Wind Energy
Information about wind energy and wind-diesel hybrid systems, including material from workshops in Colorado and Alaska.
Presentations are organized under the following headings:
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Wind Energy Applications and Training Seminar
August 2006
National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Golden, Colorado
Technology Status
Wind Energy Status and R&D Challenges
Robert W. Thresher, NREL (PDF 5.0 MB)
Wind Energy Update
Larry Flowers, NREL (PDF 3.6 MB)
Technology Choices
Introduction to Wind Energy Fundamentals
Ken Starcher, West Texas A&M University (PDF 716 KB)
Wind Energy Options: One Size Doesn't Fit All
Larry Flowers, NREL (PDF 660 KB)
Community Wind Development
Thomas A. Wind, Wind Utility Consulting (PDF 1.7 MB)
Village Power Systems
Robert Foster, New Mexico State University (PDF 818 KB)
Interconnection and Transmission for Wind Generation
Thomas A. Wind, Wind Utility Consulting (PDF 4.5 MB)
Wind Energy Information Resources
Native American Wind Interest Group (PDF 132 KB)
State Wind Working Group Handbook
Wind Powering America (PDF 9.3 MB)
Resource Assessment
Wind Resource Assessment
Dennis Elliott et al., NREL (PDF 5.9 MB)
Wind Monitoring Equipment and Measurement Programs
George Scott et al., NREL (PDF 527 KB)
Financial Considerations
Site Selection and Energy Assessments for a Financeable Project
Gordon Randall, Global Energy Concepts (PDF 2.2 MB)
Building Your Proforma
Thomas A. Wind, Wind Utility Consulting (PDF 740 KB)
Wind Integration Cost and Ancillary Service Impacts
Michael Milligan (Consultant) (PDF 2.6 MB)
Policy
Policy Issues for Tribal Wind
Bob Gough, Intertribal Council On Utility Policy (PDF 25.4 MB)
Tackling Climate Change: Potential Contribution from Wind Power
Michael Milligan (Consultant) (PDF 1.8 MB)
Wind-Diesel Workshop
April 2008
Girdwood, Alaska
Overview
Wind Energy: The Future Ain't What It Used To Be
Larry Flowers, NREL (PDF 3.4 MB)
Speaker Bios
Participant Contact List
Wind-Diesel 101
This four-hour introductory course was presented by Ian Baring-Gould, a senior engineer at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory.
Wind-Diesel 101 Agenda
Fundamentals of Wind Energy
Dispatchable Energy Technology and Plant Control (a Primer)
Wind-Diesel Power Systems Basics and Examples
Successful Project Development
Community Issues
Community Perception, Local Training and Employment
Brad Reeve, Kotzebue Electric Association (PDF 3.3 MB)
Enriching Our Native Way of Life
Tiel Smith, Bristol Bay Native Corporation (PDF 1.4 MB)
Wind-Diesel Project: Nikolski, Alaska
Connie Fredenberg, Umnak Power (PDF 1.3 MB)
Wind Energy Assessment in the Northwest Territories
Jean-Paul Pinard, Aurora Research Institute (PDF 3.2 MB)
International Project Development
Roger Taylor, NREL (PDF 2.3 MB)
Economic Factors
Hurdles to Wind-Diesel Project Development in Alaska
Meera Kohler, Alaska Village Electric Cooperative (PDF 3.2 MB)
Construction Costs of Wind-Diesel Projects in Alaska
David Myers, STG (PDF 1.4 MB)
Crude Oil Supply, Demand and Price Trends
James Glennie, Wind Energy Institute of Canada (PDF 224 KB)
Green Tags: One Way to Support Renewable Energy Development in Alaska
Chris Rose, Renewable Energy Alaska Project (PDF 1.6 MB)
Role of Government Funding
Peter Crimp, Alaska Energy Authority (PDF 569 KB)
Emerging Markets
Regional Wind Development: An Expanding Market
Martina Dabo, Alaska Energy Authority (PDF 2.1 MB)
Wind-Diesel Project: Ross Island, Antarctica
Ian Baring-Gould, NREL (PDF 1.6 MB)
The Potential for Wind-Diesel Systems in Class 1-2 Wind Regimes in Nicaragua
Christian Casillas, University of California at Berkeley (PDF 522 KB)
Wind-Diesel System for the Antarctic Base Eduardo Frei
Benjamin Jargstorf, Factor 4 Energy Projects (PDF 998 KB)
Wind-Diesel Corn Islands (Nicaragua) Project Update
Benjamin Jargstorf, Factor 4 Energy Projects (PDF 65 KB)
Expected Alaska Wind-Diesel Projects
Hannah Manser, Renewable Energy Alaska Project (PDF 6.6 MB)
Emerging Wind-Diesel Markets: Canada?
Tim Weis, Pembina Institute (PDF 4.8 MB)
Wind-Diesel Technology: Getting It Right
James Glennie, Wind Energy Institute of Canada (PDF 2.7 MB)
Commercializing Wind-Diesel for the Beaufort Communities
David Connelly, Ile Royale Enterprises (PDF 3.0 MB)
Sakha Energo Joint-Stock Company
Gavril Levin, Sakha Energo (PDF 9.2 MB)
Energo Center Joint Stock Company
Sergey Mikryukov, Sakha Energo (PDF 3.1 MB)
Native Renewables: Emerging Markets and Systems Under Development
Bob Gough, Intertribal Council On Utility Policy (PDF 2.8 MB)
Technical Issues
Present Wind-Diesel Challenges
Dustin Murdock, PB New Zealand (PDF 154 KB)
Key Technical Challenges
Charles Newcomb, Entegrity Wind Systems (PDF 246 KB)
Kotzebue Wind-Diesel Electric SCADA System
Daniel Rogers, Electric Power Systems (PDF 440 KB)
Other Issues
Stakeholders' Perspectives on Barriers to Remote Wind-Diesel Power Plants in Canada
Tim Weis, Pembina Institute (PDF 1.4 MB)
Alaska Energy Plan
Steve Haagenson, Alaska Energy Authority (PDF 1.8 MB)
Business Models for Development
Charles Newcomb, Entegrity Wind Systems (PDF 804 KB)
Community Issues and Institutional Perspectives
Wind Energy Development in Harsh Climatic Conditions in Switzerland
Robert Horbaty, Swiss Wind Energy Association (PDF 2.8 MB)
Operational Experiences
Operational Experiences with AVEC Wind-Diesel Applications
Brent Petrie, AVEC (PDF 2.2 MB)
Integration of Medium- to High-Penetration Wind without Energy Storage
Bill Thomson, AVEC (PDF 1.4 MB)
The NorthWind100: An Arctic Turbine that Landed in a Tropical Application
Brett Pingree, Distributed Energy Systems (PDF 6.9 MB)
Wind-Diesel Power System: Coral Bay, Western Australia
Dustin Murdock, PB New Zealand (PDF 1.3 MB)
Wind-(Hydro)-Diesel Power Systems: Flores and Gracisa Islands, Azores
Dustin Murdock, PB New Zealand (PDF 740 KB)
Wind-Diesel Project: Ruhnu, Estonia
Per Lundsager, Darup Associates (PDF 1.7 MB)
IPSYS Applications: Cape Verde and Faroe Islands Power System Analyses
Per Lundsager, Darup Associates (PDF 1.0 MB)
St. Paul Island Project
John Lyons, TDX Power: foundation (PDF 1.1 MB), tower erecting (PDF 565 KB) and blade repair (PDF 533 KB)
Company Technology Reports
NorthWind100 Turbine
Brett Pingree, Distributed Energy Systems (PDF 216 KB)
Powercorp Experiences and Projects
Erin McLarnon, Powercorp Alaska (PDF 3.7 MB)
Flywheels in Wind-Diesel Systems
Dustin Murdock, PB New Zealand (PDF 1.4 MB)
VRB Energy Storage System
Brian Beck, VRB Power Systems (PDF 2.8 MB)
Advanced Cell Architecture for Managing Electric Power Systems with High Penetration of Distributed Energy Resources
Larry Adams, Spirae (PDF 5.7 MB)
Developing a Distributed Fleet
Charles Newcomb, Entegrity Wind Systems (PDF 490 KB)
Wind-Diesel Technology Development
Steve Drouilhet, Sustainable Automation (PDF 6.3 MB)
Wind Resource Assessment in Remote and Harsh Climates (Alaska)
Doug Vaught, V3 Energy (PDF 5.3 MB)
HOMER: Recent Advances
Peter Lilienthal, NREL (PDF 199 KB)
Wind-Diesel or Wind-Gas Cases and Possibilities by Wartsila
Niklas Wagar, Wartsila (PDF 804 KB)
Vergnet Wind Turbines
Pascal Larsonneur, Vergnet Eolien (PDF 7.3 MB)
Research and Development Updates
Overview of WEICan and Recent Developments
James Glennie, Wind Energy Institute of Canada (PDF 605 KB)
SYSLAB: A Platform for Research and Testing of Decentralized Energy Resource Based Power Systems
Per Lundsager, Darup Associates (PDF 2.4 MB)
Alaska Energy Authority Switchgear Advances
Lenny Landis, Alaska Energy Authority (PDF 5.6 MB)
VRB Flow Battery Testing
Dennis Witmer, University of Alaska at Fairbanks (PDF 7.9 MB)
Small Wind Certification Council
James Glennie, Wind Energy Institute of Canada (PDF 105 KB)
Hydro-Quebec's 25 kV Test Line and Simulation Facilities at IREQ
Yves Brissette, Hydro-Quebec's Research Institute (IREQ) (PDF 2.0 MB)
Dynamic Control Communication System for Hybrid Power Systems
Utama Abdulwahid, University of Massachusetts at Amherst (PDF 558 KB)
Operation Modes: San Cristobal and Santa Cruz/Baltra, Galapagos Islands
Benjamin Jargstorf, Factor 4 Energy Projects (PDF 1.0 MB)