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Date: Thu, 4 Mar 2004 00:18:00 -0800
From: "Heather Rhoads-Weaver"
Subject: Small Wind at Global Windpower 2004 - Chicago

If you haven't already made plans to attend Global Windpower in Chicago March 28-31, don't miss out!
This year's AWEA conference features more events than ever on small wind, including:

Sunday, March 28

Pre-Conference Seminar 9:00 am - 4:00 pm
"Taking Small Wind to the Next Level: Reaching Industry Goals"
http://www.awea.org/global04/g04seminars.html
Full Program below

Poster Reception 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Meet Presenters of 8 Poster Sessions on Small Wind
Listed below

Opening Reception 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
View Exhibits, including 15 companies involved in Small Wind
Listed below

Monday, March 29

AWEA Legislative Update 10:30 am - Noon
Discussion will include creation of new pending federal Small Wind Turbine Investment Tax Credit

National Programs - 2nd Presenation in 10:30 am Session
Larry Flowers, Team Leader, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, USA
Wind Powering America - An Update

Small Wind Turbine Committee Annual Meeting 5:30 - 7:30 pm

Tuesday, March 30

Small Wind Track Sessions
Details below

Wind Energy for Farms, Homes and Small Businesses 10:30 am - Noon

Hybrid System Technology Needs 1:45 - 3:15 pm

Advanced Small Turbine Technology 3:30 - 5 pm


AWEA SMALL WIND PRE-CONFERENCE SEMINAR
Sunday, March 28

Taking Small Wind to the Next Level: Reaching Industry Goals

9:00-9:10 Welcome and Introductions, Brian Smith, NREL

9:10-9:40 The Future of Small Wind and its Markets, Mike Bergey, BWC

9:40-10:10 Strategic Priorities for the Small Wind Industry: Review of the U.S. Small Wind Turbine Roadmap, Heather Rhoads-Weaver, AWEA

10:10-10:40 DOE/NREL Distributed Wind Turbine Projects, Trudy Forsyth, NREL

10:40-10:55 Break

10:55-11:15 Status of the Technology and Implications of Testing, Ken Starcher, AEI

11:15-11:45 Present Federal and State Residential Incentives, Trudy Forsyth, NREL
Opportunities for Improving Programs, Policies and Incentives to Nurture the Small Wind Industry, Robert Preus, ARE

11:45-12:00 Wind Resource Assessment for Small Turbines, Dave Blittersdorf, NRG Systems

12:00-1:00 Lunch

1:00-2:20 Small Wind Fundamentals, Jim Green, NREL
· How Wind Turbines Work
· Estimating Annual Energy Delivery
· Technology Overview and Available Products
· Costs and Payback
· Case Studies
· Utility Interconnection

2:20-2:35 Break

2:35-3:05 Understanding Zoning for Small Wind, Jim Green, NREL

3:05-3:20 Q & A on Small Wind Technology, Jim Green, NREL

3:20-4:00 Looking Ahead: Joint Actions for Industry and Advocates, Jim Green, NREL, Mike Bergey, BWC, and Heather Rhoads-Weaver, AWEA


SMALL WIND POSTER SESSIONS

Peter Asmus, Pathfinder Communications, USA
Permitting Small-Scale Wind Projects: Learning from the California Experience

David Corbus, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, USA
Small Wind Turbine Energy Capture Analysis

Radu Danescu, North Dakota State University, USA
Verticle-Axis Turbine Modified for a Cost-Effective, Small Off-Grid Wind Power System

Vinod John, Northern Power Systems, USA
Operation of Small Wind Turbines on Distribution Grids

George Nassos, Illinois Institute of Technology, USA
A Highly Efficient Small Wind Turbine for Distributive Generation

Lynn Sharp, Maul Foster & Alongi Inc., USA
Rapid Ecological Assessment of Potential Small Wind Power Sites for Native Villages and Coast Guard Facilities in Southeast and Southwest Alaska

Eduard Shyshonkov, Center for Safe Energy, Ukraine
Off-Grid Small Wind Power in Crimea, Ukraine: Towards Distributed Energy Independence

Andrew Wright, University of Newcastle, Australia
The Starting Performance and Low Wind Speed Behaviour of A Small Horizontal Axis Wind Turbine


EXHIBITORS INVOLVED IN SMALL WIND INCLUDE
AWEA Small Wind Advocate http://www.awea.org/smallwind.html
AWS Scientific Inc http://www.awsscientific.com
Bergey Windpower Co. http://www.bergey.com
CH2M Hill http://www.ch2m.com
Electric Power Engineers, Inc. http://www.epeconsulting.com
Energy Maintenance Service Inc. http://www.energyms.com
enXco http://www.enxco.com
Fuhrlander AG http://www.lorax-energy.com
Gestion Optilog Inc. http://www.windports.com
Global Energy Concepts http://www.globalenergyconcepts.com
NRG Systems http://www.nrgsystems.com
Natus Technology Corp. http://www.natustech.com
Paragon Partners Ltd. http://www.paragon-partners.com
TrueWind Solutions LLC http://www.truewind.com
U.S. Department of Energy http://www.eere.energy.gov/windandhydro.html
Valmont Industries Inc - Wind Energy http://www.valmont.com
WECS Electric Supply http://www.wecselectric.com
Wetzel Engineering http://www.kwetzel.com
For a full exhibitor list see http://www.awea.org/global04/g04exhibits.html

SMALL WIND TRACK SESSIONS
Tuesday, March 30

Wind Energy for Farms, Homes and Small Businesses
10:30-Noon, Room N228
Moderators: Peter Dreyfuss, Director, Chicago Regional Office, U.S. Department of Energy
Michael Bergey, President, Bergey Windpower Company

Ryan Hayes Wiser, Scientist, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, USA
Building a Market for Small Wind Systems: Calculating the Break-Even Turnkey Cost of Residential Wind Systems in the United States

Charlie Dou, General Manager, Beijing Bergey Windpower Co., Ltd., China
Experience and Lessons Learned from Renewable Energy System Application in China Rural Electrification

Michael Klemen, USA
Experiences in Testing Numerous Small Wind Turbines and Comments on Turbine Design

Heather Rhoads-Weaver, Director of Community Partnerships, NW Sustainable Energy for Economic Development, USA
Our Wind Co-op: Exploring Joint Green Tag Financing and Marketing Models for Energy Independence

William Hagy, Deputy Administrator for Business Programs, U.S. Department of Agriculture, USA
Farm Bill Section 9006 Program: Proven Funding Source for Rural Wind Energy Systems

Mark Bolinger, Principal Research Associate, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, USA
Community-Owned Wind Power Development: The Challenge of Applying the European Model in the United States, and How States are Addressing that Challenge


Hybrid System Technology Needs
1:45-3:15, Room N228
Moderators: Trudy Forsyth, Small Wind Turbine Project Leader, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, USA
Elvis Zekeri, President, Nigerian Wind Energy Association, Nigeria

Henry duPont, Managing Director, Lorax Energy Systems, LLC, USA
Wind-Diesel Hybrid Power System Provides Critical Power to Help Clean Up Remote Superfund Site

Mia Devine, Graduate Research Assistant, University of Massachusetts, USA
Wind Diesel Hybrid Options for Remote Power Stations in Alaska

Christopher Henderson, Research Assistant, University of Massachusetts, USA
Feasibility Study for a Wind-Diesel Hybrid System with Desalination for Star Island, N.H.

Jon McGowan, Professor, University of Massachusetts, USA
A Hybrid Wind-Diesel System for the U.S. Navy at Guantanamo Naval Base: Using an Energy Savings Performance Contract

João Pinho, Full Professor, Federal University of Pará, Brazil
Operational Strategies of Wind-Diesel Systems for Electricity Generation Using Intelligent Systems

Laurent Mondou, P.Eng., DERMOND Inc., Canada
Complete "GREEN ENERGY" Electricity Management System for Artic Diesel Driven Grids and Rooftop Installations to Reduce Cost of Power of Utility and Building Owners


Advanced Small Turbine Technology
3:30-5:00, Room N228
Moderators: David Laino, Engineering Consultant, Windward Engineering, LLC, USA
Peter Hjuler Jensen, Head of Programme, Risoe National Laboratory, Denmark

Garrett Bywaters, Sr Mechanical Engineer, Northern Power Systems, USA
Evolution of the NorthWind® 100 - From Niche Markets to Mainstream Small Turbine Applications

Trudy Forsyth, Small Wind Turbine Project Leader, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, USA
U.S. Department of Energy's Distributed Wind Turbine Development Projects

David Jones, Program Manager, Southwest Windpower, USA
The Approaching Storm: Southwest Windpower's New Small Wind Turbine and the Growing Small Wind Turbine Market

Tod Hanley, Chief Engineer, Bergey Windpower Co., USA
The New Bergey XL.50, a Passively-Controlled, Low Cost, 50 kW Turbine for Distributed Generation

Gerard Van Bussel, Associate Professor, TU Delft, Netherlands
The Development of Turby®, a Small VAWT for the Built Environment

CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS
Each full conference or one-day conference attendee will receive a Conference Proceedings CD-ROM, which will be mailed out after the conference. Updated speaker information will be posted to the AWEA website which will be available to full conference and one-day conference attendees.

REGISTER NOW!
http://www.awea.org/global04/registration.html


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