IWFA May Conference – 7th May 2015
Networking Evening – 7pm, 6th May 2015
Heritage Hotel – Portlaoise
Supporting Sponsors:
Exhibitors:
AGENDA
Registration Desk Open 8.30 am
Networking Tea/Coffee Exhibition Area 8.30 – 10 am
Session 1: Next Support Scheme for Wind / Revaluation of Wind Farms
Chaired by: Justin Rutherford
- 9:50-10:00 Welcome Address–Chairman Irish Wind Farmers Association
- 10:00-10:20 Next Support Scheme for Wind- Brian Carroll, Principal Officer (Head of Division), DCENR
The Department will provide an overview of renewable energy policy including the process underway to develop a new renewable electricity support scheme
- 10:20 – 10:40 Re-Valuation of Wind Farm Rates – Valuation Office
The Valuation Office will provide an overview on the revaluation of wind farms rates and how the appeal process works
- 10.40 – 11.00 Q&A
- 11:00 – 11:30 Coffee & Networking in Exhibitors Area
Session 2:
Chair by: Sheila Layden
- 11:30 – 12.00 I-SEM Update – Grattan Healy, Ierne Ltd
“Grattan’s talk will pick up on the legal issues presented by Joanne Finn, and examine their relevance, particularly as regards curtailment, to the design of I-SEM, while outlining the SEMC’s latest ‘Markets’ consultation paper”
- 12.00 – 12:30 Flywheel Energy Storage – Nigel Reams, Schwungrad Energie
Flywheel energy storage consists of an advanced carbon fibre tube, which is floated on magnets inside a vacuum. Electricity from renewable sources like wind turbines is used to spin the tube or flywheel at very high speeds. Because the flywheel is in a near frictionless environment, it continues to spin until such time as the energy is required back in the electricity grid. The new hybrid flywheel energy storage plant is to be built at a site in Rhode, Co Offaly
- 12:30 – 12:45 Q&A
- 12:45 – 14:00 Lunch Followed by Networking in Exhibitor Space
Session 3:
Chair by:
- 14.00-14.30 Increasing Windfarm Revenue through Data Analysis – Ronan O’Meara, Director, EnergyPro
An explanation on how to analyse your SCADA data to help improve turbine performance. Talk will highlight issues on power curves, common ways in which availability may be mis-calculated by your SCADA system, and some suggestions for predictive maintenance analysis
- 14.30-15.00 Section 5 – The Developer’s Perspective – Alice Whittaker, Philip Lee
- 15.20-15.40 Securing Financial Close- To be confirmed
Banks step by step guide to preparing your wind farm for financial close
Please contact us at events@mnag.ie or 056 779 08 56 with any questions or suggestions.
We are looking forward to see you at the event.
Regards,
Mnag