AWEA and CanWEA Wind and Transmission Workshop
Correction, the AWEA and CanWEA Wind & Transmission Workshop is being held in Detroit next week on March 18th - 19th. We apologize for any inconvenience the error in the previous message may have caused.This compelling workshop will feature FERC Commissioner Marc Spitzer and NERC President Richard Sergel as keynote speakers, as well as a welcoming address by ITCTransmission CEO Joe Welch.
There will also be an outstanding line-up of other industry experts who will cover initiatives and case studies that are meaningful to multiple regions. It promises to be a high quality workshop covering all the key issues and actionable solutions, including topics such as interconnection queues, getting infrastructure built, reliability standards, and transmission services.
For more information, you are welcome to visit our web site where a listing of attendees is posted at www.awea.org/events/transmission08.
Please do not hesitate to contact me if you have any questions regarding this exciting and important workshop for the wind industry.
Sincerely,
Rob Gramlich
Policy Director
American Wind Energy Association
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Please Join Us at the
AWEA and CanWEA
Wind & Transmission WorkshopMarch 18 -19, 2008
Detroit, MichiganWhat Every Utility, Wind Developer and Manufacturer Needs to Know
Topics to be covered include:
- Wind growth and potential in the U.S. and Canada
- Transmission limits to the growth of wind power, such as operational, infrastructure and services
- Models of successful, proactive transmission development and transmission cost recovery policies
- Making new transmission products work for wind companies and transmission providers, including conditional firm service, redispatch, curtailment, and dynamic line ratings
- Reliability rules, such as voltage ride-through and reactive power
- Solutions to interconnection queue logjams
- State and Provincial case studies & solutions
- US Federal legislation and regulatory initiatives in US and Canada
What you will learn:
- How to overcome transmission challenges developing wind projects
- How to use new innovations in transmission services and operations
- How to expand transmission to better accommodate wind
- How interconnection standards will affect wind projects
Who should attend:
- Wind developers
- Wind turbine manufacturers
- Transmission system operators, planners, and
reliability authorities- State/Provincial and National Regulators
- Wind energy customers including utilities
- Law firms
- Consultants
For more information, including a detailed program agenda, speakers, registration and venue, visit www.awea.org/events/transmission08.
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A personal quest to promote the use of wind energy and hydrogen technology in the Great Lakes area of the United States. The Great Lakes area is in a unique position to become an energy exporting region through these and other renewable energy technologies. *Update 2014: Just do it everywhere - Dan*
Wednesday, March 12, 2008
Correction to Wind and Transmission Workshop Previous Message
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