As part of Energy Week 2011, the California Wind Energy Collaborative conducted its eighth annual Forum on April 5, 2011. The Forum was held at the Buehler's Alumni & Visitors Center at University of California, Davis. The morning session focused on the unique challenges of tapping into California's vast offshore wind resources. The afternoon session focused on research, development, and demonstration activities to improve wind forecasting. Experts from national labs and California universities shared their findings and insights.
Thank you to all those who attended and stimulated discussion. We had about 60 attendees. Also, we are grateful to our speakers, who shared their in depth knowledge on wind energy issues.
Proceedings from the Forum are below. Just click on the pdf or mp3 icon to begin viewing. The roster of Forum registrants is password protected and only available to attendees. Contact forum@cwec.ucdavis.edu if you need the username and password re-sent to you.
The presentation slides are in PDF format and require Adobe Reader for viewing. The audio recordings are in mp3 format and most likely can be played on your computer without the installation of any additional software.
Tuesday, April 5th, 2011
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INTRODUCTION Wind Power Research UC Davis C.P. (Case) van Dam Director, California Wind Energy Collaborative |
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KEYNOTE California Offshore Wind and Wave Energy Fort Felker Director National Wind Technology Center, NREL
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Morning Panel: Offshore Wind Energy for California
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Offshore Wind Energy in California John Hingtgen California Energy Commission |
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Pacific Gas & Electric WaveConnect Projects Ian Caliendo PG&E |
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Offshore Wind Finance and Innovation Geoff Sharples Clearpath Energy |
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Offshore Renewable Energy Systems - An Environmental Perspective Leila Monroe Natural Resources Defense Council |
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Offshore Wind Panel Question & Answer |
Afternoon Panel: Wind Forecasting RD&D
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CAISO Wind & Solar Forecasting R&D Activities Jim Blatchford California Independent System Operator |
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Valuing Wind Forecasts Phillip de Mello University of California, Davis |
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Wind Plant Forecasting: Status and Challenges John Zack AWS Truepower, LLC and MESO, Inc. |
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Analysis of Ramp Events at a Solano Windplant Henry Shiu University of California, Davis |
PDF, 0.7 MB
mp3, 5.3 MB, 18:34
Energy Barge movie (wmv), 14.8 MB