Presentations

2018 Small Wind Presentations

Monday, April 9, 2018

  • SESSION 1: New Approaches to Testing                                 

New Danish Small Wind Test Facility
Tonny Brink, Nordic Folkecenter for Renewable Energy, Denmark

New Test Center in Texas
David Carr, RenewTest, LLC

Accelerated Fatigue Testing of Wind Turbine Structures
Dr. David Laino, Windward Engineering

Beech Mountain Testing
Brent Summerville, Appalachian State University

  • SESSION 2: Urban Turbine Challenges

Vibrations and Oscillations of Small Wind Turbines and Ways to Reduce Them
Mauro Peppoloni, University of Applied Science, Vienna, Austria

Wind Turbines on Tall Buildings: A Case Study from Feasibility to Construction Permit
Dr. Mark Runacres, University of Brussels, Belgium

Randy Faller, Kettle View Renewable Energy

Padma Kasthurirangan, Buffalo Renewables

Roy Rakobitsch, Windsine

Ian Sleger, All Energy Management

  • SESSION 4: Innovations for Site and Production Assessment

Metered vs Predicted Energy Performance – Results from Consumer Sites in Ireland
Raymond Byrne, Dundalk Institute of Technology, Ireland

Siting Lessons Learned
Charles Newcomb, Universal Mcloud Corproration

Sombrero or Logarithm? Scientific Look on the Wind Resource Assessment
Michal Lipian, Institute of Turbomachinery, Lodz University of Technology, Poland

NREL’s Distributed Wind Resource Assessment Recommended Actions
Heidi Tinnesand, National Renewable Energy Laboratory

How to Unite to Build the NREL Database?
Matt Overeem, The Windway

  • Poster Session:

Quantitative Optimization of Wind Farm Layout
Rafael Valotta Rodrigues, University of Denver  

Tuesday, April 10, 2018

Keynote Speaker: Dr. R. Nolan Clark
History of the Small Wind Industry in Rural America Prior to 1950

  • SESSION 5: The Future of Wind Energy Education

K-12 Perspective
Michael Arquin, KidWind

University Perspective
Brent Summerville, Appalachian State University

Private/Non-profit Perspective
Jenny Heinzen, Midwest Renewable Energy Association

  • SESSION 6: Snap Shot of World Markets, Part I

Denmark
Tonny Brink, Nordic Folkecenter for Renewable Energy

Ireland
Raymond Byrne, Dundalk Institute of Technology

Austria
Mauro Peppoloni, University of Applied Science – Vienna

Belgium
Dr. Mark Runacres, University of Brussels

  • SESSION 7: Snap Shot of World Markets, Part II

Spain
Ignacio Cruz, Centro de Investigaciones Energeticas Medioambientales y Tecnologicas (CIEMAT)

People’s Republic of China
Charlie Dou, Chinese Wind Energy Association & China Wind Energy Equipment Association

Poland
Damian Kadrowski, Institute of Turbomachinery, Lodz University of Technology

South Korea
Dr. Seok-woo Kim, Korea Institute of Energy Technology Evaluation & Planning (KETEP)

USA
Alice Orrell, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

  • SESSION 8: Small Wind-ovation

Lowering the Time and Costs of Small Turbine Installations
Mike Bergey, Bergey Windpower

A Single Box Power Conditioning Solution for 15 kW Wind Turbines
Dr. Rob Wills, Intergrid, LLC

Rapid Questions, Rapid Prototyping, Rapid Answers; 3D Printing in Small Wind Tests
Maciej Karczewski, Institute of Turbomachinery, Lodz University of Technology, Poland

Wind Turbine Intelligent Electronic Cp-λ Control
David Lundback, Bornay

Impact of Small Wind Turbine Generators on Distribution Lines
Dr. Eduard Muljadi, Dept. of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Auburn University

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2017 Small Wind Conference Presentations

Monday, April 10, 2017

  • SESSION 1A: Innovation!

Using Wind Energy on Farms
Michael Reese, University of Minnesota West Central Research and Outreach Center

Hot Water 24/7 from Wind Power: A Practical Reality
O.J. Birkestrand, Rabbit Tool U.S.A., Inc        

  • SESSION 1B: Blowing Children’s Minds  

K-12 Wind Activities and Successful Partnerships with Companies
Michael Arquin, KidWind Project & Recharge Labs

Tuesday, April 11, 2017

  • SESSION 2: Leading Edge Red Tape

Distributed Wind Markets: Where Policy, Wind, and Electricity Costs Meet
Alice Orrell, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

What Are Codes and Why Do They Matter to Small Wind?
Eileen Prado, ICC-Small Wind Certification Council

When the Wind Blows: Renewable Energy Risk Management Strategies          
Ryan Gilway, HUB International Midwest Limited

NEC 2017 Updates
Robert Preus, National Renewable Energy Laboratory

  • SESSION 3: Manufacturers’ Updates

Brief update on NREL’s Distributed Wind Competitiveness Improvement Project (CIP)
Bret Barker, U.S. Department of Energy

It’s a New Day – Introducing the Bergey Excel 15  
Mike Bergey, Bergey Windpower

APRS World’s Wind Turbine Update          
James Jarvis, APRS World

Active Furling Control of Small Wind Turbines     
Art Weaver, Weaver Wind Energy

Creating a Sustainable Renewable Energy Market
Richard Caldow, Kingspan Wind

Hybrid Off-Grid Systems with Primus Wind Power
Ken Kotalik, Primus Wind Power

  • SESSION 4: How to Build a Successful Small Wind Future

Wind Resource Assessment
Heidi Tinnesand, National Renewable Energy Laboratory

Market Research and Models from NREL
Suzanne Tegen, National Renewable Energy Laboratory

  • SESSION 5: Freaks and Geeks

Effect of Turbulence Intensity on Wind Turbine Fatigue Loads  
Dr. David Laino, Windward Engineering

Advantages and Trade-offs with Active Rectifiers for Small Wind Turbines
Lane Woodland, TechKnowledge, LLC

Internet of Things Monitoring and Control of a VAWT Array
Robert Wills, Intergrid

 

2016 Small Wind Conference Presentations

The Keynote address by Morten Victor Petersen, Chair of World Wind Energy Association Small Wind

Session 1: Manufacturer Updates
Moderator: Roy Butler
Breath of Fresh Air– Paul Dawson, Eocycle
Weaver Wind Update– Art Weaver
EWP- The Future Looks Bigger– David Laino, Endurance Power

Session 2: Technology Innovations
Moderator: Brent Summerville
Reducing Levelized COE by Using Aerodynamic Flow Deflectors– Arturo Villegas, XSPEED Turbine Technology
Silicon-Carbide Inverters for Small Wind– Addressing the Single-Phase Gap- Rob Wills, Intergrid
Motors and Drives for Small Wind Turbines– Jonathon Doyle and Dee Chattergee, Dunkermotoren USA
Wind Turbine Blade Structural Testing: An Overview– Daniel Valyou, Clarkson University

Session 3: Markets: The US, Infinity and Beyond
Moderator: Trudy Forsyth
Preview of 2015 Distributed Wind Market Report– Alice Orrell, PNNL
The Hard Truth About Soft Costs– Tony Jiminez, NREL
Lessons Learned from PV Soft Cost Reduction– Mia Devine, NW SEED
Built Environment Wind Turbines: Case Studies And Lessons Learned– Ian Baring-Gould, NREL

Session 4: Where Do We Go From Here?

A Free Form Discussion Between Mick Sagrillo and Mike Bergey- no presentations

Day Two • Wednesday, June 17

Session 5: Condition and Health Monitoring Strategies
Moderator: Brent Summerville
Low-cost Monitoring and Control of Small Wind Turbines Using IoT Modules– Rob Wills, Intergrid
Reliable Anemometers to Improve Small Wind Performance– Gordon Bease, FT Americas LLC
Discussion- What do Installers Need to Know to Respond to O&M?- Everyone

Session 6: Lessons From The Field
Moderator: Jenny Heinzen
Distributed Wind Resource Assessment: State of the Industry– Heidi Tinnesand, NREL
The Evolution of a Small Wind Business– Randy Faller, Kettle View Renewable Energy
Distributed Wind Permitting in New York- Effects of the Model Zoning Ordinance– Padma Kasthurirangan, Niagara Wind and Solar

Session 7: Tower & Turbine Dynamics: The Force is Strong!
Moderator: Jenny Heinzen
The Importance of System Dynamic Modeling for Small Wind Turbines-Part 1 – Part 2 – Part 3 – Paul Migliore, Anemergonics
Validation of Simplified Load Equations Through Load Measurements and Modeling of a Small HAWT Tower–  Scott Dana, NREL

Session 8: Micro-Grid and Self-Consumptive Systems
Moderator: Roy Butler
Self-Consumption Zero-Export Inverters–  Ryan Stankevitz, Midnite Solar
Energy Storage- Time to Get the Lead Out?–  Roy Butler, Four Winds Renewable Energy, LLC
What’s New in Energy Storage- An Overview of NiFe and Lithium Battery Technology– Jim Parish, J-Tech Solar Training

Session 9: SMART Wind Project
SMART Wind: What We Did and Where To Now?– Trudy Forsyth and Brent Summerville

 

 

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