SMART Wind Forum Agenda

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Wednesday, September 30                                                  

1:00p   Welcome & Introductions, Focus on Scaling Up Domestic Distributed Wind Jobs
Jennifer Jenkins, DWEA

 

1:15p   Manufacturing and the Smart Grid: Partnering for Successful Scale-Up
Keynote Speaker: Patrick Dempsey, LLNL & CNMI

 

1:45p   Low Volume Lean Leadership Improves Costs within All Departments & the Entire Supply Chain
Featured Speaker: Greg Lane, Low Volume Lean Center

 

2:30p   Process Improvement, Automation and Case Study on Distributed Wind Turbine Tower Fabrication
Mike Bergey, Bergey Windpower and George Chao, Manex

 

3:00p   “Show & Tell” Break – UC Davis instrumented small wind turbine blade

Valeria La Saponara, UC Davis

 

3:30p   When, How & Why Distributed Wind OEMs Should Scale Up
Moderator: Jay Yeager, Xzeres Wind Corp

Dialogue with panelists and all participants

 

4:15p   Addressing Gaps & Barriers / Actions by SMART Wind Subgroup
Trudy Forsyth, Wind Advisors Team
Britton Rife, eFormative Options

Round-robin on Critical Actions for SMART Wind Roadmap

 

4:40p   Wrap up on Next Steps, Process for SMART Wind Roadmap
Heather Rhoads-Weaver, eFormative Options

 

4:50p   Closing Remarks: SMART Wind and DOE Looking Forward
Mark Higgins, U.S. Department of Energy Wind & Water Program

5:00p   Adjourn

 5:30p-6:30p All-States Summit Opening Reception

 7:30p Invite-only OEM Steering Group Dinner

 Please note: All events and times are subject to change – check back regularly for the latest schedule and details about conference events.