Advanced Wind Energy Workshop (2006)
10 am - 6 pm
February 27, 2006
Location: WCROC Office - Morris
- 9:30 am Registration and Refreshments
- 10:00 am Welcome and Introductions
- 10:10 am Wind Farm Development Basics Overview (PDF, 1.1M)
-Michael Reese, WCROC - 10:30 am Siting Wind Farms
Best Bet Locations (PDF, 3.7M)
-Steve Wagner, USDA-ARS
Wind Resource Assessment (PDF, 1.9M)
-Lee Alnes, Wind Logics
Wind Farm Siting: Choosing the Right Location (PDF, 5.2M)
-Jay Haley, EAPC Architects & Engineers - Noon Lunch (Included in registration)
- 1:00 pm The Bottom Line: Developing a Pro forma (PDF, 31K)
-Dr. Ed Persons, Prof. Emeritus, U of MN - 1:30 pm The MISO Process (PDF, 289K)
- Midwest ISO - 2:00 pm Financing Wind Farms (PDF, 1.9M)
-Mike Hansen, 1st Farmers & Merchants Bank - 2:45 pm Break
- 3:00 pm Successful Locally-Owned Business Structures
Minnesota Flip and CBED (PDF, 112K)
-Dan Juhl, Dan Mar and Associates
Local Investment Model
-Mark Willers, MinWind Energy LLC - 4:00 pm Q and A Session
- 4:30 pm Legal Considerations for Wind Farms
-Jeff Paulson, Jeffrey C. Paulson & Associates - 5:30 pm Maintenance and Operation
-Greg Flobeck, Vestas North America - 6:00 pm End of Workshop
In no way are the presenters or their employers liable for the information listed in the presentations.
Conference Promotional Brochure (PDF, 111K)