1:30 PM - Marianne Rodgers, Scientific Director, WEICan - Introduction to Research Network, Development and Goals

1:40 PM - Jennifer Hiscock, Deputy Director, Smart Grid & Renewable Energy Portfolio, NRCan - Research Network Goals

1:50 PM - Luichen Chang, UNB - NSERC Wind Energy Strategic Network (2008 - 2014)

2:10 PM - Phil McKay, CanREA - Canadian Wind Optimization Opportunities

Link to Webinar 2's Presentation Slides can be found here.

1:30 PM - Ryan Kilpatrick, NRCan - Introduction

IEA Wind Tasks     

1:45 PM - Marc Defossez, Nergica - IEA Task 32: LIDAR: Wind Lidar Systems for Wind Energy Deployment

1:55 PM - Sergio Gualteros, Nergica - IEA Task 41: Distributed Wind

Wind Turbine LES

2:00 PM - Arjun Ajay, UBC - LES Simulation of Flow Over Wind Turbines in Complex Terrain

Wind Farm Modeling

2:05 PM - David Kiefte, Dalhousie University - Wind Farm Capacity Value as a Function of Year, Maintenance Schedule, Data Resolution and Ambient Temperature

Wind Turbine Aerodynamics

2:10 PM - David Wood, University of Calgary - Unsteady Behaviour of Smartfoils

2:15 PM - David Johnson, University of Waterloo - Cyclic Load Alleviation for MW Class Turbines

2:20 PM - Rad Haghi, University of Victoria - Uncertainty Quantification (UQ) Derived Surrogate Models for Wind Turbine Simulations

2:25 PM - Ryan Kilpatrick, NRCan - Discussion

Link to Webinar 3's Presentation Slides can be found here.

1:30 PM - Eldrich Rebello, WEICan - Introduction

Grid Integration     

1:40 PM - G Cornelis van Kooten, University of Victoria - Storing Intermittent Wind and Solar Energy Behind Hydroelectric Dams 

1:45 PM - Ryan Jansen, Saskatchewan Research Council - Wind-Solar-Battery Hybrid System at the Saskatchewan Research Council

1:50 PM - Tim Weis, University of Alberta - Modelling Market Impacts of Geographic Dispersion of Wind

1:55 PM - Eldrich Rebello, WEICan - Grid Integration Research at WEICan

2:00 PM - Tom Levy, NRCan - IEA Task 25: Design and Operation of Power Systems with Large Amounts of Wind Power

Asset Management - Blades

2:05 PM - Najiba Akther, UBC - Computational Evaluation of Leading-Edge Droop for Performance Enhancement of Wind Turbine Rotor in Delayed Transition Phase

2:10 PM - Patrick Rizk, UQAR - Flaw Diagnosis on Wind Turbine Blade via Hyperspectral Imaging

2:15 PM - Carrie Houston/Marianne Rodgers, WEICan - IEA Task 46: Wind Turbine Blade Erosion

2:20 PM - Carrie Houston, WEICan - Field Study of Blade Leading Edge Protection

2:25 PM - Eldrich Rebello/Carrie Houston, WEICan - Discussion - Two breakout groups will form to discuss research in grid integration (moderated by Eldrich Rebello) and wind turbine blades (moderated by Carrie Houston)

Cold Climate     

1:40 PM - Charles Godreau, Nergica - Task 19: Wind Energy in Cold Climate 

1:45 PM - Charles Godreau, Nergica - Cold Climate Research at Nergica

1:50 PM - Leidy Tatiana Contreras Montoya, UQAR - Correlations Between Meteorological Conditions and Power Loss in Wind Turbines Under Icing Conditions

1:55 PM - Andrea Kraj, University of Saskatchewan - Community Renewable Energy in Remote Regions and Cold Climates

2:00 PM - Andre Begin-Drolet, Laval University - Towards Improving Wind Energy in Cold Climate: How to Quantify the Use of Alternative Operations Strategies

2:05 PM - Navid Farazmandnia, UQAR - Vibration Control of Wind Turbine Blades Using PZT

2:10 PM - Alexandre Giguere, Enbridge - Pitch Motors High Peak Current During Icing Events

Climate Change

2:15 PM - Tim Jordan, WEICan - WEICan/AWTS Historical Datasets & Climate Change Insights

2:20 PM - G Cornelis van Kooten, University of Victoria - Climate Urgency and the Role of Forestry

2:25 PM - Tim Weis, University of Alberta - Wind Energy's Historic Emissions Displacement in Alberta

2:30 PM - Cedric Arbez/Ryan Kilpatric, Nergica/NRCan - Discussion - Two breakout groups will form to discuss wind turbine research in cold climates (led by Cedric Arbez) and with regards to climate change (led by Ryan Kilpatrick)

Link to Webinar 6's Presentation Slides can be found here.

1:30 PM - Lindsay Miller, University of Windsor - Introduction

1:40 PM - Jamie Baxter, Western University - IEA Task 28: Social Acceptance of Wind Energy Projects

Forecasting

1:45 PM - Sebastiano Stipa, UBC - Modelling Wind Farm Blockage and Interaction Between Sites

1:50 PM - Bo Cao, UNB - Wind Power Ramp Forecasting Using CNN-Based Similarity Search Techniques

1:55 PM - Luichen Chang, UNB - Wind Power and Ramp Event Forecasting Technologies at UNB

2:00 PM - Franco Petrucci, Meteorological Service of Canada - Icing and Wind Forecasts for Wind Energy

Offshore Wind

2:10 PM - Jordan Eamer, Geological Survey of Canada - Offshore Wind Energy in Atlantic Canada - A Preliminary Assessment of Geological Constraints and Opportunities

2:15 PM - Marten Pape, University of Waterloo - Differential Power Processing in Offshore Wind Farms

2:20 PM - Rupp Carriveau/Lindsay Miller/Matt Davison, University of Windsor/University of Western Ontario - Offshore Wind

2:25 PM - Curran Crawford, University of Victoria - Offshore Wind for CCS/CCUS and Renewable Fuels

2:30 PM - Lindsay Miller/Eldrich Rebello, University of Windsor/WEICan, Discussion - Two breakout groups will form to discuss forecasting (led by Eldrich Rebello) and offshore wind (led by Lindsay Miller)