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Symposium Agenda
December 9, 2008 in Howe Hall, Iowa State University
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7.30 a.m. |
Continental Breakfast/Registration |
| MORNING SESSION THEME: Challenges and Opportunities—Session Chair: Balaji Narasimhan, College of Engineering, Iowa State University |
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8:00 |
Welcome—President Gregory Geoffroy |
| 8:10 |
Ellen Huntoon, Office of Senator Tom Harkin |
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8:15 |
Wind—Moving Iowa Forward—Roya Stanley, Director, Office of Energy Independence, State of Iowa/ Joe Jongewaard, Iowa Department of Economic Development |
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8:45 |
20% by 2030 Challenge—Megan McCluer, Program Manager, Wind and Hydropower Technologies, Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, U.S. Department of Energy |
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9:15 |
The Wind Industry Agenda 2009: Challenges and Opportunities—David Drescher, Vice President and GM, Wind Energy, John Deere Renewables, LLC, and Board of Directors of American Wind Energy Association |
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9:40 |
Break/Poster
Presentations |
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10:00 |
The Role of Technology in the Future of Wind Energy—José Zayas, Manager, Wind Energy Technology
Department, Sandia National Laboratories |
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10:25 |
Challenges and Opportunities for a Turbine OEM—Andreas Nauen, CEO, Siemens Wind Power Business Unit |
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10:50 |
MidAmerican Energy Company Wind Generation—Current Challenges and Future Opportunities—Bill Fehrman, President and Chief Executive Officer, MidAmerican Energy Company |
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11:15 |
IAWIND—A Strategic Statewide Alliance to Make Iowa the National Leader in Wind Energy—Barry Butler, Dean of Engineering, University of Iowa |
| 11:30 |
Lunch |
| AFTERNOON SESSION THEME: Towards an ISU Roadmap—Session Chair: Ron Cox, Center for Industrial Research and Service, Iowa State University |
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12:30 p.m. |
ISU Capabilities in Wind Energy: Research, Education, and Outreach—Sri Sritharan, Department of Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering, Iowa State University |
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12:45 |
Panel 1–Wind Turbine System
Moderator: Ganesh Rajagopalan, Department of Aerospace
Engineering, Iowa State University
Panelist 1: Dale Berg, Scientist, Sandia National Laboratory
Panelist 2: Amir Mikhail, Senior Vice President of Engineering, Clipper Windpower
Panelist 3: Patrick Moriarty, National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Discussion
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1:35 |
Panel 2–Manufacturing and Deployment
Moderator: Frank Peters, Department of Industrial and
Manufacturing Systems Engineering, Iowa State University
Panelist 1: Patrick
Thacker, Director, Strategic Sourcing, Clipper Windpower
Panelist 2: Kevin Hazel, North American Supply Chain Manager, Siemens (via video conference)
Panelist 3: Coburn Pharr, Group Operations Director,
TPI Composites
Discussion
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2:25 |
Break/Poster Presentations |
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2:40 |
Panel 3–Infrastructure and Delivery
Moderator: Jim McCalley, Department of Electrical and Computer
Engineering, Iowa State University
Panelist 1: Eduard Muljadi,
Senior Engineer, National Wind Technology Center, National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Panelist 2: Dale Osborn, Transmission Planning
Technical Director, Midwest ISO
Panelist 3: Doug Collins, ITC Holding
Discussion
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3:30 |
Summary and Next Steps, Panel and Session Moderators (Ganesh Rajagopalan, Frank Peters, Jim McCalley, Balaji Narasimhan, and Ron Cox) |
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4:00 |
Adjourn |
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