Conference Proceedings

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Conference Programme

Day One: Tuesday 27th April
Session Presenter Presentation Audio
Session 1:
09.30 - 10.45		 ISWC2010 Opening Session

- Chair: Chris Simpson, Chair of the RenewableUK Small Wind System Strategy Group and Executive Chairman, Proven Energy Ltd		 N/A
  Maria McCaffery, Chief Executive, RenewableUK (UK, Trade Association) N/A
  Philip Sellwood, Chief Executive, Energy Saving Trust (UK, Private/Public Body)
  Mike Bergey, President, Bergey WindPower Co. (US, Manufacturer): Is Small Wind, at Long Last, at the Tipping Point?
       
Session 2:
11.30 - 12.45 		Policy and Government: Leadership and legislation

- Chair: Leonard Magrill, Director, Evance (UK, Manufacturer)		 N/A
  Graham Marchbank, Principal Planner, Scottish Government (UK Government): Small Wind Planning Reform in Scotland
  Keith Duncan, Senior Manager, Governance and Renewables Compliance, Ofgem (UK, Regulation/FIT Scheme Administration): Delivering a Successful GB Feed In Tariff - An Ofgem operational perspective
  Johnnie Andringa, CEO, Gaia-Wind: Impact of government policies on Small Wind Industry
  Q&A N/A Audio unavailable
       
Session 3:
14.15 - 15.30 		International Markets: Managing market growth

- Chair: Jim Feeney, Deputy Director (Americas), UK Trade and Investment Energy (UK Government)
  Yiming (Jimmy) Wang, General Manager, Ningbo Ginlong Technologies Co., Ltd (China, Manufacturer): Small Wind Market and Industrial Development in China (presented by Alex Murley)
  Alex Murley, Head of Small-Systems, RenewableUK (UK, Trade association): Is the UK small wind market on the edge of change?
  Emilie Moorhouse, Small wind advocate, CanWEA, Canadian Wind Energy Association (Canada, Trade Association): Small Wind Markets in Canada and North America : Challenges and opportunities
  Simon Rolland, Policy and Development Officer, Alliance for Rural Electrification (International, Trade association): Small wind for rural electrification in developing and emerging countries
  Q&A N/A
       
Session 4:
16.15 - 17.30
Learning lesson and looking forward
This session will examine latest small wind industrial developments, customer engagement, planning/zoning issues and offer transferable insights from related and relevant industries.

- Chair: David Sharman, Director, Ampair		 N/A
  Saleem Shamash, National Town Planner Manager, Arqiva Ltd (UK, Telecommunications): Lessons from the Telecoms Boom?
  Dr. Jonathan Scurlock, Chief Advisor on Renewable Energy and Climate Change / National Farmers' Union of England and Wales (UK, Trade association): Small Wind Power in the Agricultural Sector
  Andy Kruse, Executive Vice President, Southwest Windpower (USA, Manufacturer): Convincing Consumers: Marketing small wind to the masses
  Anthony Kyriakides, Manager, Scottish Renewables; Energy Saving Trust (UK, Public/Private Body): Location, Location, Location: Domestic small scale wind field trials in the UK
  Q&A N/A
Day Two: Wednesday 28th April
Session Details Presentation Audio
Session 1:
9.30 - 10.45 		Manufacturers: The future of small wind technologies
Opening the second day, representatives from the world's small wind manufacturing community will offer their views on the future of small wind systems.

- Chair: Alex Murley, Head of Small-Systems, RenewableUK (UK, Trade association) 		N/A
  Stephen Crosher, Commercial Director, quietrevolution (UK, Manufacturer): Maintaining your Powercurve in Turbulent Environments
  Eric Kuei, Sales Manager, Hi-VAWT Technology Corp. (Taiwan, Manufacturer): Taiwan SWT Brief & Hi-VAWT Small Wind System
  Mats Vilander, General Manager, Zephyr Corporation EMEA (Japan, Manufacturer): The Expected Growth of the Small Wind Turbine Industry in Europe, Middle East and Africa N/A N/A
  Iain McLean, Chief Operating Officer, Vertical Wind Energy (UK, Manufacturer): Partnership for Success: How a British wind turbine manufacturer is going to market
  Q&A N/A N/A
       
Session 2:
11.15 - 12.30
ISWC Technical Track: Innovation and design


- Chair: David Infield, Professor of Renewable Energy Technologies, University of Strathclyde		 N/A
  Niall McMahon, Researcher and Larry Staudt, Director, Centre for Renewable Energy at DK IT (Republic of Ireland, Academic): Overspeed Control Using Integrated Leading Edge Technology
  Dr. David J. Laino, VP Research & Development, Endurance Windpower Ltd, (US, Manufacturer): Investigating the Rotor Area Size Limit Criteria for the IEC Small Turbine Safety Standards
  Donald Black, Reactec Ltd. (UK, Consultancy): Modelling and Analysis of Vibration - Turbines & Supporting Structures
  Gregor Van Baars, Competence manager control technology, Philips Applied Technologies: Experimental Analysis of Unsteady Aerodynamic Behaviour for a Small Rotor in an Open Jet Wind Tunnel
  Q&A N/A
       
Session 3:
14.00 - 15.15 		ISWC Technical Track: Resource and impacts

- Chair: Hugh Piggott, Small wind turbine specialist, Scoraig Wind Electric (UK, Education/Designer/Installer)		 N/A
  Teresa Simões, Advanced Fellow Researcher, LNEG - Laboratório Nacional de Energia e Geologia, I.P (Portugal, Academia): Wind Resource Assessment in Urban Areas in Portugal - CFD application
  Ben Cosh, Director, The Green Company (UK, Installer): How Do You Know if You Have Enough Wind?
  Toby Hammond, UK Managing Director, Better Generation (UK, Manufacturer): Learning Lessons from Big Wind - How we can improve our site assessment techniques
  Jennifer Taylor, PhD Research Student, University of Nottingham (UK, Academia): Noise Issues, Noise Levels and Noise Perception from Small and Micro Wind Turbines
  Q&A N/A
       
Session 4:
15.45 - 17.00 		Global Small Wind Testing and Certification

- Chair: Geoff Watson, Director, Sustainable Energy Consultants Ltd. (UK, Consultancy) 		N/A
  Joe Smith, Engineer, Field Testing, Windward Engineering LLC, (USA, Government): NREL Small Wind Technology Update (ISWC2010 Technical Track)
  Alistair Mackinnon, Business Manager, TUV NEL Ltd. (UK, Testing and Certification Authority): Certification Update and DECC Support for Small Wind
  David Hails, Microgeneration Technical Specialist, New and Renewable Energy Centre (NaREC) (UK, Testing Authority): Test Site Compliance with IEC 61400 Standards
  Brent Summerville, Technical Director, Small Wind Certification Council (SWCC), (USA, Testing and Certification Authority): North American Small Wind Turbine Certification
  Q&A N/A Audio unavailable

 

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