Calendar of Wind Power-Related Events

AWEA Offshore WINDPOWER Conference and Exhibition

Date: 10/9/2012 to 10/11/2012

Location: Virginia Beach, VA

Contact: American Wind Energy Association

Phone: (202) 383-2512

This information was last updated on 5/22/2012

The AWEA OFFSHORE WINDPOWER 2012 Conference & Exhibition brings together exhibitors and attendees from all over the world to this premiere offshore wind event. The conference is one of the prime U.S. focal points for this new and highly promising market, pulling together interested parties from many different technical and deployment-related organizations.

Southeastern Wind Energy Meeting

Date: 10/11/2012 to 10/12/2012

Location: Virginia Beach, VA

This information was last updated on 10/9/2012

Please join the North Carolina Solar Center and the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy for the Southeastern Wind Energy Meeting, immediately following AWEA's Offshore Wind Conference & Exhibition. Presentations from regional developers, utilities, and others will be enhanced through open discussion with a focus on identifying solutions for regionally specific market barriers to wind deployment. Registration is free, but required.

The Wildlife Society Annual Conference

Date: 10/13/2012 to 10/18/2012

Location: Portland, OR

Oregon Convention Center

This information was last updated on 6/29/2012

Includes two symposiums about wind energy.

SEI Workshop: Homebuilt Wind Turbines

Date: 10/15/2012 to 10/20/2012

Location: Guemes Island, WA

Source: Solar Energy International

This information was last updated on 6/29/2012

This workshop will guide participants through the process of building a small wind turbine from scratch. Brief sessions each day on wind generator theory will be followed by shop sessions. The workshop group will construct one to three working wind generators. Approximately three-quarters of this workshop will be hands-on construction of wind turbines.

Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency for Alaska Native Community Development

Date: 10/16/2012 to 10/17/2012

Location: Anchorage, AK

Hilton Anchorage, 500 W. 3rd Avenue

This information was last updated on 10/5/2012

The EERE Tribal Energy Program is offering this course to help Alaska tribal leaders and staff members understand the range of energy efficiency and renewable energy opportunities that exist in their communities. The training will also cover project development and financing for clean energy projects. No registration fee is being charged for this event, but advance registration is requested for meeting space and food service planning.

WPA Webinar: Social Acceptance of Wind Energy

Date: 10/17/2012

This information was last updated on 10/9/2012

3:00 p.m. ET (1:00 p.m. MT)
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This free webinar is part of the Energy Department's Wind Powering America 2012 webinar series. Join Eric Lantz of the National Renewable Energy Laboratory for an examination of the issues related to social acceptance of wind energy. This discussion will focus on recent research on stress effects of wind turbine obstruction lighting, including how this analysis approach may help quantify the impacts of other stress-related impacts of wind energy development. Lantz will also discuss current technology improvements to reduce wind turbine noise and the first public overview of recent National Renewable Energy Laboratory research on the potential market impact of the following deployment barriers: radar, permitting, and wildlife impacts. The webinar is free; no registration is required. Log-in information is below.

Audio Access

Toll-free #: 800-988-9387

Toll #: 1-773-756-4665

Participant passcode: 5263973

Web Access

URL: https://www.mymeetings.com/nc/join.php?i=RW9341550&p=5263973&t=c

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Conference number: RW9341550

Audience passcode: 5263973

Massachusetts Wind Working Group Meeting

Date: 10/17/2012

Location: Plymouth, MA

Contact: Jody Lally, program manager, UMASS-Amherst

Phone: 413-577-0887

Aeronautica Windpower, 11 Resnik Road

This information was last updated on 10/5/2012

2:00-4:00 p.m. EDT
The agenda will include a panel on "Challenges to Wind Development." Jay McCaffrey, Sierra Club, will talk about the recent report Clean Energy Under Siege. The panel will also include Sue Reid from the Conservation Law Foundation and Simon Thomas from Atlantic Renewable Energy Services. Sumul Shah of Solaya Renewable Energy will give an update on two current wind projects in Massachusetts located in Fairhaven and Scituate.

EBC 7th Annual Ocean Resource Management Conference: New Developments at New England Ports and Harbors

Date: 10/17/2012

Location: Waltham, MA

Source: Environmental Business Council New England, Inc.

Foley Hoag Enterprise Center, 1000 Winter Street, North Entrance, Suite 4000

This information was last updated on 10/11/2012

7:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. EDT
This Environmental Business Council Ocean and Coastal Resources Committee program will take a look at the current status and new developments at ports and harbors in New England. The focus of the session will be on the recent Mass Ports Compact affecting the five major ports in Massachusetts, the potential impacts of the New Panamax guidelines on New England ports, and planning and development activities in support of the nascent offshore wind industry. What's going on now and what the future will bring. See the Environmental Business Council New England, Inc. website for an agenda and more information about the 7th Annual Ocean Resource Management Conference.

RETECH 2012: 4th Annual Renewable Energy Technology Conference and Exhibition

Date: 10/17/2012 to 10/19/2012

Location: Washington, DC

Omni Shoreham

This information was last updated on 8/3/2012

RETECH 2012 is dedicated to delivering coverage on every discipline of renewable energy technology. Meet over 3,000 government, utility, finance, and technology professionals from 60 countries.

RETECH's conference sessions deliver educational content including business development opportunities, topical professional development, current trends, the newest technologies, and important up-to-date information on the changing legislative and regulatory landscapes. The exhibition offers opportunity to meet, network, and connect with companies and organizations in the renewable energy industry.

Eastern Interconnection States Planning Council Meeting

Date: 10/18/2012 to 10/19/2012

Location: Indianapolis, IN

Contact: Miles Keogh

Source: National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners

Hilton Indianapolis Hotel and Suites, 120 West Market Street

This information was last updated on 10/5/2012

The Eastern Interconnection States Planning Council will meet to discuss generation and transmission issues for the eastern interconnection. For more information, see the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners website.

Fifth Annual Nebraska Wind Conference

Date: 10/22/2012 to 10/23/2012

Location: Lincoln, NE

This information was last updated on 5/22/2012

This 2-day conference will focus on Nebraska's future wind energy development challenges and opportunities, including the potential extension of the federal Production Tax Credit program and other federal wind incentives. It will include an array of national and state keynote speakers, as well as multiple educational tracks applicable for utilities, suppliers, landowners, economic development officials, students, environmentalists, and anyone interested in the Nebraska wind industry.

UVIG Fall Technical Workshop

Date: 10/23/2012 to 10/25/2012

Location: Omaha, NE

Contact: Sandy Smith, Conference and Communications Coordinator

Phone: 865-218-4600, ext. 6141

Source: Utility Variable Generation Integration Group

This information was last updated on 9/7/2012

The workshop will provide attendees with an expanded perspective on the status of wind and solar integration and interconnection to utility systems in the United States and other countries. The technical workshop agenda focuses on variable generation integration studies, distribution system issues, electricity market design and operation, variable generation forecasting, transmission planning, and industry updates. Events include meetings of the UVIG User Groups, focusing on variable generation operating impacts, market operation and transmission planning, variable generation modeling and interconnection, and distributed generation.

Injecting Useful and Credible Information into Wind Power Siting, A New England Wind Forum/NEWEEP Workshop

Date: 10/26/2012

Location: Gardner, MA

Mount Wachusett Community College

This information was last updated on 10/11/2012

8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. EDT
The workshop will convene a group of participants who will:

• Explore the role for and types of information needed to support appropriate, effective, and durable siting decisions on community- and grid-scale wind power projects.
• Identify and discuss the key questions and central information needs for effective decision-making, and the methods for developing and applying that information such as:
  • What is the role of technical and scientific information in wind development?
  • What issues are amendable to information that is either site-specific, regionally-specific, or generic in nature?
  • What are the most important informational needs when determining whether a proposed project is appropriately sited?
  • Which types and sources of information are useful and effective?
  • How can stakeholders engage in the development and use of technical information to ensure that it is legitimate, widely accepted, and salient?
  • What is needed to maximize efficiency in the development and use of information?
  • Who should develop and deliver this information?
• Draft a plan including next steps to implement and institutionalize the development and use of information for appropriate wind energy development.

Space is limited to 60 participants. To apply, complete the pre-registration survey by Friday, October 12, 2012.

Advanced Energy 12

Date: 10/30/2012 to 10/31/2012

Location: New York City, NY

Jacob K. Javits Convention Center

This information was last updated on 5/4/2012

Advanced Energy 2012 is a joint venture of energy conferences from across New York State that provides an opportunity for participants from industry, government, and academia to share ideas about energy and the environment. The conference offers a chance to learn from technology innovators, policy makers, energy providers, and business leaders first hand and witness the newest technologies and emerging concepts that will revolutionize the production, transmission and storage of tomorrow's energy.

The two-day event will feature keynote addresses and informational sessions focusing on every sector of the energy industry, with special emphasis on several key areas: smart grid, solar, offshore and onshore wind, battery and energy storage, and energy cyber-security. Other areas to be highlighted during the event include bioenergy, building efficiency, electric vehicles, geothermal, advanced lighting, energy standards, clean energy workforce training, and global energy solutions.

Marine Renewable Energy Technical Conference

Date: 10/30/2012 to 10/31/2012

Location: Warwick, RI

Crowne Plaza - Providence/Warwick, 801 Greenwich Avenue

This information was last updated on 9/11/2012

The 4th Annual Marine Renewable Energy Technical Conference will feature two days of technical presentations on research relating to wave, tide, ocean and river current, offshore wind, environmental monitoring, policy and regulations, industry lessons learned, and more.

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