energy can be a reliable supplement to solar electricity and, in some locations, can supply 100% of your needs. In this talk, we'll explore small wind systems, what your options are, what type of wind turbines are available for homeowners, how to assess a site for suitability, and costs.

Dan Chiras is a certified wind site assessor and author of numerous books on renewable energy, including Power from the Wind: A practical Guide to Small-Scale Energy Production.

With its theme of Geothermal 2009: Making Renewable Energy Hot, the Annual Meeting of the Geothermal Resources Council (GRC) will take place October 4-7, 2009, in Reno, Nevada, at the Peppermill Resort Spa Casino. The four-day event will offer technical, policy, and market conference sessions, educational seminars, a trade show exhibition, tours of local geothermal and renewable energy projects and numerous networking opportunities.

The call for abstracts for the event has been issued and information about abstract requirements and submission forms can be obtained by contacting the GRC at (530) 758-2360, at the GRC Web site, or going directly to the organization's Abstract Submission (MS Word 192 KB) or Abstract Selection Process (PDF 30 KB) files. Download Adobe Reader.

Plan to join industry members, university faculty, and NREL staff at the Omni Hotel in Broomfield, CO, to explore the state of the art of wind turbine drivetrain condition and structural health monitoring for wind turbine drivetrains, blades, and primary support structures. This workshop will examine the application of current and future condition monitoring technologies for detection, diagnostics, and prognostics in wind turbines and wind plants. Tentative workshop topics include:

• Condition monitoring (CM) practices in other industries
• Current CM practices in the wind industry
• CM of blades & towers
• Drivetrain CM
• Lubricant filtration and CM
• Monitoring wind plants: land-based and offshore

The Solar Decathlon is a competition that challenges students to design and develop houses that can provide their own energy from the sunlight – a clean, renewable source of energy.   Twenty collegiate teams from the United States, Canada, Spain and Germany will each build a completely self-sufficient solar powered house, showcasing energy-efficient amenities and smart home systems that provide reduced carbon emissions without sacrificing the comfort of modern conveniences. The Solar Decathlon is sponsored by DOE’s Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, in partnership with NREL, which manages the event.

This event from the International Solar Energy Society (ISES) will highlight advances and technological developments.  The theme of the event is "Renewable Energy: Shaping our Future."

The first comprehensive multidisciplinary international forum for exchange of ideas, dissemination of knowledge, and professional education for all aspects of the biofuels and bioenergy system from genetics through production, distribution and use.

The largest Solar Power Conference in the United States about the U.S. solar industry and market opportunities.  The conference is sponsored by the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) and the Solar Electric Power Association (SEPA). 

Sponsored by NREL and the American Wind Energy Association, this meeting seeks to gain the assistance of committed wind turbine design and industry experts to develop national guidelines for large wind turbine design, permitting, development, electrical, structural, and offshore wind. These guidelines will capitalize on existing IEC Standards to avoid creating new standards and will ultimately be used to facilitate compliance verification activities by local inspectors and project developers attempting to permit land-based or offshore wind turbines. Although NREL and AWEA hope that a broad representation from all the invested stakeholders will attend this initial meeting, only technically qualified persons will be encouraged to assist in developing the large turbine permitting guidelines.

Registration form (PDF 94 KB)

Topics

Wind Energy Principles and Power Engineering Basics

• Energy in the Wind
• Wind Site Assessment
• Electric Power Generation and Control Fundamentals
• Wind Turbine Basics
• Wind Turbine Components
• Wind Turbine Standards and Certification

Wind Generation Machinery

• Synchronous Generators: A Review
• Induction Generators
• Doubly-Fed Induction Generator
• Wind Turbine Control Systems

Beyond the Turbine

• The Collector System
• Monitoring, Control and Automation Solutions
• Reactive Compensation
• Interconnection of Wind Power Plants with Electric Grid

International Trade Fair for Renewable Energies and Energy Efficient Building. For the 5th time, worldwide experts meet in order to exchange know-how, present experiences from the practice and offer advice gained through research and development and ensuring this knowledge is quickly transferred into action. The innovation conference takes place over two days parallel to the CEP trade fair.

Join NREL at its 22^nd Industry Growth Forum—America's largest venture event focused exclusively on companies developing clean energy products and services.

The Forum provides growth opportunities in the clean energy industry for early-seed to expansion capital companies. In attendance will be angel investors, venture capitalists, investors, company executives, and government officials.

This two-day workshop (PDF 717 KB) Download Adobe Reader, with an optional tour of the National Wind Technology Center on Friday, Jan. 23, will answer your questions about interconnecting wind turbines and other distributed generation applications to electric distribution systems.

Get an overview of wind energy, followed by an introduction to the Utility Wind Integration Group's Internet-based tools for assessing a distributed wind project's impact on the local distribution system. Training will cover the theory behind each tool and demonstrate their use with actual data.

Also, the Western Area Power Administration's Electric Power Training Center instructors will be there to offer a tour of the center. Participants will have the opportunity to observe a demonstration of the Electric Power Training Center's hands-on miniature power system, including a Wind Farm Simulator developed in partnership with the National Renewable Energy Laboratory and the U.S. Department of Energy's Wind and Hydropower Technologies Program.

The Engineering and Operations Technical Conference was founded to meet the unique needs of professionals charged with designing, developing, and maintaining the electric systems across the country. The conference benefits public power professionals working in the areas of transmission and distribution, environmental policy, generation, safety, SCADA, metering, security and system planning.

Join Europe's largest and most important H2+FC exhibition: The 16^th Group Exhibit Hydrogen + Fuel Cells at HANNOVER MESSE 2010! Around 150 international exhibitors will showcase the full spectrum of hydrogen and fuel cell-related products & services as part of the giant ENERGY sector in Hannover. Over 200 000 visitors and 6 000 exhibitors are expected at the HANNOVER MESSE 2010.

The World Geothermal Congress 2010 (WGC2010) -- Geothermal powering world’s today energy, will take place in Bali Indonesia at the Bali International Conference Center (BICC), Nusa Dua, Bali’s largest conference venue, named top in the category “World’s leading Conference & Convention Centre 2006”. Over 3000 participants from more than 80 countries are expected to attend and learn about the latest breakthroughs in the field. An Exhibition, held simultaneously with the Conference, will feature foremost companies and state-of-the-art products of the Geothermal industry.

This low-cost ($200), weekends-only class runs from Jan. 31 to April 19 and gives you the industry-requested skills for an entry-level wind technician position. Sign up online, click on Schedule and Registration, Alternative Energy-Sustainability.