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April 20 - 21, 2010 • renaissance dallas hotel • dallas, TeXas

Develop a robust & cost effective O&M strategy to

ensure you dramatically reduce turbine downtime
and boost your wind farm’s power production
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Benefit from real world operations and maintenance best
speakers sharing
practice and make sure you have the right staff and technology their knowledge and
solutions on board to slash costs, improve turbine availability experience with you
& maximize productivity across your entire operations

• All your O&M options explored: Get real-
life knowledge and experience direct from the
industry’s top professionals and take advantage
of the opportunity to assess exactly what O&M
strategies are right for your wind farm
• Turbine maintenance - predict and
preserve: Learn about the latest proven
techniques for scheduling the ongoing
maintenance of your turbines… plus, hear how
to best prepare your toolbox to guarantee a
dramatic reduction in downtime and real ROI
on your O&M spend
• Have 100% confidence in your staff:
Find out what steps you should take to recruit
and retain only the most qualified technicians
for your team… And find out how to optimize
workforce efficiency across your operations to
avoid unnecessary and costly delays
• O&M 101 - Looking inside the turbine:
Get the latest in-depth examination of the
culprit components that cause turbine failure.
With detailed insight on gearboxes, blades,
generators, drive shafts and much, much more!
• Advanced condition monitoring & new
technologies: Hear inside information on the
most innovative systems that will boost your
turbine’s productivity and hear how to upgrade
your equipment without breaking the bank
• Crucial regulatory update: Understand
the latest regulations to make sure you don’t
fall foul of national and state laws in your O&M
delivery. Get all the information you need to
know now on all the important requirements
from the key agencies including NERC, FERC,
ERCOT & OSHA

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 Why O&M is big business for the US wind industry...
“O&M costs constitute a sizeable share of the total annual costs of a wind turbine.
For a new machine, O&M costs might easily have an average share over the lifetime of the
turbine of approximately 20%-25% of total levellised cost per kWh produced”
EWEA’S “WIND ENERGY – THE FACTS” PUBLICATION
WIND CONTINUES TO DOMINATE
THE RENEWABLE ENERGY SPACE
Wind power in North America is on the up – fact!
There’s no doubt it’s leading the way in the
rapid growth of renewable energy in the global
utility generation mix. America is number one
in terms of total global wind generation and
for the 4th year running in the US the wind
industry has been second only to natural
gas for installed capacity. The AWEA recently
reported that in the third quarter of 2009 (despite
the economic recession) the industry added
1,649 MW of new capacity bringing the total now
added to over 5,800 MW (higher than either the
2nd quarter of 2009 or the 3rd quarter of 2008),
and over 31,000 MW in all.
So, there’s a huge emphasis on putting
the turbines up… but maintaining them is
unfortunately another story. The O&M industry
that has sprung up to keep the blades turning
when the wind’s blowing has traditionally been
left to one side but this is now changing… O&M
is now big business and over the next 5 years it
is the glue that must hold together the continued
growth of the US wind industry.
Why worry about O&M?
There are three main things that we are all aware
of in relation to the operation and maintenance of
a wind farm:
1 Few wind turbines are operating to their
peak potential
2 The overall cost of maintaining wind
turbines is VAST
3 Loss of revenue through shutting them
down for maintenance work can potentially
be even greater
We also know that the challenges and
opportunities in ongoing maintenance are
always changing and that technology continues
to get better and more efficient. So, I ask you
how much do you really know about:
What O&M opportunities are open to you
and how do you evaluate which is most
suited for your needs?
How to have 100% confidence in the
companies and people you hire and use for
O&M?
The latest and best maintenance strategies
to reduce costs and improve availability?
Read on to see the full agenda and speaker line up...
Regulations that apply to the wind industry…
and your O&M strategy in particular?
New developments in R&D to reduce
downtime, optimise performance and see
real ROI?
Only by addressing these issues now and
combining them with your business plans and staff
training will you get the competitive edge over
your peers and increase the profits you make
through 2010 and beyond.
HOW WILL THIS EVENT HELP?
The 2nd annual US Wind Energy Operations and
Maintenance Summit has been designed so that
you can hear and discuss the challenges you face
directly with your developer peers. It gives you
an exceptional opportunity to take away key
strategies which will help you reduce your O&M
costs and enhance your turbine performance all
within the parameters of US regulation today.
In order to cost effectively guarantee your turbines
availability we at Wind Energy Update have
handpicked only the best individuals to provide the
best solutions to your daily O&M challenges. You
will leave this landmark event knowing how to:
Successfully deliver real ROI by choosing
the right O&M strategy options for your
business
Save both precious time and money by
getting to grips with the most innovative and
effective maintenance strategies which will
minimize downtime right across your wind
farms
Stay in line with regulatory requirements
and avoid unnecessary penalties
Predict rather than react to component failure
by using the latest technology innovations
In short, you’ll walk away having examined every
option available to you. Just check out some of the
following agenda highlights to see exactly what
you'll get from this critical two day event.
Call our team today on
1800 814 3459 to reserve
your place in Dallas on
April 20 - 21… and don’t forget
to register early for the
biggest savings!
enXco will be delivering important information
on the benefits of 3rd party service providers
and key representatives from Vestas and
GE are focusing on the latest must-know
developments in OEM warranty options.
Iberdrola Renewables and Cielo Wind
will both be giving exciting accounts of their
approaches towards successful in-house
O&M. And you’ll get a rundown from NCAR,
who recently partnered with Excel Energy,
about the investigation they did in forecasting
weather pattens to better schedule your
maintenance.
On top of this, you’ll get the inside track
from NREL, Sandia, and Suzlon about the
latest technology advancements which are
enhancing the performance of wind farms
across the USA, as well as valuable case
studies from AES and OCES about the use
of such technology and the rewards you
can expect.
We’ve also lined up the NERC to talk about
the new data collection program they’re
working on and why this will soon be of
importance to you, whilst Duke Energy will
give a vital talk on the latest best practice
safety standards they’re employing across
their operations.
So you’ll see that this market-leading wind
event will provide you with the chance to really
boost the success of your O&M strategy. You’ll
be hearing from the best industry minds with
workable solutions to all your daily challenges.
Check out the full agenda over the page to see
more about what’s going to be discussed, and
exactly who you’ll be hearing from.
DEVELOPERS & OPERATORS, OEMs,
O&M TECHNOLOGY & SERVICE
PROVIDERS… THIS EVENT’S
PERFECT FOR YOU ALL!
Wind farm operators and asset managers will
come away with only the best and most cost
effective maintenance strategies to reduce
costs and boost power production. Turbine
manufacturers will get the chance to rise up,
outshine the competition and liaise directly
with their target market in a situation unlike
any other. And only the best O&M technology
& service providers will be able to get
exposure for their products and provisions.
In the past 12 months our wind events have
been attended by well over 1000 leading
wind executives from right across the world.
This summit has already generated a huge
amount of interest and it will sell out fast so
make sure you secure your place today to
give your company the best chance of O&M
success over the next 12 months.
We look forward to seeing you in April!
 ALL NEW for 2010 – new sessions, new speakers, new networking
opportunities… and more!
Visit the website for details – www.windenergyupdate.com/omusa

EVENT AT A GLANCE
Here you can see exactly what is taking place at the 2nd US Wind Energy Operations and Maintenance Summit
2010. Check out the unique presentation & panel sessions, roundtables and networking events to design a
conference agenda to suit your business needs.

Morning Afternoon Evening

Day 1 – April 20
Market outlook and regulation
forecasts for the US wind industry
through 2010
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O&M options uncovered
Inside track on best practice
maintenance strategies
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Roundtable discussions
A brand new format for debate, making
discussions on real situations more focued &
helping you produce practical steps to action.
Wind O&M networking drinks party
A unique chance to have a drink and
soak up the relaxed atmosphere with
your O&M peers. Make new contacts and
build relationships to set your business
up for success!

Day 2 – April 21 Performance optimization explored New O&M technology revealed End of conference
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Staff recruitment considerations Conference Summary

Hundreds of key wind industry players attend our events

Below is a small sample of the 1000+ companies that attended our wind summits across the US and Europe in 2009.
For more information on who you'll meet at the US Wind Energy Operations and Maintenance Summit in April, see the
website at www.windenergyupdate.com/omusa
3E Composites One Evans Wind Energy International Power NRG Systems
3i CSS International Corp. Evergreen Invenergy Otech Engineering
3M Industrial & Transportation D2 Energy Exxon Mobil IQ Wind Repower Systems AG
Business Danotek Motion Technologies Frontier Pro Services John Deere Renewables RES Americas
3TIER Dantec Dynamics G&W Electric Knight & Carver Rope Partner
ABB DEX Corp Gamesa Technology KR Wind
Run Energy
ACCO Brands IBM Garrad Hassan LM Glasfiber
Sandia National Laboratories
AES Corporation DKRW Wind GBR Wind Energy Lockheed Martin Coherent
Technologies (LMCT) Second Wind
Alliant Energy DMI Industries GDF Suez North America
Alternative Energy Services Ludeca Sentech
DOE GE Energy
Apex Offshore Wind Dong Energy Gemini M4 Wind Services Shell Wind Energy Inc.
Atmospheric Systems Douglas Westwood Generation Energy Magnetech Industrial Services, Shermco Industries
Corporation Dynamic Systems Genesis Renewable Energy Matrikon Siemens
AWS Truewind E.ON Systems Merrill Lynch SkyClimber Access
Babcock & Brown LP Ecology & Environment, Inc. GenPower Met Office SSB Services
BAE Systems EDF Energy Renewables Geo-Marine, Inc. Mitsubishi Power Systems Suzlon
Baker & Hostetler Edison Mission Energy Glynn Electric Moog Components Group Tetra Tech
Baker Group EEA Goldman, Sachs & Co. Morgan AM&T The Timken Company
Bluewater Wind Efficient Engineering Great Lakes Wind Network Moventas
Turn Energy Maintenance
BP Alternative Energy Electric Power Systems GreenEnergy Technologies Mustang Wind Solutions
Upwind Solutions, Inc.
Broadwind Energy Electroswitch Greentech Capital Advisors NAES Corporation
US DOE, Southwestern Power
CalWind Resources Emerging Energy Research Greenworks Partners National Switchgear
Catch the Wind Harvest Wind New Energy Finance Vattenfall Windpower
Emerson
Cielo Wind Services Energy Composites Hitachi Chemical Nextera Energy Resources Ventus Energy Systems
Clipper Windpower Corporation Horizon Wind Energy Nordex USA Vestas
Competitive Power Ventures enXco Services Corporation Iberdrola Renewables Northwind Solutions Wave Wind LLC
Complete Production Services Eurus Energy IBM Nowland Energy Winergy

Visit our website for regular updates

www.windenergyupdate.com/omusa
 HEAR UNIQUE O&M INSIGHT FROM THE TOP WIND ENERGY EXPERTS
Section 1: Why O&M is rising up the North
American wind industry agenda
PANEL DISCUSSION - Evaluating the current state -
and future development of wind O&M
• Hear a panel of experts outline the present and projected
O&M challenges in US wind industry
• Assess the growing importance of condition monitoring and
other technologies in the development of wind O&M
• With the amount of installed capacity growing exponentially,
what is expected to happen to ongoing maintenance work?
With speaker participants from across the conference agenda
Understanding US regulatory requirements and
their real impact on your O&M initiatives
• Get a better understanding of the regulations laid down by
regulatory bodies such as NERC, FERC & ERCOT
• Stay ahead of the game: look at what stipulation there is to meet
the growing requirements of wind energy
• Get expert knowledge on what regulation may change to help avoid
any possibility of incurring fines and delays in your project delivery
Speaker TBC
Health and safety requirements – OSHA is
catching up
• Examine what regulation OSHA imposes that can have an effect
on the wind industry and understand how to stay in line with it,
and look for ways to avoid the likelihood of any fine
• Discover what you and your team need to be aware of in terms
of training on health & safety
• The future of safety requirements – will OSHA ever directly target
the wind industry?
Grayling Vander Velde, EHS Professional, EHS Field Support,
Duke Energy Generation Services (DEGS)
Section 2: Outlining the benefits & challenges of
different O&M strategy options for your wind fleet
Maximizing your turbine investment: the nuts
and bolts of OEM Maintenance
• Look at the approach to working out focused solutions for the
maintenance of your wind fleet and understand how this could
be advantageous for your needs
• Reduce the cost of your O&M by getting inside information on
how to be stable in both operations and in your finances
• Assessing the quick wins of O&M: what improvements can be
made to your wind fleet now and into the future
Steven M. Richards, Director, Service Sales, Vestas Americas
The benefits of outsourcing O&M work to
3rd party service providers
• Hear from one of the most established service providers in the
US on what benefits you can expect from 3rd party Operation
and Maintenance
• Understand the advantages of using a 3rd party service provider
and see how this can enhance the maintenance management of
your wind farm
• Do you have 100% confidence in your service provider? Look at
the assessments for appraising the appropriateness of an O&M
workforce for your wind farm’s individual needs
Dave Luck, Director, O&M Business Development,
enXco Service Corporation
Evaluating the suitability of 3rd party service
providers
• Weigh up your options – look at the strategies which can help you
assess what method of O&M is right for your wind farm that will
save you both time and money
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• Hear how to evaluate the cost effectiveness of a particular
service provider according to the location & size of your
wind farm and the capabilities of a particular workforce in
both the long and short term
• Be confident with your choice of O&M strategy by examining
what tools can be used to evaluate the effectiveness of an
O&M team working on your wind farm
Cathy Syme, Senior Project Manager, Garrad Hassan
Do you really know your O&M JOINT
provider? And are your core PRESENTATION
business objectives protected?
• A look at the history of O&M - understand how stability,
experience innovation and cooperation can all benefit your
WTG’s production
• How can you make sure your O&M providers have the
expertise, capacity, and wherewithal to keep your WTG’s
producing when the fuel is available?
• Hear what insurance options there are for the protection of
your warranty & production tax credits and how you can cover
both your parts and labor
• Reduce the chance of any unforeseen interruption to your
business by ensuring you have a clear safety net in place
when unexpected maintenance issues arise
Gregg Flobeck, Director, Business Development,
SkyClimber Wind Solutions
Chuck Murlin, Consultant, Brower LLC
Section 3: Getting practical:
best practice maintenance
strategies explored
Strategies for new unit and installed base
operations and maintenance
• Pinpoint the best maintenance strategy for your wind farm
with a rundown of the various available O&M models
• Get help in assessing what the most appropriate approach
is for your company by comparing short term and long
term contracts
• Learn how other factors such as fleet size, distribution
& technologies can be tailored into a maintenance strategy
to deliver you real ROI
Jeff Wiener, Sales & Commercial Director, GE Wind Services
The inside track on real wind characteristics
and forecasting challenges
• Get the lowdown on the characteristics of wind flows
below 200m and realize why this knowledge is crucial to
understanding your wind turbine’s performance
• Find out about real wind detection and forecasting
challenges and discover what systems you need to get to
grips with to better schedule your ongoing maintenance
• Learn the importance of nowcasting wind patterns and how
this can both support and enhance wind facility operations
William Mahoney, Program Director, Research Applications
Laboratory, National Center for Atmospheric Research
CASE STUDY - Delivering best practice
in-house maintenance
• Hear how to evaluate the capabilities of a workforce, and
how to later assess the work they are doing while on site
to ensure consist excellence
• Understand the steps you should take and the strategies
you need to implement to guarantee the establishment of
an efficient in-house O&M team
• Discover how you can foresee what equipment you need
for your maintenance purposes and how to prioritze your
work to reduce overall downtime
Blaine Sundwall, Director of Wind Operations and
Maintenance, Iberdrola USA
Save valuable time & money with
effective spare parts management
• Listen to an industry expert’s view on the use of
effective spare parts management, and learn how this
can help you dramatically slash the cost of your O&M
• Understand the methods for forecasting what spare
parts your wind farm will need and how to source
and inventory these so that you are never left in short
supply or without
• Find out if the stock piling of spare parts is an
effective tool for your wind fleet’s needs, and
contemplate the idea of developing a partnership
to share assets
Micah Nicholls, Texico Manager, Cielo Wind Services
Save your wind farm with the proper
upkeep of the electrical system
• Get a brief outline of the electrical regulation behind
the day-to-day running of a wind farm
• Hear about the importance of the down tower aspects
of the wind turbine and learn how the upkeep of these
can prevent the failure of your entire wind farm
• Lean about the problems revolving around arc flash
and discover the steps you need to take to avoid this
from occurring
Speaker TBC
Improving the effectiveness JOINT
of preventive maintenance PRESENTATION
through predictive data studies
• Hear how operating plants can continuously improve
reliability by reporting strategic data which can be
analyzed to provide critical O&M guidance
• By collecting certain types of data down to the
sub-component level, discover how it is possible
to understand root-cause failures and improve
failure prediction
• Improve the effectiveness of preventive maintenance
schedules and accuracy of spares forecasting while
exposing opportunities for technical improvements
Bridget McKenney, Wind Reliability & Analysis
Database Lead, Wind & Water Power Technologies,
Sandia National Laboratories
Salvatore Della Villa, CEO, Strategic Power Systems
Section 4: Getting more from your
turbines: how to reap the benefits
of operational and technological
performance optimization
PANEL DISCUSSION - How to select a
competent and reliable workforce to
service your wind farm that you can
have 100% confidence in
• Hear what skills wind technicians should be trained
in so that you know what to look for when recruiting
your next team
• Understand what evaluations there are or should be
to ensure only the right staff are recruited to look
after your wind fleet and deliver successful
maintenance work
• Listen to whether there are transferrable skills
available in other industries from which experienced
and skilled staff can be discovered and recruited
Blaine Sundwall, Director, Wind O&M, Iberdrola USA
Steven M. Richards, Director, Service Sales,
Vestas Americas
Keith Plantier, Program Director,
Texas Wind Energy Institute
Cindy Buckley, Executive Director of Training, KVCC
 A TWO-DAY ROADMAP TO DELIVERING WORLD-BEATING WIND O&M
The Importance of an efficient HSE program to
your wind farm operations
• Look at the consequences of HSE, both large and small,
and understand how to develop a successful program to
cover your every need
• Discover the best way to work with partners to integrate
effective skills training with world class HSE procedures and
examine the importance of training needs assessment, skills
matrix evaluation, and technician advancement opportunities
• Get the lowdown on what the benefits of O&M are from any
particular independent service provider and how to evaluate
their HSE programs
Mike Fisher, VP Operations,
Wood Group Renewable Energy Services
Optimizing field operations for turbine
management and worker safety
• Learn how to improve the quality of field data with mobile
solutions at the point of interaction with field assets
• Hear about mobile solutions that are optimizing field work
processes to drive increased turbine uptime
• Discover how properly-designed and implemented mobile
solutions can promote enhanced levels of field work visibility,
improving safety and regulatory compliance
Mike Loos, Chief Technology Officer, @hand Corporation
Save significant time and money by
understanding the importance of OEM
and owner relations
• Why transparency is key: understand the importance and
benefits of maintaining a good and honest relationship with
your customer
• Look at what data can be gathered from a wind turbine and
why some information is considered more valuable than others
in developing your O&M strategy
• Discover how to get the information that you need, and how
to decipher this to get real ROI on your O&M budget
Terry Callahan, Vice President of Operation, Maintenance and
Service, Suzlon Wind Energy
NERC wind data performance collection system
– required or not?
• Learn what data will soon be needed by Independent System
Operators (ISO), local government agencies and manufacturers,
and understand why your business should comply
• Examine the database for accurate and uniform data collection
and get to grips with its importance.
• What is the purpose of this? Get the inside track on the uses of
this data such as benchmarking wind plants, components, etc.
Michael Curley, Manager, GADS Services, NERC
Keep your turbines’ performance at an
optimum level by switching from reactive
to predictive maintenance
• Hear how reactive only maintenance is currently hampering
the wind industry and discover the strategies you need to
convert to preventative maintenance which will save you both
significant time and money
• Discover the real benefits of measuring maintenance metrics
and how you can use this for continuous improvement
• A breakdown of costs - understand how much you can really
save in the conversion to preventative maintenance
Jay Mashburn, Senior Managing Consultant, IBM Global Services
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Turning data into information for
predictive maintenance
• Hear why condition-based maintenance is essential
to your survival in the wind industry
• Learn how a new maintenance philosophy, “Threat-Based
Maintenance,” can find and eliminate small equipment
problems before they become big ones - in real time
• Discover the real benefits of exploring and exploiting your
data and examine actual case studies of how major wind
farms are doing it
• Understand how the implementation of ‘Thread-Based
Maintenance’ can lead to improved availability and efficiency
and, just as importantly, lower your maintenance costs
David Bell, Vice President, Application Engineering,
SmartSignal
Section 5: Developing practical
strategies to solve core component
breakdown in your turbines
Mitigate gearbox and main bearing failure
by fully understanding your turbine
• Listen to insightful information on both gearbox and main
shaft loading and understand how this can affect the
lifespan of your wind turbine
• See what OCES has accomplished in terms of retrofitting
the gearbox and main bearing to enhance the productivity
of a wind turbine
• Look at the condition monitoring methods that OCES
has implemented and find out if it is an effective tool for
improving the health management of wind turbines
Hal Romanowitz, Chief Operating Officer,
Oak Creek Energy Systems
An integrated approach to increased
gearbox reliability
• Be a step ahead of the industry and listen to the gearbox
reliability collaborative's (GRC) pioneering efforts in
analysis, design and testing and understand how this could
be of benefit to your maintenance program
• Hear where the US wind industry is in terms of condition
monitoring and testing and how it has been tailored to help
minimize possible wind turbine downtime
• Discover the tools that you need to develop to collect
wind turbine failure data in an organizable and searchable
manner so that you can confidently preempt faults
Francisco Oyague, Research Engineer,
National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)
Assess the effects of drive train component
selection on wind farm O&M costs
• Hear how to realistically define the 20 year life span
of a wind turbine gearbox
• Understand the latest work being carried out in terms of
designing for reliability – the ‘six sigma approach’ – and
the benefits of this methodology
• Get a breakdown of the arrangements of a gearbox and
how it can have an effect on both the long and short term
reliability of your wind turbine
• Learn about the latest advancements in drive train
research and design
Robert Ciszak, Advanced Engineering Leader,
GE Drivetrain Technologies
Reduce your O&M costs by
incorporating the latest lubrication
solutions in your turbines
• Learn the steps you should now take to ensure the
right oil and grease have been selected to enhance the
performance of your wind turbines components and
minimize turbine downtime
• Find out how to set up filtration systems and perform
oil sampling & analysis to avoid any likelihood of the
deterioration of your wind turbine
• Get the inside track on oil conversion and how to make
the switch without disadvantaging the energy output of
your turbines
Speaker TBC
Get to grips with the design, use and
reliability of reverse engineered components
Speaker TBC
Optimize your O&M with the latest in blade
design and new technology
• Get the latest insight in the successes of wind turbine blade
maintenance and how to avoid the likelihood of any failures
• Understand the advances that have been made in the
design of wind turbine blades which help minimize the
amount of potential downtime
• Hear how a leading manufacturer sees the future of
turbine blades, and how your company could vastly
benefit from these upgrades
Robert Burger, Vice President Service Americas,
LM Glasfiber
The challenges of analyzing the cost
effectiveness of condition based monitoring
• Have a look at an experiment conducted by AES to
evaluate vibration systems and hear the results of this
• Financial forecasting – understand what expenses to
expect when investing in condition monitoring and how
to assess the projected return
• The evaluation of CBM – learn what you can anticipate
from your investment in the overall health management
of your wind turbines
Jeff Gibbons, Technical Director, AES Wind Generation
Condition monitoring plus – filling the gaps
• Hear what sensors there are that provide early warnings
of impending faults within a wind turbine
• Understand how to successfully use algorithms that
explore the turbine's complex dynamic response to
pinpoint faults
• Discover the latest in condition monitoring-based control
methods that are aimed at maximizing wind turbine reliability
• Direct insight into the future of condition monitoring to get
a better understanding of where we will be in 15 years.
Douglas Adams, PhD, Professor of Mechanical Engineering,
Director, Center for Systems Integrity, Purdue University
Using advanced computer modeling for O&M
strategy, reliability and cost predictions
• Hear how to fully understand wind turbine availability and
how to deliver a successful business plan which will stay
in control of risks
• Understand the drivers behind plant performance and
costs to gain a better understanding of how to maximize
the productivity of a wind turbine
• Look at state-of-the-art probabilistic computer modelling
which can tackle O&M related challenges and provide
considerable leverage on profitability and performance
Jean Lemaire, Project Director, Akuo Energy USA
 Developing the North American Wind O&M Market...
Hear from the real who’s who of wind O&M… FREE DRINKS - UNDOUBTEDLY
check out our expert speaker line up! THE BEST WAY TO NETWORK!
Director of Wind Operations Program Director, Research Applications
and Maintenance, Laboratory, National Center for At the end of the first day (April 20th),
Iberdrola Renewables USA Atmospheric Research (NCAR) Wind Energy Update are hosting the O&M
EHS Professional, Wind Reliability & Analysis Database Lead, networking drinks reception of the year.
Duke Energy Generation Services Wind & Water Power Technologies,
Sandia National Laboratories
You will have the chance to have a drink
Texico Manager, Cielo Wind Services
Research Engineer, and soak up the relaxed atmosphere
Technical Director,
AES Wind Generation
National Renewable Energy Laboratory whilst making new contacts and building
(NREL) business relationships to send your
Project Director, Akuo Energy USA
Professor of Mechanical Engineering, profitability into 2011.
CEO, Strategic Power Systems Director, Center for Systems Integrity,
Sales and Commercial Director, Purdue University This unique
GE Wind Services Executive Director of Training,
opportunity
Advanced Engineering Leader, Kalamazoo Valley Community College
GE Drivetrain Technologies Program Manager,
will gather
Director, Service Sales, Texas Wind Energy Institute everyone you
Vestas Americas Director, Business Development, need to talk to,
Vice President of Operation, Maintenance SkyClimber Wind Solutions all under one
and Service, Consultant, Brower LLC
roof, for one
Suzlon Wind Energy VP Operations,
Wood Group Renewable Energy Services
night only!
Director, O&M Business Development,
enXco Service Corporation Vice President, Application Engineering,
Senior Project Manager, SmartSignal
Garrad Hassan Vice President Service Americas,
LM Glasfiber
Manager, GADS Services,
North American Electric Reliability Senior Managing Consultant,
Corporation (NERC) IBM Global Services
COO, Oak Creek Energy Systems Chief Technology Officer,
@hand Corporation

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network during the event and follow up after the conference has finished.
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Wind O&M exhibition zone: get your products seen by the right people
This April in Dallas, world leading wind energy companies will Your exhibition area gives you an unrivalled opportunity to:
gather to hear from those leading the charge in delivering innovative • Provide highly targeted exposure for your brand and O&M solutions
solutions to help improve turbine performance. With proven
• Demonstrate your technology directly to your target market and get
maintenance strategies and the latest in new technology, companies
their feedback and advice on other areas and O&M challenges to
in attendance are the front runners in the commercialization of O&M
focus on
in the wind industry across the globe. If you need our speakers and
delegates as partners or clients then this event is a huge opportunity • Network, hold meetings and have greater interaction with existing
for you to meet, greet and impress them in person. and potential clients, especially at our drinks party on the evening
of day one (April 20th 2010)
The US Wind Energy Operations and Maintenance Summit offers
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6 Reasons why you need to attend this event
This summit will bring together companies from right across
the wind farm operations and maintenance value chain. The
unique event offers you:
1. PROVEN METHODS to help your business: practical knowledge, top
level case studies, industry insider information and much, much more
2. EASY WAYS to connect with your O&M peers, clients and prospects at
networking breaks and lunches, in breakout rooms, roundtables, our drinks
reception and more
3. ONE TIME, ONE PLACE: you don't need to track your leads down one
by one, this event will save you money by bringing your target audience
together at one time and one place
4. INSPIRATION AND MOTIVATION: The number one take away from any
conference is the ideas and insights you gain from the people you meet
and talk with – this gives you fresh inspiration to take back to your office
and energize your team!
5. OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE SPECIFIC EXHIBITION: Get a
close first-hand look at the some of the latest and best technology and
services with a unique line-up of exhibitors you won't find anywhere else
6. UNIQUE INFO: Listen and learn from the best industry leaders and
analysts offering you exclusive presentations, case studies and working
group discussions on all the O&M topics you’ve told us matter most
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social networking events on both summit days.
Post Conference Material $295
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targets. You will be your company's eyes and ears on emerging trends &
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note taking is significantly easier as a team and two heads are better than one,
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2nd Annual
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US wind energy operations

& maintenance summit
April 20 - 21, 2010 • renaissance dallas hotel • dallas, TeXas

Develop a robust & cost effective O&M strategy to

ensure you dramatically reduce turbine downtime
and boost your wind farm’s power production
CONFERENCE • EXHIBITION • ROUNDTABLES • NETWORKING - LOOK INSIDE NOW

Benefit from real world operations and maintenance best practice and make sure The best qualified
speakers sharing
you have the right staff and technology solutions on board to slash costs, improve
their knowledge and
turbine availability & maximize productivity across your entire operations experience with you

• All your O&M options explored: • O&M 101 - Looking inside the turbine:
Get real-life knowledge and experience direct Get the latest in-depth examination of the culprit
from the industry’s top professionals and take components that cause turbine failure. With
advantage of the opportunity to assess exactly detailed insight on gearboxes, blades, generators,
what O&M strategies are right for your wind farm drive shafts and much, much more!
• Turbine maintenance - predict and • Advanced condition monitoring & new
preserve: Learn about the latest proven technologies: Hear inside information on the
techniques for scheduling the ongoing maintenance most innovative systems that will boost your
of your turbines… plus, hear how to best prepare turbine’s productivity and hear how to upgrade
your toolbox to guarantee a dramatic reduction in your equipment without breaking the bank
downtime and real ROI on your O&M spend
• Crucial regulatory update: Understand the
• Have 100% confidence in your staff: Find
latest regulations to make sure you don’t fall foul
out what steps you should take to recruit and
of national and state laws in your O&M delivery.
retain only the most qualified technicians for your
Get all the information you need to know now
team… And find out how to optimize workforce
on all the important requirements from the key
efficiency across your operations to avoid
agencies including NERC, FERC, ERCOT & OSHA
unnecessary and costly delays
45% Operator
16% Blade / Composite Manufacturer
WHO YOU'LL MEET... A breakdown of attendees at our previous10% O&M shows
Consultancy
10% Engineering / Technical Services
45% Operator
16% Blade / Composite Manufacturer
5% Turbine Manufacturer
45%
10% Operator
Consultancy 4% Weather Forecaster
16%
10% Blade / Composite
Engineering Manufacturer
/ Technical Services 3% Investor
5% Turbine
10% Manufacturer
Consultancy 3% Government Body
4% Weather Forecaster
3%10% Engineering / Technical Services
Investor 2% Other
3%5% Turbine Body
Government Manufacturer 2% Academic / Research
2% Other
4% Weather Forecaster
2% Academic / Research
3% Investor
3% Government Body

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2% Other
2% Academic / Research