TESTING | DECENTRALIZED SYSTEMS | BACK-UP 9th ICSA International Council for Sustainable Agriculture (for Food Energy and Industry) 4 TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON SMALL AND MEDIUM WIND ENERGY 23 - 26 NOVEMBER 2020 NORDIC FOLKECENTER FOR RENEWABLE ENERGY Kammersgaardsvej 16, Sdr. Ydby, 7760 Hurup Thy (DK) Hosted by: In partnership with: Introduction Nordic Folkecenter for Renewable Energy, the Danish Test and Resource Centre for Small Wind Turbines, the Danish Association for Small and Medium Wind Turbines, in partnership with the World Wind Energy Association, are pleased to invite to the 4th International Conference on Small- and Medium Wind Energy, which will be held at the Nordic Folkecenter from the 23rd to the 26th of November 2020. This four-day event will gather international experts from all over the world to discuss about decentralized solutions and back-up systems. Among the topics of the conference there will be battery-connected wind turbines, regulations, medium wind technology (200-2000 m2 swept area), the potential of small, medium and off-grid systems and their need for testing and certification. The event will also focus on the possibilities opened by the European Green Deal. Please, note that all hours are CET 1 The Conference (TBC) = To be confirmed Program Monday 23 November 16:00 Welcome Jane Kruse, Director, Nordic Folkecenter for Renewable Energy, Denmark Thisted Municipality as a test space municipality for renewable energies: 1166:1:515 policies for solar and wind installations Esben Oddershede, Chairman of the Technical and Enviromental Committe, Thisted Municipality, Denmark Facilitating the energy transition by continued education in Corona-times 16:30 Peter Hauge Madsen/Cathy Suo, DTU Wind Energy, Denmark Mobilising the capacity building and know how for the energy paradigm 17:00 shift Dr. Osman Benchikh Former Head of Energy Programme at UNESCO Speech by Ms. Jutta Paulus, Member of the European Parlament for THE 17:30 GREEN/EFA in the European Parliament Tuesday 24 November 09:30 Market segments for Innovative Energy Supply Systems in Arctic Region of Russia George Kekelidze, Director, Eurosolar Russia Participation of Power-to-Heat Assets in Frequency Regulation Markets 10:00 Florin Iov, Department of Energy Technology, Aalborg University, Denmark Renewable energy supply for remote research facility in Greenland 10:30 Finn Jensen, Assistant professor, ASE, Aarhus University, Denmark Question time (or extended break) 11:00 11:30 Break 2 The Conference 11:45 Global Small Wind Markets Status Jean Daniel Pitteloud, Coordinator on the Small Wind Sector, WWEA, Germany Distributed electricity generation in Sweden – a vision for more secure 12:15 energy supply Sven Ruin, Engineer and Author, Sweden TWE – The development of a small wind turbine 12:45 Otto Reinke, TWE-Tandem Wind Energy GmbH, Germany 1136:1:515 Break EUROPE goes Climate neutral- next steps towards 2030 14:00 Dörte Fouquet, Director, European Renewable Energy Federation, Belgium Integration of existing small wind technology into decentralised and off grid 14:30 power systems Jon Kemp, Technical Director, Ryse energy, the UK How does small-wind stop sailing against the wind? 15:00 Niels Martin Jørgensen, CEO, CIRKEL Energi A/S, Denmark Small Wind Market Situation in the U.S 15:30 Mike Bergey CEO, Bergey Windpower Co., United States Wind Empowerment and open-source power electronics: Creating a fully 16:00 bottom-up technology suit for rural electrification Dr. Luiz Fernando Lavado Villa - Associate Professor at the University of Toulouse - Researcher on software defined power converters, France Discussion 16:30 Wednesday 25 November 09:30 Micro wind in urban areas Robert Nesseler, Blue Power, Austria 10:00 Challenges with micro wind turbine control James Bradley, Diffuse Energy, Australia 10:30 Break 3 The Conference 10:45 Analysis of a collective self consumption application of a SWT Luis Arribas,Researcher at the Wind Energy Unit, CIEMAT, Spain Military use of wind turbines 11:15 Prof Dr Ing Galal Osman, College Of Engineering, Mansoura University, Egypt Wind Energy Association (EGWEA), founder V.President World Wind Energy Association, Egypt Enercon: Onshore Medium Wind (TBC) 11:45 Mikael Månsson, Enercon, Break 1126:1:515 Modern Medium Blades 12:30 Troels Ette, CEO, Olsen Wings, Denmark Update of the services provided by the Danish Test and Resource Center for 13:00 Small Wind Turbines Tonny Brink, Test Site Manager, Nordic Folkecenter for Renewable Energy & Danish Test and Resource Center for Small Wind Turbines, Denmark Power regulation oppotunities for small wind turbines 13:15 Anker Mardal, Data Responsible, Nordic Folkecenter for Renewable Energy & Danish Test and Resource Center for Small Wind Turbines, Denmark Wind Measurements 13:30 Frits Ogg,author, the Netherlands Denmark Certifying for the future for Small and Medium Wind – crystal ball 14:00 view Peggy Friis, Senior WindpowerExpert, Denmark Discussion 14:30 Thursday 26 November 09:00 Smart, affordable and reliable wind turbines for your home and business Mohammad M. Haghighi, AMarkWIND, Iran Ducted wind turbine revisited 09:30 Dr. Vinit V. Dighe, Researcher at CWI (National Research Institute for Mathematics and Computer Science) Hydrogen Energy Storage 10:00 Rohit Prasad, Enapter, Germany 1000 4 The Conference 10:30 Wind Powered Microgrids Matteo Vecchiato, Export Sales Director, ESPE, Italy 11:00 Break 11:15 The New Online Catalogue of Small Wind Turbines Anna Krenz, Designer & Daniele Pagani, Capacity Building Coordinator, Nordic Folkecenter for Renewable Energy & Danish Test and Resource Center for Small Wind Turbines, Denmark Windturbines and energy containers in the past and in the army 1116:4:515 Frits Ogg,author, the Netherlands ARIA srl - Italian Small Wind Turbines 12:15 Manuele Morelli, president, ARIA srl, Italy Discussion/Evaluation 12:45 Closing 13:15 5 Practical Details The Venue Nordic Folkecenter for Renewable Energy is a location known worldwide among energy experts. At the centre, visitors are able to experience different renewable energy technologies and to have a complete overview on how could a transition towards a 100% renewable energy society occur. The conference hall is located in SkibstedFjord, which is an example of innovative underground architecture. The building, with its 750 m2 and its 140 places, is the ideal location for conferences on renewable energy topics, and enjoys a very pleasant indoor climate in every season. More information about Folkecenter can be found on: http://www.folkecenter.net/ 6 Practical Details Fee and Registration Participation to the event is free of charge, but registration is required. Please, note that due to the online form of the conference, only people registered will be admitted. Registration can be done here. All communications should be directed to: Mr. Morten V. Petersen Nordic Folkecenter for Renewable Energy, Kammersgaardsvej 16, Sdr. Ydby, 7760 Hurup Thy, Denmark Mob: +45 24 42 23 40 | Skype: morten.victor.petersen Email Address: [email protected] Conference Website: www.folkecenterevents.net 7 Working for a world running on 100% renewables since 1983.