Windpower in the Nordic and Baltic Region
25-26 March 2009, Riga

Day 1


9.00-9.30: Registration and coffee

9.30-9.40: Opening speech by the chairman Juris Ozolins, Special Advisor to European Commission on Energy, Cabinet of Mr. Andris Piebalgs

9.40-10.20: Wind power energy developments in the Baltic area

  • Supports systems in the Baltic Area - What are the latest developments in the Baltic area regarding tariff systems? What might these support systems look like?
  • Policy and Politics; the local legislative environment - What are the difficulties and advantages in the Baltic area? What does the markets look like?
  • Market conditions and market development - How are the markets in the Baltic's developing? What are the possibilities and what are the challenges?

 Martin Kruus, board member, Estonian Wind Power Association


10.20-11.00: Feed-in tariffs for wind power in Finland 2010 - updated information

  • What are the possibilities and challenges in the Finnish market?
  • Who are the main players in the market?
  • What projects are under development?
  • Regulatory issues

Representative from the Finnish Wind Power Association


11.00-11.30: Networking session


11.30-12.10: Will there be cooperation between Sweden and Norway and the Green certificate system? If yes, what will the consequences of such collaboration be?


  • Impacts of a harmonised green certificate system
  • Different models of harmonisation

Kristian Gautesen, Market Analyst, GreenStream Network


12.10-13.10: Lunch


13.10-13.50: Danish Wind Power - status and future challenges in Denmark


Possibilities and challenges in the Danish market - Advantages and disadvantages


  • The tariff system in Denmark
  • New initiatives and projects under development

Lisbeth Nielsen, Special Advisor, Danish Energy Agency


13.50-14.30: Inclusion of wind energy in electricity market


  • Wind energy support scheme specifics in Baltic States
  • Trade of wind energy in Baltic's
  • Balance responsibility of wind energy producers

Dr.sc.ing Gatis Junghans, Head of Trade Development, Electricity Wholesale, AS Latvenergo

14.30-15.00: Networking session

15.00-15.40: What type of wind would your wind farm prefer?


  • Determining wind characteristics by measurements and simulations
  • Design requirements - What is good production wind?
  • Production variability and optimisation

Arne R. Gravdahl, CEO, WindSim AS


15.40-16.10: The impact of support schemes on the leveled cost of electricity from onshore wind energy


  • A comparative assessment taking a closer look at how the details in the support schemes and other fiscal parameters have an impact on the total production cost of wind energy in Norway and a selection of other countries.

Ingrid Slungaard, M.sc. and advisor at Enova SF in Norway


16.10-16.20: Short break


16.20-17.00: Matthias Rapp, Swedish Wind Energy


17.00-17.30: Open forum discussion


19.00: Network Dinner


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Day 2

 

The first part of the second day gives you the opportunity to go more in depth into your area of expertise with three interesting sessions to choose from; Grid Issues, Wind Turbine & OMS in Real Life and Investment in Wind Power. You can go to one session or move between all three; it is up to you!

SESSION 1 -  Grid Issues


9.15-9.30: Opening speech by the chairman: Terje Gjengedal, Statkraft

9.30-10.10: What are the grid owners in the Nordic region planning?


  • What is the grid capacity today and how will the grids infrastructure be expanded, made more efficient and reinforced in the future?
  • Expansion plans of grid infrastructure for wind power in Nordic forest regions?
  • Developments of the grid connection in the Baltic Sea

To be announced


10.15-10.55: Impact of wind generation development on the Baltic transmission grids


  • Technical limitations for connection to transmission grids
  • Balancing and regulating issues

Arnis Staltmanis, Manager of Power System Reliability Department AS Augstsprieguma Tikls

10.55-11.25: Networking session

11.25-12.15: How to integrate wind power into the power system in a successful way

Terje Gjengedal, Statkraft

12.15-12.45: Open forum discussion

12.45-13.45: Lunch

SESSION 2 -  Tough Turbines & OMS in Real Life

09.15-9.30: Opening speech by the chairman: Carsten Lind Andersen, CEO, Danish Wind Power Academy


09.30-10.10: How to build a turbine for Europe's toughest wind conditions


  • North Sea Wind conditions
  • Turbine design
  • Control system
  • Experience to date
  • Next generation's turbines

Erik Göthlin, CEO,  Morphic Wind


10.15-10.55: Practical Maintenance vs. Engineered World

Knowledge transfer from sub supplier to technician

  • Sub supplier documentation & valuable knowledge
  • Manufacturer documentation
  • The technicians "Documentation toolbox"
  • Foreign culture and language challenges
  • How to work in the field

Examples of events in our busy Wind Turbine Industry

  • Oil samples
  • Main bearing trouble
  • Gearbox & Generator alignment
  • Things to keep in mind while being busy

Carsten Lind Andersen, CEO, Danish Wind Power Academy


10.55-11.25: Networking session


11.25-12.15: Quality Assurance of Wind Turbines in Production and in Operations

Innovative QA through automated Non-Destructive Testing (NDT)


  • Inspection of rotor blades in production
  • Assessment of hidden defects
  • Full-scale Blade Testing for Certification
  • In-service inspections of Rotor Blades on site
  • Life-time prediction
  • Why apply NDT methods?

Morgan Troedsson, M.Sci.Eng, Product Manager, Wind Business Development FORCE Technology


12.15-12.45: Open forum discussion


12.45-13.45: Lunch


SESSION 3 - Investing in Wind Power


9.15-9.30: Opening speech by the chairman: Zita Bindare - Baranova, partner, Baltic Consulting


9.30-10.10: Recommendations for market key players, investors and wind park developers in Latvia


  • Most popular myths about wind power sector in Latvia
  • Wind power sector - advantages and disadvantages
  • Opportunities and problems to solve for all market key players
  • A brief comparison between Estonia and Lithuania 

Zita Bindare - Baranova, partner, Baltic Consulting


10.15-10.55: Norwegian investment support program for wind power


  • Purpose of the program and experiences from 2008
  • New program launch 2009 and 2010
  • Cost development for wind power projects in Europe the past five years (2003-2008)

Espen Borgir Christopersen, Division manager Renewable Energy, Enova


10.55-11.25: Networking session


11.25-12.15: Nordic Wind Power - Investment Review


  • Why invest in Nordic wind power?
  • Key risks and mitigants
  • Cost of capital after the credit crunch
  • Corporate vs. Project Finance

Jens Thomassen, Hg Capital, Renewable Power Partners


12.15-12.45: Open forum discussion


12.45-13.45: Lunch


Afternoon Session



12.45-13.45: Lunch


13.45-13.55: Wind power from a bank's point of view; have the rules changed since the credit crisis?


  • How has the credit crisis affected the banks' appetite for long term power infrastructure finance?
  • Is an implication higher Sponsor risk taking?
  • Are there other contractual parties to which the Sponsors may transfer risk?

Hans Jacob Bull-Berg, Senior Vice President, Nordea Export and Project Finance


13.55-14.35: Land based or offshore wind power - experiences of a wind power developer


  • Two cases, the Havsul project and Andmyran Windpark
  • Norwegian law onshore and offshore
  • Local, regional and national political strategies
  • The development processes
  • Technical differences

Harald Dirdal, Co-owner and Managing Director, Havgul AS 


14.35-15.00: Networking session


15.00-15.40: Hiiumaa - first offshore project in Baltic's


  • General status of the offshore wind,
  • Status of the project,
  • Challenges and solutions

Martin Kruus, Chairman of the board, 4energia


15.40 - 16.00: Open forum discussion and closing of the conference

 

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