From Gust to Gale: Building a Sustainable Wind Industry in New Zealand
8-9 April 2008, Te Papa, Wellington

Over 280 delegate, 31 exhibitors and 34 sponsors made 2008 NZ Wind Energy Conference a great success. We have a clear indication of government policy with the 90% target for renewable electricity generation. And at the conference we heard that not only is this target clearly achievable, but both the Labour and National Parties, as well as the Electricity Commission, support renewable electricity.

We know that more wind generation will be good for both New Zealand’s electricity security and environment. The challenge now is to ensure that the wind energy industry delivers these benefits to New Zealand.

NZWEA thanks its speakers, session chairs, sponsors and exhibitors for making the conference a success.

Conference presentations

Day One Opening address, Hon David Parker, Energy and Climate Change Minister Download ( 1.2MB) Growing the industry - lessons learned in the UK, Maria McCaffery, CEO, British Wind Energy Association Download ( 1.1MB) The implications of the emissions trading scheme for wind generation, Brent Layton, New Zealand Institute of Economic Research (Inc) Download ( 82kB) Planning transmission to enable renewables, Conrad Edwards, Transpower Download ( 388kB) The way forward, Fraser Clark, NZWEA Download ( 900kB) What is your wind generation worth? Stephen Peterson, Simply Energy Download ( 121kB) Overcoming the practical barriers for commercial community scale distributed wind farm developments (0.5 – 5MW), Ken Humphrey, Energy3 Download ( 856kB) Lifecycle cost impacts on wind farm development in NZ, Deion Campbell, TrustPower & Adam Muldoon, Meridian Energy Download ( 5.7MB) Operation of wind turbines: experiences from Europe, Jan Ibso, SGS, Europe Download ( 3.9MB) Wind Farm Developments: procurement & solution optimisation in a  constrained market, Bernie Norton and Jon Olson, Siemens Download ( 738kB) Mapping turbine viability in complex terrain, Kim Emil Andersen, M.Sc., Ph.D., Vestas Wind & Site Competence Centre Download ( 1.7MB) Wind farm construction challenges in New Zealand, Sean Downing, Higgins Download Part 1 ( 1.2MB) Download Part 2 ( 5.7MB) Day Two Reviewing the effects of wind generation - three years on, Graeme Ancell, Transpower Download ( 865kB) Changing wind technology & its impacts on power systems integration, Ray Brown, Meridian Energy Download ( 5.8MB) International grid integration experience relevant to NZ, Charlie Smith, UWIG, USA Download ( 1.3MB) Using NWP forecasts at multiple grid points to assist power system operators to predict large rapid changes in wind power, Nicholas Cutler, UNSW CEEM, Australia Download ( 4.5MB) Addressing global wind farm interconnection challenges, Ron Davey, Power Consultants Limited Download ( 1.0MB) Wind farms with power plant properties, Andrea von Lindeiner, Enercon Download ( 4.8MB) Environmental management to ensure consent compliance, Ewen Robertson, Meridian and Ed Breese, Tonkin & Taylor Download ( 2.1MB) Radar technology for assessment of avian issues (abridged), Stephen Fuller, Boffa Miskell 04 385 9315 Download ( 9.3MB) Community perception studies as a means of evaluating landscape quality, Allan Wyatt, Environmental Resource Management (Australia) Download ( 6.8MB) Electricity Commission wind update, Bruce Smith, Electricity Commission Download ( 223kB) Forecasting wind: trials in the mountainous landscape of NZ, Mike Green, Connell Wagner Download ( 5.8MB) Condition monitoring techniques available for wind turbines, Mark Ciechanowicz, SKF Australia Pty Ltd Download ( 3.8MB) Wind turbine supply: issues and solutions for NZ manufacturing, Jules Ganley, Windflow Technology Ltd Download ( 1.4MB) Busting the barriers: working with the Department of Conservation, Yvonne Legarth, Department of Conservation Download ( 3.0MB) Wind and other renewables: public perceptions and EECA’s activities, Fiona Weightman, EECA Download ( 1.4MB) Industry-based good practice wind energy development guidelines, Dr Amanda Banks, Hydro Tasmania Consulting Download ( 543kB)

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