The Department of Energy’s Wind Program will once again host a booth at the AWEA Offshore WINDPOWER Conference and Exhibition in Baltimore Maryland, September 29–30, 2015. Stop by booth #303 to meet Wind Program personnel and learn about the latest DOE-funded research. Visitors can also pick up a free flash drive containing the Wind Program’s most recent research reports.
Tuesday September 29, 2015
Welcome and Opening General Session
9:00 a.m.–10:15 a.m. Location: Ballroom III
Jose Zayas, Director of Wind and Water Power Technologies Office, U.S. Department of Energy
Finance, Policy and Advocacy
10:30 a.m.–11:45 a.m.
Robert Marcum, Investing in American Energy: The U.S. Department of Energy’s Loan Programs Office
Dessert Reception Featuring Posters
12:45 p.m.–1:30 p.m. Location: Ballroom III
Aaron Smith, Technical Analyst, National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), 2015 Offshore Wind Market: Industry Trends, Technology Advancement & Cost Reduction Progress
Tyler Stehly, Wind Energy Analyst, NREL, Offshore Wind Balance-of-System Cost Modeling
Aaron Smith, Technical Analyst, NREL, The Evaluation of Economic Breakpoints between Fixed and Floating Offshore Wind Technologies
Wednesday September 29, 2015
Advances in Technological Applications
Session Chair: Gregory M. Matzat, PE - U.S. Department of Energy
9:00 a.m.–10:15 a.m.
Amy Robertson, Senior Engineer, NREL, State of the Art of Offshore Wind Modeling Tools and Their Verification/Validation
U.S. Department of Energy and U.S. Department of the Interior Strategic
Planning for Offshore Wind
1:00 p.m.–1:45 p.m. Location: Ballroom IV