Sandia Energy > Programs > Renewable Energy > Wind Energy > Wind Energy Workshops > 2013 Wind Plant Reliability Workshop Venue Details Sheraton Albuquerque Uptown 2600 Louisiana Blvd NE Albuquerque, New Mexico, 87110 Phone: (505) 881-0000 Attendee Rate and Call-in Code A limited block of rooms is for the special rate of $81.00/night (+ taxes). These rooms can be reserved online or by calling 800-325-3535 (ask for “Sandia National Laboratories 2013 Wind Plant Reliability Workshop” group rate). The group rate will also be available for a few days before and after the workshop. This special rate is only available for reservations made through August 7, 2013, or until our block is full (whichever occurs first). Please make your reservations early. Local Information Albuquerque Convention and Visitors Bureau City of Albuquerque August 13, 2013 Wind Technology Trends 2013 Todd Griffith, Sandia National Laboratories Reliability – from the Start: Discussions about the system and designing for reliability Katherine Dykes, National Renewable Energy Laboratory Mac Klingler, M.G. Klingler, Ltd Valerie Hines, Sandia National Laboratories Reliability – from the Inside: Discussions about reliability programs in the wind industry Rashi Bates, Shell WindEnergy Inc. James Snelson, Infigen Energy Maya Nissim, EDP Renewables Reliability – from the Inside: Discussions about reliability programs in the wind industry Eduardo Perez Jr., BHI Energy Power Services Chuck Jenkins, GE Energy – Bently Nevada, Inc Bruce Thompson, Sandia National Laboratories August 14, 2013 Reliability – Complex Flow: Discussions from the leading participants in DOE’s complex wind flow researchers Stefan Kern, GE Global Research Pat Moriarty, National Renewable Energy Laboratory John Schroeder, Texas Tech University Jonathan R. White, Sandia National Laboratories Reliability – Major Components: Discussions about the reliability of major components Ken Lee, Wetzel Engineering, Inc. Steven Neidigk, Sandia National Laboratories Carsten H. Westergaard, NextraTEC, Inc. Reliability – Major Components: Discussions about the reliability of major components (continued) Shawn Sheng, National Renewable Energy Laboratory and Chad Glinsky, Romax Technologies Kevin Alewine, Shermco Industries, Inc David Clark, Bachmann Electronic Reliability – Data and its Influence: Discussions about the dynamics of data in wind plant reliability James Parle, Muir Data Systems Jim Thomas, Strategic Power Systems, Inc. Amar Pradhan, Fluitec Wind