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Objective: For distributed wind manufacturers, supply chain members, academic researchers and other Consortium participants to meet each other, to establish expected outcomes, and learn about NIST resources available. Identify opportunities, expertise and distributed wind knowledge.
Wednesday, October 15
5:30-7:30p Welcome Reception
Host Presentations:
Daniel Valyou, CECET- Presentation
Gary Kanaby, Wetzel Engineering -Presentation
Thursday, October 16
Draft Working Agenda
NOTE session times subject to change
7:30a Registration and Coffee
8:00a Self-Introductions by Consortium Participants
What do you hope this project will accomplish?
What are your areas of expertise?
Facilitators: Jennifer Jenkins, DWEA & Heather Rhoads-Weaver, eFormative
Welcome and Opening Remarks
Dr. Tom Lettieri, U.S. Department of Commerce NIST Programs in
Manufacturing Innovation –Presentation
Bret Barker, U.S. Department of Energy Distributed Wind Engagement -Presentation
9:00a Manufacturing Related Federal Activities: Opportunities for
Distributed Wind
Ben Vickery, NIST Manufacturing Futures Group -Presentation
Tom Bell, Center for Economic Growth -Presentation
Tara Rice, Rural Council “Made in Rural America” Initiative
10:00a Networking Break
10:30a Overview of Project Plans, Questionnaire, Advisors &
Core/Support Team Roles
Expectations for Participants -Presentation
Jennifer Jenkins, DWEA
Heather Rhoads-Weaver, eFormative Options
11:00a Overview of DWEA OEM Steering Group Members, Top-Level
Manufacturing Gaps and Opportunities
Technology, skill sets, tooling, facilities, vendor relationships, QA, etc. -Presentation
Trudy Forsyth, Wind Advisors Team
Brent Summerville, Summerville Wind & Sun
12:00p Lunch: Informal Table Discussions by Subgroups
Composites, Support Structures, Mechanical & Electrical Systems
1:00p Identifying Steering Group Advisors and Subgroup Leaders
Mechanical: Robert Preus (NREL), Gary Harcourt (Great Rock) -Presentation ,
Dr. Patrick Lemieux (CalPoly) -Presentation
Composites: Dr. Pier Marzocca (Clarkson) -Presentation
Dr. Case van Dam (UC Davis), -Presentation
Paul Williamson (MOWII) -Presentation
Electrical: Dr. Ruth Douglas Miller (KSU) -Presentation, Dr. Wei Qiao (UNL) -Presentation,
Dr. Rob Wills (Intergrid) -Presentation
Support Structure: Dr. Asad Esmaeily (KSU) -Presentation, Dr. Rick Damiani (NREL),
Roger Dixon (Skylands) -Presentation
3:00p Networking Break
3:30 Latest Distributed Wind Research at U.S. DOE National Labs
Robert Preus, National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Joshua Paquette, Sandia National Laboratory
Alice Orrell, Pacific National Northwest Laboratory
4:30p Other NIST AMTech Projects and Related Efforts
Dr. Christopher Niezrecki, UMass Lowell WindSTAR -Two Presentations
5:00p Participant Closing Remarks: Next Steps
Roundtable: How do you see yourself contributing to this project?
5:30p Adjourn
6:30p DWEA OEM Steering Group Dinner (invitation only)