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Day 2: Wind Energy Conference
Session I: Federal & State Government Perspective
DOE Wind University Consortia Program
Megan McCluer, U.S. Department of Energy
How to Work the Problem from the Bottom Up
William Glahn, Minnesota Office of Energy Security
Title TBA
Jose R. Zayas, Sandia National Laboratories
Session II: Industry Perspectives
Research Roles for Wind Energy
- A View from the Private Sector
Mark Ahlstrom, Windlogics
University of Minnesota Clipper Liberty Research Turbine
Amir Mikhail, Clipper Windpower
Getting the Most from Wind Farms: Monitoring and Data Analysis
Girija Parthasarathy, Honeywell
Leveraging Novel Materials to Reduce the Cost of Wind-Generated Electricity
Michael Strommen, 3M
Session III: University/ Industry Consortia Research
Aerodynamic Research in Support of More Efficient Wind Turbines
Roger E.A. Arndt, Civil Engineering, University of Minnesota
Wind Turbine Modeling, Control, Fault Detection and Isolation
Gary Balas, Aerospace Engineering, University of Minnesota
Hydrostatic Drive Research for Wind Power Applications
Brad Bohlmann, Center for Compact & Efficient Fluid Power, University of Minnesota
Wind Turbine Radar Interference Mitigation
Mos Kaveh, College of Science and Engineering, University of Minnesota
Session IV: Education & Training
Panelists:
Michelle Gransee-Bowman, State of Minnesota
Connie Ireland, Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development
Ned Mohan, University of Minnesota
Session V: Wind Energy Storage
Investigating the Possibilities of Pump Hydro Energy Storage on MN's Iron Ranges
Don Fosnacht, Natural Resources Research Institute (NRRI), UMN Duluth
Xcel Energy's Wind-to-Battery Project - Preliminary Results
Frank Novacheck, Xcel Energy
Nitrogen Fertilizer Production Using Wind, Water and Air
Mike Reese, West Central Research & Outreach Center, University of Minnesota