Wind Energy Technologies Office 2021 Virtual Peer Review
August 2–5, 2021 | 9 a.m.–5:30 p.m. ET
Plenary, Analysis and Modeling, and Program Overviews
Start End Project Name Track Session Presenter 9:00 AM 9:30 AM Opening Remarks | Director, Wind Energy Technologies Office (WETO), U.S. Department of Energy Plenary Mainstage Marlay, Robert 9:30 AM 9:50 AM Keynote Address | Acting Assistant Secretary and Principal Deputy Secretary, U.S. Department of Energy Plenary Mainstage Speakes-Backman, Kelly 9:50 AM 10:05 AM Break, 15 minutes 10:05 AM 10:30 AM Program Overview: Analysis and Modeling Plenary Plenary Gilman, Patrick 10:30 AM 10:55 AM Modeling and Analysis to Inform WETO R&D Plenary Analysis and Modeling Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL) 10:55 AM 11:20 AM Distributed Wind R&D Analysis and Support Plenary Analysis and Modeling Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) 11:20 AM 11:35 AM Break, 15 minutes 11:35 AM 12:00 PM Wind Plant Technology Characterization Plenary Analysis and Modeling National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) 12:00 PM 12:25 PM Spatial Analysis for Wind Technology Development Plenary Analysis and Modeling NREL 12:25 PM 1:25 PM Lunch, 1 hour 1:25 PM 1:50 PM Energy Sector Modeling and Impacts Analysis Plenary Analysis and Modeling NREL 1:50 PM 2:15 PM Wind Analysis for Priority Needs Plenary Analysis and Modeling NREL 2:15 PM 2:40 PM Performance, Risk, Uncertainty, and Finance: Wind Plant Performance Benchmarking Plenary Analysis and Modeling NREL 2:40 PM 2:55 PM Break, 15 minutes 2:55 PM 3:20 PM Program Overview: Environmental, Siting, Workforce, and Grid (ESW&G) Plenary Plenary Ahlgrimm, Jim 3:20 PM 3:45 PM Program Overview: Technology, Research, Development, and Testing (Tech RD&T) Plenary Plenary Derby, Michael 3:45 PM 4:00 PM Break, 15 minutes Start End Project Name Track Session Presenter 9:00 AM 9:20 AM Keynote Address | Chief Technology Officer, General Electric (GE) Renewable Energy Plenary Mainstage Merfeld, Danielle
Technology, Research, Development, and Testing
Start End Project Name Track Session Presenter 4:00 PM 4:15 PM Session Overview: Offshore Wind Energy Demonstrations Tech RD&T Offshore Wind Demonstrations McKenzie, Nate 4:15 PM 4:40 PM Offshore Wind Demo Tech RD&T Offshore Wind Demonstrations University of Maine 4:40 PM 5:05 PM Offshore Wind Demo Tech RD&T Offshore Wind Demonstrations LEEDCo Start End Project Name Track Session Presenter 9:20 AM 9:35 AM Session Overview: Materials and Manufacturing Tech RD&T Materials and Manufacturing Murray, Ben 9:35 AM 10:00 AM Big Adaptive Rotor Tech RD&T Materials and Manufacturing Multi (Sandia National Laboratories [SNL], LBNL, NREL, Oak Ridge National Laboratory [ORNL]) 10:00 AM 10:15 AM Break, 15 minutes 10:15 AM 10:40 AM Carbon Fiber Material Design for Targeted Performance Enhancement Tech RD&T Materials and Manufacturing Multi (ORNL, SNL) 10:40 AM 11:05 AM Fusion Joining of Thermoplastic Composites Using Energy Efficient Processes (TCF) Tech RD&T Materials and Manufacturing NREL 11:05 AM 11:20 AM Break, 15 minutes 11:20 AM 11:45 AM 3D Printed Core Structures for Wind Turbine Blades Tech RD&T Materials and Manufacturing Multi (NREL, ORNL) 11:45 AM 12:10 PM Additive Manufacturing in Wind Turbine Components and Tooling Tech RD&T Materials and Manufacturing Multi (ORNL, NREL) 12:10 PM 1:10 PM Lunch, 1 hour 1:10 PM 1:35 PM MADE3D (Manufacturing and Additive Design of an Electric Machine enabled by 3D printing) Tech RD&T Materials and Manufacturing Multi (NREL, ORNL) 1:35 PM 1:50 PM Break, 15 minutes 1:50 PM 2:15 PM Wind Turbine Drivetrain Reliability Tech RD&T Materials and Manufacturing NREL 2:15 PM 2:40 PM Wind Turbine Drivetrain Reliability: Advanced Materials Tech RD&T Materials and Manufacturing Argonne National Laboratory (ANL) 2:40 PM 2:55 PM Break, 15 minutes 2:55 PM 3:20 PM Wind Turbine Drivetrain Reliability Assessment and Remaining Useful Life Prediction (TCF) Tech RD&T Materials and Manufacturing NREL 3:20 PM 3:45 PM Wind Turbine Blade Durability and Damage Tolerance Tech RD&T Materials and Manufacturing NREL Start End Project Name Track Session Presenter 9:00 AM 9:15 AM Session Overview: Atmosphere to Electrons Tech RD&T Atmosphere to Electrons Hallissy, Ben 9:15 AM 9:40 AM Data Archive and Portal Tech RD&T Atmosphere to Electrons PNNL 9:40 AM 10:05 AM Wind Forecast Improvement Project (WFIP) II Extended Analysis Tech RD&T Atmosphere to Electrons Multi (PNNL, ANL, Lawrence Livermore National Lab [LLNL], NREL) 10:05 AM 10:20 AM Break, 15 minutes 10:20 AM 10:45 AM Mesoscale to Microscale Coupling | Model Development & Validation Tech RD&T Atmosphere to Electrons Multi (National Center for Atmospheric Research, PNNL, LLNL, NREL, Los Alamos National Laboratory [LANL]) 10:45 AM 11:10 AM Energy Research and Forecast Modeling Tech RD&T Atmosphere to Electrons Multi (LLNL, ANL, NREL, PNNL) 11:10 AM 11:25 AM Break, 15 minutes 11:25 AM 11:50 AM High-Fidelity Modeling Tech RD&T Atmosphere to Electrons Multi (NREL, SNL) 11:50 AM 12:15 PM Advanced Flow Control Science for Wind Plants Tech RD&T Atmosphere to Electrons NREL 12:15 PM 1:15 PM Lunch, 1 hour 1:15 PM 1:40 PM Systems Engineering and Optimization Tech RD&T Atmosphere to Electrons NREL 1:40 PM 2:05 PM Multi Physics Model Validation and Uncertainty Quantification Tech RD&T Atmosphere to Electrons NREL 2:05 PM 2:20 PM Break, 15 minutes 2:20 PM 2:45 PM Verification, Validation, and Uncertainty Quantification of Wind Plant Models Project Tech RD&T Atmosphere to Electrons SNL 2:45 PM 3:10 PM Modeling and Validation for Offshore Wind Tech RD&T Atmosphere to Electrons NREL 3:10 PM 3:35 PM Aeroacoustic Assessment of Wind Plant Control Tech RD&T Atmosphere to Electrons NREL 3:35 PM 3:50 PM Break, 15 minutes 3:50 PM 4:15 PM Rotor Wake Measurements and Predictions for Validation Tech RD&T Atmosphere to Electrons Multi (NREL, SNL) 4:15 PM 4:40 PM American Wake Experiment (AWAKEN) Tech RD&T Atmosphere to Electrons Multi (NREL, LLNL, PNNL, SNL) Start End Project Name Track Session Presenter 9:00 AM 9:15 AM Session Overview: Offshore Wind R&D Tech RD&T Offshore Wind Nate McKenzie 9:15 AM 9:40 AM National Offshore Wind Research and Development Consortium Tech RD&T Offshore Wind New York State Energy Research and Development Authority 9:40 AM 9:55 AM Break, 15 minutes 9:55 AM 10:20 AM Advanced Next Generation High Efficiency Lightweight Wind Turbine Generator Tech RD&T Offshore Wind American Superconductor Corporation 10:20 AM 10:45 AM High Efficiency Ultra-Light Superconducting Generator for Offshore Wind Tech RD&T Offshore Wind GE 10:45 AM 11:10 AM Model Test of an Innovative Offshore Floating Wind System (TCF) Tech RD&T Offshore Wind NREL 11:10 AM 11:25 AM Break, 15 minutes 11:25 AM 11:50 AM U.S. Department of Energy Offshore Wind Lidar Buoy Deployments Tech RD&T Offshore Wind PNNL 11:50 AM 12:15 PM Lidar Buoy Science Tech RD&T Offshore Wind PNNL 12:15 PM 1:15 PM Lunch, 1 hour 1:15 PM 1:40 PM Offshore Wind Resource Sciences Work Tech RD&T Offshore Wind Multi (PNNL, ANL, LLNL, NREL) 1:40 PM 1:55 PM Session Overview: Distributed Wind R&D Tech RD&T Distributed Wind Gilman, Patrick 1:55 PM 2:20 PM Distributed Wind Research, Development, and Testing Tech RD&T Distributed Wind NREL 2:20 PM 2:35 PM Break, 15 minutes 2:35 PM 3:00 PM Tools Assessing Performance (TAP) Tech RD&T Distributed Wind Multi (NREL, ANL, PNNL, LANL) 3:00 PM 3:25 PM Microgrids, Infrastructure Resilience and Advance Controls Launchpad (MIRACL) Tech RD&T Distributed Wind Multi (NREL, INL, PNNL, SNL) 3:25 PM 3:40 PM Break, 15 minutes 3:40 PM 4:05 PM Defense and Disaster Deployable Wind (D3) Tech RD&T Distributed Wind Multi (SNL, INL, NREL) 4:05 PM 4:30 PM Distributed Wind Energy Strategic and Technical Engagement Tech RD&T Distributed Wind NREL
Environmental, Siting, Workforce, and Grid
Start End Project Name Track Session Presenter 4:00 PM 4:15 PM Regulatory and Siting Session Overview ESW&G Regulatory and Siting Gilman, Patrick 4:15 PM 4:40 PM Siting: Radar Wind-Turbine Radar Cross Section (RCS) Mitigation ESW&G Regulatory and Siting SNL 4:40 PM 5:05 PM Siting: Radar Wind-Turbine RCS Mitigation ESW&G Regulatory and Siting MIT Lincoln Laboratory Start End Project Name Track Session Presenter 9:20 AM 9:40 AM Community Impacts Research Strategy Overview ESW&G ESW&G Yancey, Maggie 9:40 AM 9:55 AM Session Overview: Grid Integration ESW&G Grid Integration Fu, Jian 9:55 AM 10:20 AM North American Renewable Integration Study ESW&G Grid Integration NREL 10:20 AM 10:35 AM Break, 15 minutes 10:35 AM 11:00 AM Continental-Scale Transmission Modeling Methods for Grid Integration Analysis ESW&G Grid Integration NREL 11:00 AM 11:25 AM Enhancing Reliable and Accurate Weather Forecasts for Increased Grid Reliability for Wind with Dynamic Line Rating ESW&G Grid Integration INL 11:25 AM 11:40 AM Break, 15 minutes 11:40 AM 12:05 PM Atmosphere to Electrons to Grid (A2e2G) ESW&G Grid Integration NREL 12:05 PM 12:30 PM Wind Power as Virtual Synchronous Generation (WindVSG) ESW&G Grid Integration NREL 12:30 PM 1:30 PM Lunch, 1 hour 1:30 PM 1:55 PM Advanced Modeling, Dynamic Stability Analysis, and Mitigation of Control Interactions in Wind Power Plants ESW&G Grid Integration NREL 1:55 PM 2:20 PM Cybersecurity Roadmap for Wind ESW&G Grid Integration Multi (INL, NREL, SNL) 2:20 PM 2:45 PM Hardening Wind Energy Systems from Cyber Threats ESW&G Grid Integration Multi (SNL, INL) 2:45 PM 3:00 PM Break, 15 minutes 3:00 PM 3:25 PM North American Energy Resiliency Model (NAERM) ESW&G Grid Integration NREL 3:25 PM 3:50 PM Wind Grid Integration Stakeholder Engagement ESW&G Grid Integration NREL Start End Project Name Track Session Presenter 9:00 AM 9:15 AM Session Overview: Environmental Research ESW&G Environmental Research Ahlgrimm, Jim 9:15 AM 9:40 AM Wind Operational Issue Mitigation ESW&G Environmental Research NREL 9:40 AM 10:05 AM Wind Operational Issue Mitigation ESW&G Environmental Research PNNL 10:05 AM 10:20 AM Break, 15 minutes 10:20 AM 10:45 AM Passive Ultrasonic Deterrents to Reduce Bat Mortality in Wind Farms ESW&G Environmental Research Idaho State University 10:45 AM 11:10 AM Bat Smart Curtailment: Efficacy and Operational Testing ESW&G Environmental Research Natural Power Concepts 11:10 AM 11:25 AM Break, 15 minutes 11:25 AM 11:50 AM Advanced Collision Detection and Site Monitoring for Avian and Bat Species for Offshore Wind Energy ESW&G Environmental Research Oklahoma State University 11:50 AM 12:15 PM Coastal Acoustic Buoy for Offshore Wind ESW&G Environmental Research SMRU Consulting 12:15 PM 1:15 PM Lunch, 1 hour 1:15 PM 1:30 PM Session Overview: Stakeholder Engagement and Workforce ESW&G Stakeholder Engagement and Workforce Yancey, Maggie 1:30 PM 1:55 PM United States Wind Turbine Database and Location Impacts R&D ESW&G Stakeholder Engagement and Workforce LBNL 1:55 PM 2:20 PM WINDExchange Stakeholder Engagement and Outreach ESW&G Stakeholder Engagement and Workforce NREL 2:20 PM 2:35 PM Break, 15 minutes 2:35 PM 3:00 PM Collegiate Wind Competition ESW&G Stakeholder Engagement and Workforce NREL 3:00 PM 3:25 PM Wind for Schools ESW&G Stakeholder Engagement and Workforce NREL