Events - October 2009

The second program in a series of clean energy symposiums will focus on carbon capture technology. The goal of this series is to encourage collaboration among stakeholders for advancing clean and renewable energy solutions and climate change abatement in Colorado.

Series sponsors include Hogan & Hartson LLP, Deloitte LLP, the Center for Energy and Environmental Security, and the Colorado School of Mines in conjunction with Governor Bill Ritter, the University of Colorado, Colorado State University, and NREL.

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.

Jointly hosted by the State Energy Office and the Kansas Department of Commerce, the conference is an opportunity for state and regional officials and stakeholders to discuss the future of renewable energy and energy efficiency in Kansas. This year's conference will feature breakout sessions on the following topics:

• Renewable Energy

  Including an expanded discussion of wind generation as well as solar, biofuels, and other alternative energy resources.

• Transmission Issues

  An update on transmission infrastructure including expansion and integration of wind and regulation at the state, regional, and federal levels.

• Energy Efficiency

  Addressing a variety of energy conservation and efficiency issues for residential consumers, commercial businesses, and local units of government.

• Economic Development

  Including wind manufacturing and business development, as well as green job workforce development, and federal recovery programs.

The 2009 Utility Wind Integration Group (UWIG) Fall Technical Workshop will provide attendees with an expanded perspective on the status of wind in utility systems in the United States and other countries. The agenda on wind integration, application, and operation on utility power systems, includes topics on forecasting applications, integration studies, distributed wind applications, industry updates, and a session and panel on electricity markets. This event will include meetings of the UWIG User Groups as well as two technical tour opportunities.

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. Workshop sessions will include:

• Welcome and introduction
• Current CM practices
• Dynamic system monitoring
• Lubricant conditioning and monitoring
• Structural health monitoring of blades, towers, and foundations
• CM R&D
• CM practices in other industries

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.

The theme of this  20th Annual Conference is “Green Energy in U.S. & China and Beyond.” The keynote will be delivered by Vinod Khosla, and he will discuss his perspective on future opportunities.

It’s been a tumultuous year for the price of oil and the worldwide economy in general. While the signature issue of oil depletion has faded from the headlines, and demand dropped due to economic malaise, the bottom line remains unchanged: our world may be at, or very close to, peak oil production. What are the next steps for the industry and for peak oil advocates?

Join ASPO-USA for three days of information-packed events and learn more about present & future oil-supply issues from more than 50 different experts from around the globe.

Participate in a Saturday pre-event workshop - "Survive and Thrive After Peak Oil" - designed to stimulate discussion amongst a wide audience of people in business, public policy, and anyone concerned with resource supply issues.

Get a discounted One-Day Pass for Sunday, October 11, and attend up to ten different sessions on peak oil production from a variety of international perspectives.

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.

Speakers will address:

• Utility-scale renewable electric power generation in Colorado and the need to expand high voltage transmission
• A systems approach to energy: The Rocky Mountain Secure Smart Grid Initiative and other smart grid projects
• The latest in federal transmission policy.

Connect with clean technology leaders from around the world at the longest-running clean technology event series. Cleantech Forum XXIV on October 15-16, 2009 in Delhi is one of five international Cleantech Forums, convening 400 global clean technology leaders representing trillions in capital while providing insight into cleantech trends, and investment opportunities. Meet the power players who are still investing, still creating jobs and wealth, stimulating global economic growth during uncertain economic times, driving clean technology market expansion and developing new relationships with government. Attendees have access to plenary sessions, parallel tracks, expert panels, CEO presentations, side programs and an array of informal networking opportunities. Join them at the must-attend India clean technology event of the year. Receive $100 off registration when using promotion code calenderind09

This forum will compare experiences in the United States and China, highlight some of the challenges, lessons learned and the huge opportunities for collaborations between the two countries.

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). 

The National Wind Technology Center is hosting a meeting to launch an American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) program to develop a set of guidelines to permitting and certifying large wind turbines in the U.S.  Almost all utility-scale wind turbines available on the market today must meet international testing, certification, and manufacturing requirements.  Wind turbines sold in the U.S. must also meet the needs of a variety of interested parties, from financial institutions to insurance providers to local building and electrical code officials.  As offshore wind plants are developed on the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS), they will also have to meet national requirements set by the U.S. Department of the Interior Minerals Management Services (MMS).

To help those interested parties—as well as the suppliers of wind turbines and their components—navigate their way through local, national, and international quality assurance programs, the National Renewable Energy Laboratory and AWEA's Standards Coordinating Committee (SCC) will work with wind industry experts to develop national guidelines. These guidelines will focus on the process to meet international (IEC) standards and certification programs, not to develop new standards.  The guidelines will also help facilitate compliance verification activities by local inspectors and other regulatory bodies responsible for permitting 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 join the Subcommittee to develop the large turbine permitting draft guidelines. The SCC appointed NREL Chief Engineer, Sandy Butterfield, as the Subcommittee Chair.  The development of the draft guidelines, which will be submitted to the SCC for adoption as an AWEA Guideline, is expected to take a year or more and will entail the review of multiple drafts of a guidelines document.

Draft Agenda

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.