Agenda

Day One 21.04.2009
9:00 - 10:00	Registration
Session	Market & Policy Plenary Session
Moderator	Mr. Jarosław Mroczek, Polish Wind Energy Association
10:00 - 10:10	Opening and welcome
10:10 - 10:40	Energy policy vs. ecological policy - conflict or synergy?. Power grid development possibilities - actual inability or reluctance? Professor Krzysztof Żmijewski, Social Energy Consultation Council
10:40 - 11:10	Perspectives and opportunities of wind energy development in Europe and in the world Mr. Arthouros Zervos, European Wind Energy Association
11:10 - 11:30	Actual wind energy share in total electricity production in Poland 2010-2020. The political decisions. Deputy Prime Minister, Minister for Economy, Mr. Waldemar Pawlak, Ministry of Economy - to be confirmed
11:30 - 12:10	Coffee break
Session	Grid & Law	Wind energy on the energy market
Moderator	Mr. Marek Kulesa, Association of Energy Trading	Mr.Michał Kozłowski, Polish Energy Partners S.A.
12:10 - 12:30	Legal problems related wind farms' grid connec-tion - current status, planned and desired legal changes Mr. Igor Muszyński, Chadbourne & Parke LLP	Poland - An Overview: The Long Journey from Dirty Coal Mr. Charlie Hodges, New Energy Finance Ltd.
12:30 - 12:50	Easement of transmission - a legal instrument applicable to wind farm's grid connection Mr. Marcin Milczarek, Marcin Milczarek i Wspólnicy Spółka Komandytowa law office	Subsidies for wind energy projects Mr. Łukasz Jaworski, Institute for Fuels and Renewable Energy
12:50 - 13:10	Legal and technical aspects of wind farms' grid connection Mr. Zdzisław Koszkul, EnergiaPro S.A.	Legal and economic aspects of the reform of renewables obligation system in the United Kingdom in the context of necessity to introduce changes in the Polish certification system Mrs. Magdalena Mitas, DeBenedetti Majewski Szcześniak Sp. K.
13:10 - 13:30	Wind farm locations - selected legal issues Mr. Maciej Szambelańczyk, Wierciński Kwieciński Baehr Sp.k.	Proceeds from fees and penalties from non - compliance with the obligation to purchase renew-able energy Mrs. Agnieszka Zagrodzka, National Fund for Environmental Protection and Water Management
13:30 - 14:30	Lunch
Session	Environment	Technical and legislative barriers to wind energy development as seen by different subjects
Moderator	Mrs. Anna Pasławska - Misztal, Polish Wind Energy Association	Mr. Jarosław Mroczek, Polish Wind Energy Association
14:30 - 14:50	Are wind turbines found as proecological investments in Poland? Mrs. Anna Pasławska-Misztal, Polish Wind Energy Association	Mr. dr Grzegorz Górski, Electrabel Polska S.A. Mr. Witold Kępa, Energy Regulatory Office Mr. Jacenty Węgliński, PSE-Oparator S.A. Mr. Artur Różycki, Enea Operator Sp. z o.o. Mr. Christian Kjaer, European Wind Energy Association
14:50 - 15:10	Wind turbines and the environment - the view of Ministry of Environment Mr. Stanisław Gawłowski, Secertary of State, Ministry of Environment
15:10 - 15:30	Coffee break
15:30 - 15:50	The first anniversary of ornithological monitor-ing - observers' reflections Mr. Michał Przybycin, EMPEKO - Environmental consulting	Discussion
15:50 - 16:10	A Quantitative Methodology for Determination of Bird Mortality Risk at Wind Farms Andreas G. Smith, DeTect Inc	Discussion
19:30 - 00:00	Gala Dinner, The Physics Hall, Warsaw University of Technology

Day Two 22.04.2009
Session	Wind resources	Social awareness and approval
Moderator	Mrs. Katarzyna Michałowska-Knap, Institute for Renewable Energy (EC BREC IEO)	Proffesor Maria Czerepaniak- Walczak, University of Szczecin Dr Bożena Mroczek, Pomeranian Medical University
10:00 - 10:20	Evaluation of objective method for estimating surface roughness length in complex terrain Mr. Kamil Beker, EPA Sp. z o.o.	Humanists' attitudes towards alternative energy sources Proffesor Maria Czerepaniak- Walczak, University of Szczecin
10:20 - 10:40	Wind Energy Forecasting and Its Integration With The Grid. A case for Poland Mr. Jeremy Parkes, Garrad Hassan & Partners Ltd.	Subjective health assessment and health behaviour of adult inhabitants of towns located in the vicinity of wind farms in Poland Dr Bożena Mroczek, Pomeranian Medical University
10:40 - 11:00	The anemos windatlas for Poland verified - an alternative to measurements? Dr. Heinz-Theo Mengelkamp, Anemos Gesellschaft für Umweltmeteorologie mbH	Wind turbines - pros and cons, influence on the environment and social acceptance Mr. Leszek Kuliński, Association of Communes Renewable Energy Friendly
11:00 - 11:20	Using Remote Sensing Techniques (e.g. LiDAR) for Wind Resource Measurements Onshore and Offshore Mr. Detlef Kindler, WINDTEST Kaiser-Wilhelm-Koog GmbH	The wind of change in people`s minds Mr. Michał Laskowski Vestas-Poland Sp. z o.o.
11:20 - 11:40	Coffee break
Session	Offshore	The role of wind energy in National Action Plan
Moderator	Mr. Bruce Douglas European Wind Energy Association	Mr. Jarosław Mroczek Polish Wind Energy Association
11:40 - 12:00	Offshore investments in the Polish legal system. What changes are required? Mr. Karol Lasocki, Chadbourne & Parke LLP	The role of National Renewable Energy Action Plans in reaching the 20-20 target. Ms. Andrea Hercsuth, Directorate General for Transport and Energy, European Commission
12:00 - 12:20	Legislative background of offshore wind power in Germany Mr. Christoph Sowa, Enertrag AG	Assumptions of the Polish Government to National Action Plan Mr. dr Henryk Majchrzak, Ministry of Economy - due to changes in Ministry of Economy, participation still needs to be confirmed
12:20 - 12:40	Presentation of a strategy aimed at getting public support for a large offshore wind power plant in Norway. Case study Mr. Kalle Hesstvedt, Havgul Clean Energy	2030 Report and wind energy Mr. Bolesław Jankowski, EnergSys Sp. z o.o.
12:40 - 13:00	Energy forecasting for large - scale wind gen-eration with particular regard to offshore projects. POWWOW project results. Mr. Katarzyna Michałowska-Knap, EC BREC Institute for Renewable Energy Sp. z o.o.	Wind Energy sector in National Action Plan Mr. Grzegorz Wiśniewski, Institute for Renewable Energy (EC BREC IEO)
13:00 - 14:00	Lunch
Session	Sector services	Wind turbines in the grid
Moderator	Mr. Grzegorz Szymczak, Gamesa Energia Polska Sp. z o.o.	Proffesor Jacek Malko, Wrocław University of Technology Mr. Krzysztof Prasałek, Polish Wind Energy Association
14:00 - 14:20	Wind measurements Mr. Roman Synowski, windhunter serwis Sp. z o.o.	Enhancing Grid Integration Thru GE's Wind Farm Management System Mr. Stefan Hartge, GE Energy
14:20 - 14:40	Specificty of wind farm project develpoment Mr. Przemysław Nowak, Iberdrola Engineering and Construction Poland	Wind farms' grid connection - reasonable constraints instead of oversized investments Mr. Piotr Kacejko, Lublin University of Technology, Department of Power Grids and Protections
14:40 - 15:00	Introduction of next generation of Vestas wind turbine model for the Polish market Mr. Klaus Holm, Vestas Wind Systems R&D	Use of overhead power lines transmission capacity stemming from dynamic conductors' thermal load carrying capacity Mr. Edward Siwy, Institute of Power Engineering, Silesian University of Technology
15:00 - 15:20	Securing right to use the land to build wind farms Mr. Dominik Strzałkowski, Furtek Komosa Aleksandrowicz	Grid impact of wind turbines Mr. John O`Reilly, Mainstream Renewable Power Ltd.
15:20 - 15:40	Plenary session - conclusion
15:40 - 16:00	Coffee break