Conference Program

 

WIND EXPO LAWEA 2008 CONFERENCE ROOM:

Note: LAWEA will provide simultaneous translation (English-Spanish, Spanish-English) for every conference of WIND EXPO 2008.

November 4:
WORKSHOPS 10:00a.m - 5:00p.m "Wind Energy Technology - Global Trends and Current State" (1) Benjamin Jargstorf
Germany		 Factor 4 Energy Projects
9:30a.m - 5:00p.m "Wind Farm Design " (2)   Garrad Hassan
(1) Sold Out
(2) Attending this workshop, taught by Garrad Hassan, has an additional cost. More Information.
November 5:
INAUGURAL ACT 9:30am - 10:00am WIND EXPO 2008 Opening.
LAWEA Welcome.		 Georgina Kessel
Mexico		 Secretaria de Energía
Fernando Tejeda
Mexico		 President LAWEA
OPENING CONFERENCE 10:00am - 10:50am   Georgina Kessel
Mexico		 Secretaria de Energía
SESSION 1:
Topic:
Time:
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"Wind Energy in Mexico, Brazil, Chile and Uruguay"

11:00am - 12:30pm

Wind Energy in Mexico Adolfo Toledo Infanzón
Mexico 		Senator of Mexico
Corredor eólico del Itsmo de Tehuantepec Fernando M. Mimiaga Sosa
Mexico 		Gobierno del Estado de Oaxaca
Wind Energy in Brazil Christian Hunt
Belgium		 ABEEolica
Wind Energy in Chile WIlfredo Jara Tirapegui
Chile		 ENDESA Eco
Gamesa in Latin America. Prospects for Wind Energy Manuel Garmendia
Spain		 Gamesa
Chairman: Marco Borja Mexico IEE
 
LUNCH (12:30pm - 2:00pm)
 
SESSION 2:
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"Wind Energy in Argentine, Colombia, Central America, Cuba and Venezuela"

2:00pm - 3:30pm

Wind Energy in South Patagonia Rafael Oliva
Argentine		 U. Nal de la Patagonia Austral y L&R Ingenería
Programa de Empresas Públicas de Medellín (EPM) para el Aprovechamiento de la Energía Eólica Luis Rodriguez Arbelaez
Colombia		 EPM (Empresas Públicas de Medellín)
Wind Energy in Central America Jan Borchgrevink
Norway		 Nordteco S.A
Wind Energy in Cuba Ing. Manuel Menéndez
Cuba		 Consejo de Estado de la República de Cuba
Wind Energy in Venezuela Oswaldo Ravelo
Venezuela		 INDENE
Chairman: Elsia Paz Honduras AHPPER/FERCCA
 
COFFEE BREAK - EXHIBITION AREA (3:30pm - 4:20pm)
 
SESSION 3:
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Speaker:
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"Global Experiences Applied in Latin America "

4:20pm - 5:50pm

Wind farm design and optimisation - Adapting international experience to Latin America Miguel Mansilla
Scotland		 Natural Power
Integrating Latin America into the Global Wind Turbine Supply Chain Eduard Sala de Vedruna
Spain		 EER (Emerging Energy Research)
"Planning Wind Energy Projects in LA and the Carribbean - General Approach and Practical Examples" Benjamin Jargstorf
Germany		 Factor 4 Energy Projects
Experiences with proyect development in Latin America-problems and chances.

Thomas Schulthess

 SoWiTec
Sistemas híbridos. Proyecto Baia dos Tigres Cristobal López
España		 EREDA
Chairman: Raquel Izuriaga España CENER
 
OPENING RECEPTION - EXHIBITION AREA (6:00pm - 7:30pm)
 
November 6:
SESSION 4:
Topic:
Time:
Title:
Speaker:
Company:
"Financing Tools for Renewable Energy I "

9:00am - 10:30am

Financiación de Proyectos Eólicos Antonio García Méndez
Spain		 Banco Santander
Defining the Technical Risks in Financing Wind Farms José Manuel Marco
Spain		 Garrad Hassan
Más allá del recurso eólico en el contexto del MDL Diego Arriola
Mexico		 Tú Transformas Energías Renovables
The Use of the Kyoto Protocol and its Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) To Help Finance Wind Plants in Latin America Michael Stavy
United States of America		 Consulting Energy Economist
Chairman: Diego Pagadigorria Spain ASCOT
SESSION 5:
Topic:
Time:
Title:
Speaker:
Company:
"Financing Tools for Renewable Energy II" 10:30am - 12:00pm Developing a financeable renewable energy project in Latin America and securing project financing Dino T. Barajas
United States of America		 Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
Project Finance for Commercial Wind Farms Edward Rogan
United States of America		 Thelen
Mercado Internacional de Carbono y Financiamiento de Proyectos Ubaldo Elizondo
Mexico		 CAF
Mexico: Oportunidades y retos en proyectos bajo el MDL Alejandra López
Mexico		 EcoSecurities
Perspectivas de la energía eólica para Latinoamérica y el Caribe desde la visión del BID Juan Roberto Paredes
Germany		 IADB
Chairman: Andreas Jensen Germany German Profec
 
LUNCH (12:00pm - 1:00pm)
 
Posters

1:00pm - 2:00pm

Posters Posters Posters
 
SESSION 6 :
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"Tools for wind resource assessment I"

2:00pm - 3:00pm

State of the art and trends in wind resource assessment - Keynote Address Oliver Probst
Germany		 ITESM
Modelos de mesoescala aplicados a la evaluación de recursos eólicos Sergio Lozano Galiana
Spain		 CENER
Modelización atmosférica aplicada a la prospección e identificación de emplazamientos en Latinoamerica : ejemplos del atlas eólico de Perú y Chile Joan Aymamí
Spain		 Meteosim Truewind
Chairman: Conrado Moreno Figueredo Cuba CETER
SESSION 7:
Topic:
Time:
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Speaker:
Company:
"Tools for wind resource assessment II"

3:00pm - 4:00pm

Wind Resource Measurement: How, Why, and Industry Practices Description Greg S. Erdmann
United States of America		 NRG Systems
Reducing risks in resource assessment using LIDAR Sara Betancur
Belgium		 3E
Getting Accurate Wind Predictions from Meteorological Tower Data Larry Sinesio
United States of America		 Windlogics, Inc.
Chairman: Kristopher McCahon Panama 3TIER
 
COFFEE BREAK - EXHIBITION AREA (4:00pm - 4:50pm)
 
SESSION 8:
Topic:
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Title:
Speaker:
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"Key Factors for the Development of Wind Farms"

4:50pm - 6:20pm

Addressing Global Wind Farm Interconnection Challenges Tim Wood
United States of America		 AMSC (American Superconductor)
Wind participation in the Energy Matrix in Latin America Rafael Alcalde
Mexico		 GE
Integration of Environmental, Engineering and Constructability Considerations in Wind Farm Development Anntonette Alberti
United States of America		 Tetra Tech EC
Partnership Strategies for Wind Energy Development in Latin America Kristopher Wiljanen
Spain		 Emerging Energy Consulting
Chairman: Gabriel Nebreda Molinero Portugal EDP Renováveis
November 7:
SESSION 9::
Topic:
Time:
Title:
Speaker:
Company:
"Technologic advances applied in the Wind Power Industry."

9:00am - 10:30am

IMPSA Wind – Tecnología Argentina en Generación Eólica Gabriel Galván
Argentine		 IMPSA
New Transformers for Wind Farms Antonio Trujillo
Mexico		 COOPER Power Systems
New 1 MW Turbine: The unique answer to rough access zones and hurricane prone regions in Central and South America Pierre Pesnel
France		 Vergnet
Computer Aided Engineering of Wind Turbines Jayant M. Mahishi
United States of America		 MS&M Engineering, Inc.
Wind power generation and energy storage systems: design, reliability and marketability. Dr. Mir-Akbar Hessami
Australia		 Monash University
Chairman: Eddie Corrochano Siemens
 
COFFEE BREAK - EXHIBITION AREA (10:30am - 11:00am)
 
SESSION 10:
Topic:
Time:
Title:
Speaker:
Company:
"Regulatory Framework for Renewable Energy in Latin America"

11:00am - 12:30pm

La experiencia regulatoria mexicana en la promoción de energías renovables Dr. Alejandro Peraza
Mexico		 CRE
"Experiencias internacionales y latinoamericanas con politicas de fomento de la energía eólica" Detlef Loy
Germany		 GTZ
Renewable Energy Projects – Creating the right regulatory processes to insure private investment in renewables. Ralph Avallone
United States of America		 IGEC (International Green Energy Council)
Economics of Renewables, Mainstream and our Business model Paulo Amante
Portugal		 Mainstream Renewable Power
Marco regulatorio de la energía eólica en España. Comparación con algunos países latinoamericanos. Santiago Arnaltes
Spain		 ADEEL
Chairman: Frank Rehmet WWEA
 
LUNCH (12:30pm - 2:00pm)
 
SESSION 11:
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"Renewable Energy Projects and Small Wind"

2:00pm - 3:30pm

Renewable Energy - Minihydro Ernesto Sánchez
Mexico		 Energy Consulting
The Important Benefits of Combining Mexico's Wind Energy with Solar Energy Donald W, Aitken
United States of America		 Donald Aitken Associates
Potencial energético de los recursos geotérmicos en Latinoamérica Peter Birkle
Germany		 IIE
Adding renewable to your energy portfolio: One-off and small wind projects Pramod Jain
United States of America		 WECC (Wind Energy Consulting and Contracting)
Chairman: Rafael Carmona GreenMomentum
 
CLOSURE CONFERENCE 3:40pm - 4:30pm WIND EXPO 2008 Closure Bankable Energy Yield Prognosis for Wind Energy Projects Andreas Jansen
Germany		 German Profec & Deutsche WindGuard & LAWEA
Climate Change: Consequences and Solutions Arcebispo João
Portugal		 Metropolita Primaz de Portugal, Espanha e Todo o Brasil

Changes in the Program: LAWEA is committed to provide the discussion and study of issues and cases presented by speakers with great experience at this event . Any change, alteration or cancellation in this program will not be caused by the organisers, but for unpredictable or force majeure reasons. However, in the case of absence or cancellation by a guest speaker, will be the responsibility of LAWEA to replace him/her by one of equal competence and experience.

 

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