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The Northwest Wind Integration Forum
Technical Work Group

International Large Scale Wind & Solar Integration
Techniques & Operating Practice
Germany, Denmark, Spain

Two-Day Meeting: Thursday, July 29 and Friday, July 30, 2010

Lloyd Center Doubletree Hotel
Pacific Northwest Ballroom
1000 NE Multnomah Street
Portland, OR 97232

Conference Line: 1.800.786.1922, guest code: 77793822# (Note! This is a new number)
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Thursday, July 29 - Agenda

9:00 AM Welcome, Objectives of Meeting, Agenda Review
Elliot Mainzer, Bonneville Power Administration (BPA)
>> Glossary (150k Word) of European terms in the area of wind energy integration into power systems
9:15 AM Pacific Northwest Wind Development and Related Issues
  • Pacific Northwest Power System and Wind Power Development
    Jeff King, Northwest Power & Conservation Council (NWPCC)
    >> Presentation (820k PowerPoint)
  • Integrating Renewable Resources into the Northwest Electric Grid
    Eric King, Wind Integration Team, BPA
10:30 AM Break
10:45 AM Wind Development, Integration Issues and Solutions – TSO Spain
Jorge Hidalgo López, Electrical Control Centre Dept. CECOEL
Red Electrica de Espana (REE)
>> Presentation
12:00 PM LUNCH - on your own
1:15 PM Wind Development, Integration Issues and Solutions – TSO Germany
Dr. Ing. Hendrik Neumann, Ancillary Services and System Accounting
Amprion GmbH
>> Presentation (3mb PDF)
2:30 PM Break
2:45 PM German Approach and Experience with Integrating Large Amounts of Wind Energy into a Power System
Yuri Makarov, Chief Scientist - Power Systems
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
>> Presentation (3mb PowerPoint)
4:00 PM Discussion & Wrap up, Additional topics for Friday morning program
4:30 PM Informal one-on-one discussions with European guests

Friday, July 30 - Agenda

9:00 AM Overview of Thursday presentations, Additional topics for discussion
Elliot Mainzer, BPA
Jeff King, NWPCC
9:15 AM Wind Development, Integration Issues and Solutions – TSO Denmark
Gitte Agersbaek, Senior Engineer, System Operations – Energinet
>> Presentation (1mb PDF)
10:00 AM Nord Pool Power Exchange
Anders Plejdrup Houmøller, Bluelime Consulting
>> Presentation (1.7mb PowerPoint)
>> Paper: "The Nordic Model for a Liberalized Electricity Market" (120k PDF)
10:45 AM Break
11:00 AM Discussion Forum – Additional topics
Elliot Mainzer, BPA
Jeff King, NWPCC
12:00 PM Adjourn