Message-ID: <199503201529.HAA20304@cdp.igc.apc.org> Date: Mon, 20 Mar 1995 07:29:14 -0800 From: Tom Gray <mailto:tgray@IGC.APC.ORG> Subject: Wind-Diesel Workshop/June 5-7 To: Multiple recipients of list DEVEL-L
[From Wind Energy Weekly #639, 20 March 1995]CANWEA, AWEA TO HOST WIND DIESEL WORKSHOP IN JUNE
The Ninth International CanWEA-AWEA Wind-Diesel Workshop will take place June 5-7 in Hanover, N.H., according to the organizers.
This year's workshop will emphasize "an interactive dialogue and discussion of problems and solutions in the design, marketing, and deployment of wind energy systems for utilities and communities depending on diesel electric generation," the workshop announcement said. Topics will include: wind turbine operation and reliability issues; case studies - village power and Arctic communities; economic value of windİdiesel systems; practical control issues; utility planning, risk and financial issues; and project and program successes and failures.
Demonstrations and exhibits at Atlantic Orient Corp., located in nearby Norwich, Vt., will also be part of the activities.
The registration fee for the event is $100 (students $65) prior to May 1 and $125 after that date. In addition to the Canadian Wind Energy Association (CanWEA) and American Wind Energy Association (AWEA), sponsors include Natural Resources Canada, the Atlantic Wind Test Site, York Research Corp., Kotzebue (Alaska) Electric Association, the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Island Technologies, Atlantic Orient Corp., New World Village Power, and HydroİQuebec.
Persons wishing to make an informal presentation are asked to submit an abastract or summary of their presentation and to indicate the length of time desired and the session in which they wish to be included. Those wishing to provide an exhibit or demonstration should submit a brief description. Please send these in with the registration form.
To register for the conference, contact Susan Goodwin, Atlantic Orient Corp., PO Box 1097, Norwich, VT 05055, USA, phone (802) 649-5446, fax (802) 649-5404. Technical inquiries should be directed to Robert Sherwin of Atlantic Orient or to Malcolm Lodge, Island Technologies, PO Box 832, Charlottetown, PEI C1A 7L9, Canada, phone (902) 368-7171, fax (902) 368-7139. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Interested in renewable energy? The free electronic edition of _Wind Energy Weekly_ reports on energy-related environmental issues, energy policy, and wind industry trade news. The electronic edition normally runs about 10kb in length.
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