Community and Consenting

The Big Picture

Forecasting and Fuel

Biodiversity and offsetting, answering the community objections in a sensitive landscape – Andrew Hurley, Generation Manager, MainPower

Wind farms, ecology and communities – Kevin Hackwell, Advocacy Manager, Forest & Bird

Infrastructure property and landowner issues – Ian Bates, Sector Manager Energy, The Property Group

Mixed ownership model: what does it mean for wind? – Gavin Evans, Editor, Energy News

Wind and gas: the perfect match? – Steve Bielby, Chief Executive, Gas Industry Company

Microgrids and Distributed Generation Incorporating Renewables - Issues and Opportunities - John Penny, General Manager, ABB New Zealand

Using forecasting in wind farm operations and generation scheduling - Javier Ramirez Miranda, Director, Gamesa New Zealand

Advances in weather forecasting over the next ten years – Dr. Michael Uddstrom, Principal Scientist, Meteorology & Remote Sensing, NIWA

Forecasting wind power at grid injection points – Brian Peters, Product Manager Energy and Modelling, Metservice

Community and consenting

O&M

Wind Resource

Public opinion of generation alternatives – Dr Janet Stephenson, Director, Centre for Sustainability: Agriculture, Food, Energy, Environment, University of Otago

Te Uku: the community experience – Julian Elder, Chief Executive, WEL Networks

Community Connections - Working with Economic Development Agencies - Mark Maxwell, Economic Development Manager, Vision Manawatu

Frontloading - Community dynamics and consenting issues – Shonagh Kenderdine, Judge (ret)

PANEL SESSION on Community and Consenting  - an expert panel ;

Shonagh Kenderdine - retired Environment Court judge

Dr Royden Somerville QC - keynote speaker

Kevin Hackwell - Royal Forest & Bird

Alan McKinney - Meridian Energy

10 years of O&M lessons – Lars Pedersen, Service Manager, Vestas

Measuring wind turbine reliability: results of the Reliawind project – Philip Wong Too, Senior Engineer, GL Garrad Hassan

Reliability Drivers in Two-Bladed Turbines - John Arimond and Geoff Henderson, Windflow

Designing wind turbines for ease of service - Neil Jenkin, Service Manager, REpower Australia

Energy yield; potential error and best practice for improve pre-construction predictions – Peter Armstrong, Renewable Energy Leader, Aurecon

Application of SODAR technology in complex terrain – Tony Rovers, Senior Wind Engineer, Meridian Energy

New technologies for wind and gust profiling – Prof Stuart Bradley, Director, Wind Measurement Technologies, University of Auckland

Using WAsP and WindSim in energy yield predictions – Michael Green, Meteorologist, Aurecon

Consenting Issues

Wind Connections

Health and Safety

Technical

Best practice and wind farm consenting: lessons from Te Uku – Simon Berry, Counsel, Berry Simons

Biodiversity Offsets for Contact’s Hauāuru mā raki Wind Project – Lessons for the Future – Stephen Daysh, Environmental Management Services  and Gerry Kessels, Kessels and Associates

Water quality monitoring of stream tributaries to determine the effects of sediment runoff from wind farm construction activities – Brett Stansfield, Freshwater Scientist, Environmental Impact Assessments

Earthworks and sediment control during construction  at Te Uku – Gregor McLean, Director,   Southern Skies

Levels of infrasound and ground vibration in close proximity to mega-watt sized wind turbines – Paul Botha, Wind Technical Strategy Manager, Meridian Energy

20% wind: how will the grid accommodate it? – Kieran Devine, General Manager, System Operations, Transpower

Potential impact of electric vehicles as grid storage - Paul Monigatti, Transpower sponsored student

Wind generation connection requirements in Australasia – Michael Owen, Technical Director, Power Systems Analysis, Beca

Energy in the wind: integrating the transmission network for a better approach to wind farm prospecting - Elisa Puccioni, GIS Analyst, Kenex

South Island frequency limits on wind farms – Mike Phethean, Senior Investigation Engineer, Transpower

Managing Health and Safety across a Global Industry – Ian Boslem, HSE Manager, Siemens

H&S reporting systems for wind farms – Natasha Tuck, Production Engineer, TrustPower

Training requirements and expectations on employees in emergencies – Phil Hokianga, Industrial Training Manager, Vertical Horizonz

Developing an H&S programme on a new small wind farm – Fraser Jonker, CEO, Pioneer Generation

H&S in wind farm development – Simon Faulkner, Aurecon

E-Houses: prefabricated substations for wind farms – Bruce Blundell, Business Development Manager, Siemens

Grid code requirements for artificial inertia control systems on wind turbines in NZ – Marc Pelletier, Investigations Engineer, System Operator, Transpower

Transient Stability Assessment with large scale wind penetration - Prem Kumar Naik, Transpower sponsored student

Controlling sound from wind turbines – Dr. Katrina Swalwell, Senior Wind Engineer, REpower Australia

Wind turbine development trends in turbulent conditions – Josef Kryger Tadich, Technical Manager, Alstom

Consenting issues

Electricity market

Technology developments

Current trends in wind farm acoustics assessment and consent conditions – Stephen Chiles, Principal, Acoustics Engineer, URS

Landscape Issues and Phase II of the RMA reforms - Bianca Tree, Senior Associate, Bell Gully

Wind farms and the RMA: Implementing the NPSREG & NZWEA Best Practice Guidelines – Ben Farrell, Senior Environmental Planner and Guidelines Project Manager, NZWEA

Increasing the value of wind: the demand/response smart grid – Stephen Drew, EnerNOC

Changing gate closure – Mike Roan, Trading Manager, Meridian Energy

Electricity market of the future with wind – James Tipping, Regulatory Strategy Manager, TrustPower

Use of wireless power technology in the wind industry – Fady Mishriki, CEO, PowerbyProxi

Systematic development of lubricants: new gear oil development – Ross Walker, Industrial Regional Technology Manager, Asia Pacific, Castrol

4.5MW turbine assembly with 2MW resources. Technical challenges and solutions – Alejandro Gómez Crespo, Engineering Department, Gamesa