UWIG Helps Organize Special Wind Integration Issue for IEEE/PES Power & Energy magazine
Reston, Va. - November 14, 2005 - The Utility Wind Interest Group (UWIG) played a key role in organizing an extensive discussion of integrating wind into utility power systems in a leading utility industry publication.
The November/December 2005 issue of the IEEE Power & Energy magazine focuses on the integration of wind power plants into electric utility systems. This issue will serve as a valuable reference document and tutorial on the subject for the foreseeable future.
J. Charles Smith, executive director of UWIG, served as the guest editor of this special issue, along with Brian Parsons, National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) wind integration program manager.
Charlie, who has been a member of the IEEE Power Engineering Society (PES) for 35 years, sees this as an important milestone in building the relationship between the wind industry and the power industry. He notes in his guest editorial that much of the development of the wind industry has taken place outside the IEEE PES.
He said, "I believe that the IEEE has much to offer the wind community, and I would like to see a greater degree of interaction and cooperation between the two. I know there are many others who share this view."
The issue is entitled "Working with Wind: Integrating Wind into the Power System," and includes the following articles:
- "Winds of Change " - A guest editorial by Charlie Smith, UWIG, and Brian Parsons, National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)
- "Making Connections" - Robert Zavadil, EnerNex Corporation; Nicholas Miller, GE Energy: Abraham Ellis, Public Service New Mexico; and Eduard Muljadi, NREL
- "Wind Plant Integration" - Edgar A. DeMeo, Renewable Energy Consulting Services; William Grant, Xcel Energy; Michael R. Milligan, NREL; and Matthew J. Schuerger, Energy Systems Consulting Services
- "Wind Energy Delivery Issues" - Richard Piwko, GE Energy; Dale Osborn, Midwest Independent System Operator; Robert Gramlich, American Wind Energy Association (AWEA); Gary Jordan, GE Energy; David Hawkins, California Independent System Operator; and Kevin Porter, Exeter Associates
- "The Future of Wind Forecasting and Utility Operation" - Mark Ahlstrom, WindLogics; Lawrence Jones, AREVA T&D; Robert Zavadil, EnerNex Corporation; and William Grant, Xcel Energy
- "System Operation with High Wind Penetration" - Peter Borre Eriksen, Eltra; Thomas Ackermann, The Royal Institute of Technology; Hans Abildgaard, Eltra; Paul Smith, ESB National Grid; Wilhelm Winter,E.ON Netz; and JuanMa Rodriquez Garcia, Red Electrica de Espana S. A.
"Making Connections" as well as the guest editorial, can be accessed on the UWIG web site. All other articles can be accessed on the IEEE Power Engineering Society web site (login required). UWIG members can read all of the articles inside the members section of the UWIG web site.
The Utility Wind Interest Group (UWIG) was established in 1989 to provide a forum for the critical analysis of wind technology for utility applications and to serve as a source of credible information on the status of wind technology and deployment. The group's mission is to accelerate the appropriate integration of wind power for utility applications through the coordinated efforts and actions of its members, in collaboration with The U.S. Department of Energy, its National Renewable Energy Laboratory and utility research organizations. The UWIG currently has 69 members spanning the United States, Canada, and Europe, including investor-owned, public power, and rural electric cooperative utilities; transmission system operators; and associate member corporate, government, and academic organizations.