Session 7B Continuation of Dollars and Cents: Weather for Energy Markets and Weather Fundamentals for Energy Planning: Data and User Groups

Thursday, 27 January 2011: 1:30 PM-3:00 PM
4C-2 (Washington State Convention Center)
Host: Second Conference on Weather, Climate, and the New Energy Economy
Chair:
Melinda Marquis, NOAA, NOAA/Esrl, Boulder, CO

Papers:
1:30 PM
7B.1
Does it matter to the atmosphere where wind farms are located?
Amanda S. Adams, Univ. of North Carolina, Charlotte, NC
1:45 PM
7B.2
Solar resource maps for renewable energy
Ray George, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, CO; and M. Sengupta and S. Wilcox
2:00 PM
7B.3
New wind energy resource potential estimates for the United States
Dennis Elliott, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, CO; and M. Schwartz, S. Haymes, D. Heimiller, G. Scott, M. Brower, E. Hale, and B. Phelps

Handout (4.5 MB)

2:15 PM
7B.4
Assessment of the gross U.S. offshore wind energy potential
Marc Schwartz, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, CO; and D. Heimiller and S. Haymes
Manuscript (760.9 kB)

2:30 PM
7B.5
Optimal unit commitment and dispatch for wind farm operations
Jay Mashburn, IBM, Mansfield, TX; and J. Bloom, J. R. Kalagnanam, and L. A. Treinish
2:45 PM
7B.6
- Indicates paper has been withdrawn from meeting
- Indicates an Award Winner