Conference Program Schedule
TUESDAY, JUNE 11, 2013
8:30 am – 10:00 am
Welcome & Opening Session
Location: Genesee Suites
**Open to all attendees**
Welcome
Program Chairs:
Haley Estes Roberto, HTWN – NO PPT
James Durffy, Nixon Peabody – NO PPT
Keynote Address
Jose Zayas, Director, Wind & Water Power Technologies Office, Department of Energy
All Things Considered in Distributed & Community Wind
All attendees are encouraged to attend this appropriately named ‘All Things Considered’ opening session. Distributed
and community wind leaders will start the discussion with key topics, including certification, state policy programs,
international markets, industry consolidation, financing, solar energy and more!
Speakers:
Mike Bergey, Bergey Windpower – PPT AVAILABLE
Kevin Schulte, SED – PPT AVAILABLE
10:00 am – 6:45 pm
Exhibit Hall Hours
Industry Business Track
Customer Education Track
Location: Genesee Suites
Location: Exhibit Hall – Grand Ballroom
** A FULL CONFERENCE registration is required to attend
these sessions.
** ALL attendees can attend these sessions.
10:30 am – 11:45 am
Exemplary Distributed & Community Wind
Case Studies
Agriculture & Wind Energy
Location: Exhibit Hall – Grand Ballroom
Location: Genesee Suites
One of the most appealing aspects of distributed and
community wind is the diversity of the applications and
markets that are served. This session includes case
studies that illustrate the range of turbine and project size,
geography, application, ownership, financing, enabling
policy, and challenges overcome. Applications include
farmer owned community wind, village power, behind the
meter industrial MW –scale third-party owned, rural electric
cooperative, virtual net metered residential, an on-site
school project, and an international Fed In Tariff project.
Agriculture and wind energy go hand in hand. This session
will focus on educating farmers, ranchers, and winery
owners about the benefits of wind energy. Attendees will
learn about how to get their projects started, as well as,
successful case studies.
Moderator & Wind 101: Andrew Trapanese, HTWN
Case Studies: PPT FOR ALL SPEAKERS AVAILABLE
John Richmond, Richmond Dairy, LLC
Brett Decker, Brett Excavation, Inc.
Morris Chase, Chase Dairy Farm
Moderator: Lisa Daniels, Windustry
Speakers: PPT FOR ALL SPEAKERS AVAILABLE
Scott Abbett, SED
Alan Axworthy, Northern Power Systems
Roger Dixon, Skylands Renewable Energy
Corey Juhl, Juhl Wind
Aaron Morrow, HTWN
Charles Newcomb, Endurance Wind Power
John Pimental, Foundation Wind Power
Panelists:
Mark Ferrara, CEC Energy
Padma Kasthurirangan, Niagara Wind and Solar
60 minute educational session + 15 exhibit hall tour
7 – 8 minute PPT presentations followed by Q+A.
11:45 am – 1:30 pm
Networking Lunch & Finance Strategy
Working Meeting
Location: Frontier Room
Attendees are invited to discuss and develop finance
solutions during lunch. This will be a facilitated working
meeting open to all DWE13 attendees.
Facilitator: Charles Newcomb, Endurance Wind Power
Wind Turbine Tour & Lunch
Location: Buses depart from hotel main entrance at 11:45
am.
NOTE: SPACE IS LIMITED! Sign-up at the Registration
Desk to reserve your space.
Attendees registered with Exhibit Hall passes will receive
lunch on the Wind Turbine Tour only.
NOTE: Lunch is provided for Full Conference attendees
and exhibitors only.
1:30 pm – 2:45 pm
Northeast Regional Focus: Past, Present, and
Future
Installing Wind Energy at Commercial and
Industrial Facilities
Location: Genesee Suites
Location: Exhibit Hall – Grand Ballroom
From wind to solar, the NE covers all bases. This session
will focus specifically on renewable energy industry in the
NE, and the policy, incentives, and market development
unique to this corner of the U.S.
Wind energy is an effective way to offset energy costs for
commercial and industrial facilities. This session will focus
on educating decision makers, facility owners and
operators about the benefits of wind energy. Attendees will
learn about how to get their projects started, as well as,
successful case studies.
Moderator: Kevin Schulte, SED
Speakers: PPT FOR ALL SPEAKERS AVAILABLE
Valerie Strauss, Alliance for Clean Energy in New York,
(ACENY)
Bruce Burcat, Mid Atlantic Renewable Energy Coalition
(MAREC)
Moderator & Wind 101 Speaker: Steve Wilke, SED
Case Studies: PPT FOR ALL SPEAKERS AVAILABLE
Bob Bechtold, HARBEC Plastics, WISP
Dave Strong, Project Manager SED, Country Garden,
Berkshire East
3 – 15 minute presentations followed by Q+A.
60 minute educational session + 15 exhibit hall tour
2:45 pm – 3:00 pm
Networking Break
Location: Exhibit Hall – Grand Ballroom
3:00 pm – 4:15 pm
State Policy Strategies
Install a Wind Turbine at Your School
Location: Genesee Suites
Location: Exhibit Hall – Grand Ballroom
State policy is a market driver. This session will provide
updates on the ongoing political initiatives in four of the
industry’s target states. Come learn from the
representatives leading the efforts in California, Colorado,
Hawaii and Iowa.
Schools (universities, colleges, high schools, and grade
schools) across the country are installing wind turbines.
This session will focus on educating school boards,
decision makers, and campus facility managers about the
benefits of wind energy. Attendees will learn about how to
get their projects started, as well as, successful case
studies.
Moderator: Greg Price, EWT Americas
Speakers: ONLY ONE PPT WAS CREATED FOR THIS
SESSION.
Heather Rhoads-Weaver, eFormative Options
Kristen Thomson, Thomson Public Affairs
Rob Hach, Anemometry Specialists
John Pimental, Foundation Windpower
Greg Price, EWT Americas
Moderator & Wind 101: Charles Newcomb, Endurance
Wind Power
Case Studies: PPT FOR ALL SPEAKERS AVAILABLE
Jim Ellis, State University of New York at Delhi
Susan Stewart, Penn State and Wind for Schools
60 minute educational session + 15 exhibit hall tour
5 – 10 minute presentations followed by Q+A.
4:15 pm – 4:30 pm
Networking Break
Location: Exhibit Hall – Grand Ballroom
4:30 pm – 5:45 pm
Community Acceptance
Manufacturers Panel
Location: Genesee Suites
Location: Exhibit Hall – Grand Ballroom
This session will focus on the importance of community
acceptance during various phases of wind project
development.
This session is designed for those attendees that are
serious about installing a wind turbine. Manufacturers that
are exhibiting will be answering questions about their
products.
Moderator: Larry Flowers, AWEA
Speakers: PPT FOR ALL SPEAKERS AVAILABLE
Mark Dougherty, LIPA
Marion Trieste, Trieste Associates
Kevin Schulte, SED
Mark Jacobson, NREL
Tyler Studds, Massachusetts Clean Energy Center
Moderator: Brent Summerville, Small Wind Certification
Council
Speakers: PPT FOR ALL SPEAKERS AVAILABLE
Greg Price, EWT Americas
Josh Glynn, Aeronautica Windpower, LLC
Paul Dawson, Northern Power Systems
Scott Merrick, Bergey Windpower
75 minute educational session.
75 minute discussion.
5:45 pm – 6:45 pm
Networking Reception
Location: Exhibit Hall – Grand Ballroom
6:45 pm
Exhibit Hall Closes
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 12, 2013
7:30 am
Registration Opens
7:30 am – 8:30 am
Networking Breakfast
Location: Genesee Suites
NOTE: Breakfast is provided for Full Conference attendees and exhibitors only.
8:30 am – 9:45 am
Opening Session: Leaders Roundtable
Location: Genesee Suites
** Open to ALL attendees
As the US markets for distributed and community wind projects recover from the recession, it faces a tough competitive
environment with reduced federal and state incentives, dramatically lower PV and gas prices, and well-funded attacks on
state renewable energy policies. This session will query the industry leaders on what they are doing and recommending
for growing distributed and community wind sectors in the face of tough market challenges.
Moderator: Larry Flowers, AWEA
Speakers: NO PPT FOR THIS SESSION
Mike Bergey, Bergey Windpower
Jennifer Jenkins, DWEA
Glenn Johnson, Endurance Wind Power
Dan Juhl, Juhl Wind
Tal Mamo, United Wind
Kevin Schulte, SED
Jacob Susman, OwnEnergy
9:45 am
Exhibit Hall Opens
9:45 am – 10:00 am
Networking Break
Location: Exhibit Hall – Grand Ballroom
10:00 am – 11:15 am
Industry Business Track
Customer Education Track
Location: Genesee Suites
Location: Exhibit Hall – Grand Ballroom
** A FULL CONFERENCE registration is required to attend
these sessions.
** ALL attendees can attend these sessions.
Stakeholder Perspectives
Local & Federal Governments
Location: Genesee Suites
Location: Exhibit Hall – Grand Ballroom
A wind project, not unlike any community project, of any
size is viewed differently by the various people and
organizations which are directly or indirectly associated. In
order to maximize the potential for success in implementing
a distributed or community wind project, it is important to
better understand the variety of perspectives and issues
that different stakeholders have when a distributed or
community wind project comes to their town. This will be a
discussion panel among stakeholders who represent
landowners, local planners, state energy officials, project
developers, utilities, bankers, and community organizers.
This session will focus on educating decision makers and
government leaders about the benefits of wind energy.
Attendees will learn about how to get their projects started,
as well as, successful case studies.
Moderator & Wind 101: Thom Fleckenstein, Niagara
Wind & Solar
Speakers: PPT FOR ALL SPEAKERS AVAILABLE
Padma Kasthurirangan, Niagara Wind & Solar, Inc.
Matt Vanderbrook, Sustainable Energy Developments
John Fellhauer, PowerWind USA
Moderator: Brett Pingree, Dynapower Company
Speakers: NO PPT FOR THIS SESSION
60 minute educational session + 15 exhibit hall tour
Phil Coombe, Coombe, Bender, &CO
Roger Dixon, Skylands Renewable Energy
Mark Dougherty, LIPA
Mark Mayhew, NYSERDA
Dan McGuire, American Corn Growers Foundation
Nathan Rudgers, Farm Credit East
Kevin Schulte , SED
Marion Trieste, Trieste Associates
Panel discussion with Q+A. No PPT.
11:15 am – 1:00 pm
Networking Lunch & Solar Energy Working
Meeting
Wind Turbine Tour & Lunch
Location: Frontier Room
Location: Buses depart from hotel main entrance at 11:45
am.
Attendees are invited to discuss and develop strategies for
working with solar energy during lunch. This will be a
facilitated working meeting open to all DWE13 attendees.
NOTE: SPACE IS LIMITED! Sign-up at the Registration
Desk to reserve your space.
Facilitator: Andy Kruse, Endurance Wind Power
Attendees registered with Exhibit Hall passes will receive
lunch on the Wind Turbine Tour only.
NOTE: Lunch is provided for Full Conference attendees
and exhibitors only.
1:00 pm – 2:15 pm
Financing: Models and Opportunities
Location: Genesee Suites
Residential Wind – Installing Wind Energy in
Your Back Yard
Location: Exhibit Hall – Grand Ballroom
Obtaining financing is necessary for distributed and
community wind projects alike. This session will explore
various financing options.
Moderator: James Duffy, Nixon Peabody
Speakers: PPT FOR ALL SPEAKERS AVAILABLE
Tony Grappone, Novogradac & Company LLP - Accounting
and Financial Modeling
Chris Diaz, Seminole Financial - Lending and Debt
Tal Mamo, United Wind - Distributed Scale Leasing
3 presentations followed by Q&A.
Homeowners across the country are installing wind turbines
on residential property. This session will educate
interested parties about the benefits of wind energy.
Attendees will learn about how to get their projects started,
as well as, successful case studies.
Moderator: Mark Mayhew, NYSERDA
Speakers: ONLY ONE PPT FOR WAS CREATED FOR
THIS SESSION.
Phil Coombe, Coombe, Bender & CO
Tracy Lamanec, Private Landowner
Scott Merrick, Bergey Windpower
60 minute educational session + 15 exhibit hall tour
2:15 pm – 2:30 pm
Networking Break
Location: Exhibit Hall – Grand Ballroom
2:30 pm – 3:45 pm
International Markets & Applications
Location: Genesee Suites
Distributed and community wind markets are growing
around the globe. This session will explore markets outside
of the United States.
Moderator: Mike Bergey, Bergey Windpower
Speakers: PPT FOR ALL SPEAKERS AVAILABLE
Andy Kruse, Endurance Wind Power
Paul Dawson, Northern Power Systems
Mike Bergey, Bergey Windpower
Brent Petrie, Petrie & Associates
45 minute education session + 30 minute Q&A
3:45 pm – 4:00 pm
Closing Remarks by DWEA Board President
Location: Genesee Suites
Mike Bergey, Bergey Windpower
4:00 pm
Exhibit Hall Closes