Wind Energy Workshop Agenda by Paul Gipe

Workshops

Overview of Worldwide Wind Energy Development

by

Paul Gipe
www.wind-works.org
pgipe@igc.org

Housekeeping

Welcoming

Disclosure & Disclaimer

Wind 101-1 Overview (49)
Wind Plants, Growth, Market, Penetration, Revenues, People, North American Market, Why Wind, Why Now, Benefits, Impacts, Public Safety, Deaths, Electricity Feed Laws.

Wind 101-2 Applications (50)
Interconnected Operation, Battery Charging, EV Charging, Offshore, Rectilinear Arrays, Array Spacing, Lessons Learned

Wind 101-3 Small Wind (40)
Small Turbine Applications, Problems with Small Wind, Rooftop Mounting, Test Fields, Wulf Field Tests, Small Turbine Noise, Safety, What Small Wind Needs to Make it's Mark

Wind 101-4 Community & Urban Wind (28)
Why European Success, Community Power, Distributed Generation, Royalties & Land Leases, Real Urban Wind

Wind 101-5 Fundamentals (57)
Power in the Wind, Air Density, Wind Speed, Speed Distribution, Speed with Height, Wind Resources, Estimating AEO/AEP, Efficiency, Data Sources

Wind 101-6 Technology 01 (98)
Historical, Drive Trains, Conversion Devices, Direct Drive, Configurations (HAWT, VAWT), Rotor Design, Blade Number, Blade Shape, Overspeed Controls, Airfoils

Wind 101-7 Technology 02 (68)
Hubs, New Drive Trains, Generators, Towers, Foundations, Lightning Protection, Tower Access, Service, Obstruction Marking

Wind 101-8 Environment (64)
Beauty, Opinion Surveys, Acceptance, Design, Uniformity, Clutter, Open spacing, Power Lines, Ancillary Structures, Spinning, Headless Horsemen, Dressing, Cleaning, Marking, Tidiness, Bone Yards, Harmonization, Roads, Steep Slopes, Erosion, Hardening, Billboards, Logos, Cell Phones, Proportions, Color, Obstruction Marking, Detail, Information, Access, Good Neighbors.

Wind 101-9 Compatible (28)
Wind is Compatible with Most Existing Land Uses

Wind 101-x Installation (45) Optional
Installation of Micro Wind Turbines using a Grip Hoist and of Household-Size Wind Turbine with Crane, Installation of a Large Wind Turbine

Questions and Answers

Note: Case Studies or other sections can be tailored to meet the needs of the audience. A section showing an installation sequence for a micro-, household-size, and large wind turbine can also be added.

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