The 4th Annual North America Wind Energy Operations & Maintenance Summit, held from April 25-27, 2012 in Dallas, Texas, focuses on various wind energy operations and maintenance issues with over 40 expert speakers. The event offers workshops, networking opportunities, and discussions on optimizing wind farm performance and reducing costs through technology and strategies. Attendees can learn about the latest industry trends, upgrades, and best practices to improve return on investment in the wind sector.

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NEW FOR 2012 Sponsored by
GE Wind Services
Pre-Conference Workshop HOW WIND O&M IS CHANGING
Changing O&M market trends and
projections for the future
Improving Wind Farm ROI through Dan Shreve, Director, MAKE Consulting
Production Upgrades END OF WARRANTY: OPTIONS &
STRATEGIES ExPLORED
MODERATOR: Dan Shreve, Director, MAKE Consulting An operators approach to post
CASE
warranty life from a Technical STUDY
Topics: Services view
Judah Moseson PE CEM, Director of Technical
A half day workshop designed to help the › Fleet performance metrics for GE’s on and off Services, Infigen Energy
improvement of wind farm return on warranty North America fleet.
investment (ROI) through production OEMs Business Model-
› Insights for operating units in a post-PTC environment. Favourable terms or not? PANEL
DISCUSSION
upgrades.
Cathy Syme, Senior Manager,
› Operations case study: Aligning service provider and GL Harrad Hassan
Hear GE, alongside their customers, present owner metrics to deliver greater annual energy
CASE STUDY information on what systems Ruben Segura-Coto, Director, Post Sales Service,
production.
ACCIONA Windpower North America, LLC
have been implemented, how they have
› Installed base micro-siting: Discover how GE is using Other panellists TBC
worked, and what results have been seen. its suite of tools and operational data to identify
Building an in-house CASE
opportunities to get more from units operating in lower
Engineering “Center for STUDY
wind speed regimes. Technological Excellence”
Why should you attend? Ross Newlin, Director of the Center Technical
› Performance upgrades case studies: Examination of
• Provides unique opportunity to learn about Excellence, enXco Corp.
several relevant upgrades and operational
production-related upgrades from OEM & owner
enhancements that have delivered favorable ROI to Non OEM Warranty: Other
PANEL
• The speakers are people that have been owners & operators. Protections Available For Your DISCUSSION
immediately involved in the upgrades; hear from Fleet
those with experience Peter Wells, CEO, Upwind Solutions
Where will the workshop take place? Chris Cioni, Senior Vice President Technical
• Learn what new technologies GE is investing in Services and Claims, G-Cube Insurance
The workshop will take place in the Marriott City Center
for optimizing and extending life of wind Other panellists TBC
Hotel – the same location as the following Summit.
turbines.
Further details to follow once your ticket has been Work scopes for service
PANEL
When will the workshop take place? purchased. contracts DISCUSSION
The workshop will last for approximately a ½ day Eddie Perez, Vice President of
Cost of attending Operations, Wind Capital Group
and will take place in the afternoon on April 25th
The cost of attending this workshop is included in the Herbert R. Thompson, Director O&M – Wind,
2012. After the workshop, all delegates are invited
passes found at the back of this brochure. Edison Mission O&M
to join the GE, their customers, and Wind Energy
Martin Winter, VP Engineering Solutions /
Update for an informal drink. Further details to There is no extra cost for delegates who have already Partner, Foundation Engineering LLC
follow once your ticket has been purchased. purchased their conference tickets.
Ruben Segura-Coto, Director, Post Sales Service,
ACCIONA Windpower North America, LLC
For more information and updates on this workshop’s speakers, discussion topics and
timings, visit the website www.windenergyupdate.com/dallas Summit Agenda wiND eNerGy
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GRID INTEGRATION & CURTAILMENT ELECTRICS & ENvIRONMENTAL Leading edge blade ADvANCED MONITORING
JOINT CASE
HEALTH & SAFETY treatments and their STUDY TECHNOLOGIES: PREDICTIvE,
NERC’s guidelines and standards for
effects on performance PREvENTATIvE, OR
wind operators Arc flash hazard analysis
John N. Moura, Manager, Reliability John Kolak, President,
James Snelson, Senior Project Engineer, SCHEDULED
Technical Services Group,
Assessment, North American Electric Praxis Corporation Reliability database benchmark:
Infigen Energy
Reliability Corporation a US O&M experience
A unique approach JOINT Grant Qualley, Manager of Performance
Valerie Peters, Wind Reliability Lead
Grid Integration: Operational to safety culture PRESENTATION Analytics, Technical Services Group,
CASE Analyst, Sandia National Laboratories
Strategies for Higher Yield STUDY Grayling Vander Velde, EHS Infigen Energy
Darren McCrank, Director of Professional, EHS Field Support, Duke Condition Monitoring Systems
Operations, Wind, TransAlta Corporation Energy
Best practice blade
PANEL for Wind Turbines: Present status
repair protection and DISCUSSION
Todd Karasek, Vice President and future developments
Grid Operations: Managing Stability maintenance
Environment, Health & Safety, Suzlon Dr. Ing. Karl Steingroever, Sr.
of the Grid James Snelson, Senior Project Engineer,
Principal Engineer, Group Machinery
Bart McManus, Transmission Technical Safe O&M Operations: Technical Services Group,
PANEL Components, Germanischer Lloyd
Operations, Bonneville Power Administration Hazard Recognition & DISCUSSION Infigen Energy
Injury Mitigation Grant Qualley, Manager of Performance SCADA focus: overcoming
Grid integration and
CASE Grayling Vander Velde, EHS Professional, Analytics, Technical Services Group, challenges caused by using
compliance: Ensuring 24x7 STUDY Infigen Energy
EHS Field Support, a centralised SCADA system
Operation
Duke Energy Gary Kanaby, Director of Sales for approach
Blaine Sundwall, Director, National Control
John Kolak, President, Wind, MFG Alistair Ogilvie, Reliability Database
Center, Iberdrola Renewables
Praxis Corporation Other panellists TBC Lead, Sandia National Laboratories
Complying with rapidly Todd Karasek, Vice President
JOINT CASE The Gearbox Reliability ORAP: Transferable JOINT CASE
changing grid code STUDY Environment, Health & Safety, Suzlon
Collaborative: An Overview data collection, STUDY
requirements Other panellists TBC
Jonathan Keller, Ph.D. National Wind analysis and reporting
Brad Rogers, Southern Region Sales techniques
Manager, GE Wind Technology Center, NREL
REPAIR, UPGRADES & Sal DellaVilla, CEO,
Customer TBC Solutions for asset-life Strategic Power Systems
RETROFITTING JOINT
cost containment PRESENTATION Alistair Ogilvie, Reliability Database
Wind Turbine Foundation Issues Tom Marek, Business Unit
OPERATIONS & PERFORMANCE Lead, Sandia National Laboratories
facing O&M operators Leader - Windserve North America,
OPTIMIZATION
Martin Winter, VP Engineering Solutions / David Brown Gear Systems Ltd Aligning operator and OEM
O&M Strategy: How does your CASE
Partner, metrics for higher power
Steve Casey, General Manager,
wind farm compare? STUDY Foundation Engineering LLC
Moventas Inc. generation
Cathy Syme, Senior Manager, Jeff Weiner, Commercial Director,
Improving an already
GL Garrad Hassan JOINT CASE Gearbox reliability GE Wind
installed machine – a STUDY PANEL
improvement DISCUSSION
Maximizing Yield from a Wind Facility WindBOOST experience
Dr. Ashley Crowther, VP
Jason Allen, Senior Vice President – Tim Hertel, Director of Technology,
Engineering - Wind, US Wind Technical
Renewables Operations and Engineering,
Duke Energy
EDP Renewables
Scott Shapiro, CM&U Product
Center, Romax Technology DoN’t miSS out
Line Leader, GE Wind
Tom Marek, Business Unit Leader - Places fill up fast so be sure
Optimizing Project Performance: Windserve North America,
to book your place now!
Pre- and Post-Construction Strategies Blade repair challenges David Brown Gear Systems Ltd
Dan Bernadett, Chief Engineer, Gary Kanaby, Director of Sales for Wind, Other panellists TBC
ASW True Power Moulded Fibre Glass Companies
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