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Posted: Wed Jan 23rd, 2008 02:06 pm |
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Wind Workshop Set on St. Thomas
The Energy Office, in conjunction with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), is presenting an opportunity for residents to learn about wind power's potential. All residents are invited to the Wind Energy Workshop at the Wyndham Sugar Bay Resort on St. Thomas on Jan. 31.
The day-long workshop will include experts from the U.S. Department of Energy Wind Powering America, the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Sandia National Laboratories and a Caribbean wind farm expert.
Governor John deJongh and Bevan Smith, director the Energy Office, will give opening remarks at 8:30 a.m.
An overview of the workshop will be given by Dwight Bailey. Bailey is Project Manager of DOE's National Energy Technology Laboratory in Pittsburgh, PA. He provides financial assistance, program information, and technical assistance to state and local governments, and public and private organizations in the Eastern part of the United States for the U.S. DOE Wind Powering America Program. Workshop topics will include:
--Commercial Wind Technology
--Current Wind Technology Applications
--Validated Wind Map for the U.S. Virgin Islands
--Avian Issues in the Virgin Islands
--Small Wind Opportunities in the Virgin Islands
--Caribbean Wind Projects
In the last year, with the increase in electrical rates, many residents have invested in wind technology or are considering doing so. The VIEO has been urging residents to be cautious when making such investments. Director Smith has said that wind can be a valuable source of alternative energy, but only under the right conditions.
Larry Flowers, of NREL, will talk about current wind technology. He has been with NREL for the past 27 years. Since 1990, he has been a team leader at NREL's National Wind Technology Center in Boulder, Colo. His current assignment is the National Technical Director of Wind Powering America, a DOE program launched in 1999 to dramatically increase the deployment of wind in the United States.
Dennis Elliott, a lead researcher in wind resource at NREL's National Wind Technology Center, will speak about the wind map. He has led the development and validation of new high-resolution wind resource maps for more than 30 U.S. states for the Wind Powering America initiative. He has also led the development of wind resource maps for various countries of the world through projects supported by the U.S. Agency for International Development, United Nations Environment Programme, and other clients. In addition, he has conducted studies in other areas of wind characterization such as offshore assessment, wind shear and tall-tower analyses at elevated heights to 100-m+, and refined methods for assessing wind potential. He has published many papers, often with other team members in the wind resource group, including articles in the Encyclopedia of Energy.
Jose Zayas, the program manager of the Wind Energy Technology Department at Sandia National Laboratories in Albuquerque, New Mexico, will speak about commercial wind technology. He has been at Sandia since 1996. His areas of expertise include active aerodynamic flow control, sensors, dynamic modeling, composite analysis, and data acquisition systems.
Phil Dougherty, Acting Manager for the Department of Energy's Wind and Hydropower Program, will speak about wind experiences in the Virgin Islands. He also serves as national director of Wind Powering America. He leads a nationwide government team that works with national, state and local stakeholders across the energy, agricultural and environmental sectors. He also leads an inter-agency task force to address wind-siting issues that could affect critical federal mission areas.
Margo Guda, of the Antiyano Foundation of Energy, will speak about Caribbean Wind Projects. She is affiliated with the wind farm on Curacao.
Onaje Jackson, of Sustainable Systems and Design International on St. Croix, will talk about avian issues in the Virgin Islands.
Registration for the workshop is $25. A registration form can be found by clicking here.
To get more information, residents should call 774-3320, extension 6133, or send an email to jdaniel@vienergy.org.
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Posted: Thu Jan 24th, 2008 12:05 am |
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Someone should pay for Victor to attend. I'll chip in. 
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