Seminar: FINLAND 2012

Finlandia Hall,
Mannerheimintie 13e, Helsinki 
Tuesday October 30th, 2012
8:30 - 16:45

Stefan Montin, NWIN's project manager, opening the seminar

Thank you to all of you that came to Helsinki! 

All presentations are now available online:

Welcoming remarks Stefan Montin, NEPP/NWIN’s project manager

SESSION 1: Integrating large-scale wind power… Chair: Professor Olli Pyrhönen, LUT

…a TSO´s perspective: The impact of wind power on the dynamic performance of transmission systems - challenges and opportunities from a Finnish perspective  Tuomas Rauhala, Fingrid

… an energy company’s perspective Peter Tuominen, Fortum

Will increasing amounts of wind generation increase the need for reserve capacity? Lennart Söder, NEPP/KTH

SESSION 2: Technology, markets and carbon reductions Chair: Professor Lennart Söder, NEPP/KTH

The impact of subsidy schemes on plant design, plant deployment and electricity market function Edward James-Smith, Ea Energy Analyses, Denmark

Smart metering and energy storage: The optimal operation of a distribution grid using demand-response, energy storage and wind power. Jakob Helbrink, NEPP/Sweco, Sweden

SESSION 3: Update on international research and wind technology Chair: Mikael Togeby, Ea Energy Analyses

IEA and the European Wind Energy Technology Platform (TPWind) Hannele Holttinen, VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland

Wind power technology Jouko Niiranen, ABB Video

SESSION 4: Our latest work Chair: Katja Hynynen, LUT

Managing intermittency by determining optimal locations: Maximizing value of wind power allocation: a multi-objective optimization approach Lina Reichenberg, NEPP/Chalmers, Sweden

Modelling turbulent flows: Large-eddy simulation of atmospheric flow over complex terrain Ashvinkumar Chaudhari, LUT, Finland Video

Transmission system connection requirements: A centralised wind power plant controller for improving the synthetic inertial response of individual wind turbines.  Traian Preda, NTNU, Department of Electrical Power, Power Systems Group

Grid interface modelling in PMSG-driven wind turbines for wind park investigations Pasi Peltoniemi, LUT, Finland

Comparative Study of the Efficiency and Power Density of Offshore Wind Energy Conversion System based on High Frequency AC-Link Rene Alexander Barrera, NTNU, Department of Electrical Power, Power Systems Group

Discussion and concluding words Stefan Montin

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