Oct. 22–23, 2019
Boston, Massachusetts
Booth #303
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy’s Wind Energy Technologies Office (WETO) will be exhibiting at the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) Offshore WINDPOWER Conference. If you’re going to be in Boston, stop by booth #303 to pick up the latest publications, including the Fall 2019 Wind R&D Newsletter which will be released during the event. DOE’s Assistant Secretary for the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Daniel R Simmons, will give a keynote address, and WETO-funded researchers from DOE National Laboratories will discuss offshore wind market analysis, cost reductions, environmental effects in offshore environments, and workforce development. In addition, there will be a status update on the National Offshore Wind R&D Consortium.
Nov. 4–7, 2019
San Antonio, Texas
Resilience Week is an annual symposium organized by DOE’s Idaho National Laboratory, where private and public partners discuss how they can work together to ensure a secure and reliable flow of energy across the nation. The strategically applied use of renewable energy can increase the resilience of distribution and transmission systems; however, it is important to consider all the aspects of resilience, including the most cost-effective and resilient integration of assets to adapt to and recover from natural disasters and cyber-attack.
One of the projects to be discussed at Resilience Week is called Microgrids, Infrastructure Resilience, and Advanced Controls Launchpad (MIRACL), a WETO-funded project targeted at accelerating distributed wind technology development for increased microgrid resilience.
Nov. 19-21, 2019
Knoxville, Tennessee
Register by Tuesday, Nov. 5, to join up to 100 fellow Carbon Fiber attendees on a pre-conference tour of the Carbon Fiber Technology Facility and Manufacturing Demonstration Facility at DOE’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory. The tour takes place Tuesday, Nov. 19.
CompositesWorld’s 2019 Carbon Fiber Conference provides a comprehensive forum to discuss new developments for carbon fibers in emerging industrial markets, such as wind energy, marine, and construction, as well as in traditional markets, such as aerospace and sporting goods. Discussions will focus on methods to streamline manufacturing costs in both industrial and aerospace applications and the outlook for consumption in markets with significant potential for growth.
DOE’s Sandia National Laboratories and Oak Ridge National Laboratory, along with Montana State University, recently completed a two-year, WETO-funded study that demonstrates the commercial viability of cost-competitive carbon fiber composites selected for use in wind turbine blades. Final test results and project progress will be presented at a pre-conference seminar Tuesday, Nov. 19, (registration required). See our event listing for more information about this project and session.
