[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 240 (Friday, December 15, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 59594-59595]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-27069]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy


Wind Industry Partnership Summit

AGENCY: Wind Energy Technologies Office, Office of Energy Efficiency 
and Renewable Energy, U.S. Department of Energy.

ACTION: Notice of the Wind Industry Partnership Summit.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces that the Wind Energy Technologies Office 
(WETO) within the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) intends to hold a 
Wind Industry Partnership Summit (``Summit'') in Washington, DC, on 
January 24-25, 2018. WETO invests in energy science research and 
development (R&D) activities that enable innovation, advance U.S. wind 
systems, reduce the cost of electricity, and accelerate the deployment 
of wind power. In an effort to ensure that DOE's research and 
development priorities continue to benefit the wind energy industry, 
WETO is hosting this summit to share innovative technologies that may 
be beneficial to your firm and engage industry leaders in a dialogue 
about the future of public research and development laboratory R&D 
investments.

DATES: DOE will host the Summit from 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. on 
Wednesday, January 24, 2018, and 8:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. on Thursday, 
January 25, 2018.

ADDRESSES: The Summit will be held at Kimpton Hotel Palomar, 2121 P St. 
NW, Washington, DC 20045.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Alexsandra Lemke, Office of Energy 
Efficiency and Renewable Energy, U.S. Department of Energy, 1000 
Independence Ave. SW, Washington, DC 20585. Telephone: (720)-648-4381. 
Email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    The Wind Industry Partnership Summit will engage wind energy 
experts and industries to articulate wind power industry R&D needs, 
discuss capabilities of DOE National Laboratories, and provide guidance 
on how to engage DOE National Laboratories. This information will be 
summarized in a summary report capable of providing the wind energy 
industry and DOE with clarity on how the capabilities of its National 
Laboratories and other DOE Wind Program resources align with the 
perceived and prioritized R&D needs of the industry.
    In November of 2015, the Executive Summit on Wind Research and 
Development was held in conjunction with the American Wind Energy 
Association (AWEA) Fall Symposium to identify and discuss priorities 
for industry-DOE Wind Program collaboration. This event will build on 
the successful 2015 Wind Industry Summit but provide a more focused 
agenda around particular technology areas as well as provide a setting 
for development of plans for wind power industry partnerships with DOE.
    This Summit will focus on the intersection of wind power industry 
R&D and technology development needs with the capabilities of DOE 
National Laboratories and other participants in R&D initiated by the 
DOE Wind Program. The Wind Vision \1\ includes a roadmap outlining 
potential actions, in a non-prescriptive manner, for consideration by 
all wind power stakeholders. In the spring of 2017, a survey was 
developed around the Wind Vision to solicit input from industry, 
including developers, manufacturers, utilities, owner/operators, 
service providers, and consultants, among others, on the technology 
development needs of greatest importance to industry and where DOE 
support was deemed valuable. Informed by the Wind Vision roadmap and 
subsequent survey, summit sessions will address three categories of R&D 
activities: (1) Turbine Technology Innovation and Extreme-Scale 
Turbines, (2) The SMART Wind Plant, and (3) Grid-enhancing Wind Power 
Plants.
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    \1\ https://energy.gov/eere/wind/wind-vision.
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Public Participation

    Although this meeting is primarily intended to be an information 
sharing event with design, consulting, assessment and operations 
professionals with experience in addressing the short and long-term 
challenges of wind energy development and operations, the event is open 
to the public based upon space availability. DOE anticipates that wind 
power professionals will share insights on the technological and 
science gaps that limit the growth of wind power capacity and 
generation and impede the enhancement of wind power technology and 
operations for greater value to the nation. As seating is limited, 
please RSVP to Alexsandra Lemke by January 3rd, 2018. DOE will also 
accept public comments as described above for purposes of better 
understanding the wind power industry and challenges associated with 
increased deployment. These comments may be submitted at 
[email protected].
    Participants should limit information and comments to those based 
on personal experience, individual advice, information, or facts 
regarding this topic. It is not the object of this session to obtain 
any group position or consensus from the meeting participants.

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Information on Services for Individuals With Disabilities

    Individuals requiring special accommodations at the meeting should 
contact [email protected].
    Following the meeting, a summary will be compiled by DOE; and a 
public summary of the 2017 survey results will also be distributed, the 
summary will be posted at wind.energy.gov.

    Issued on December 12, 2017 in Washington, DC.
Valerie Reed,
Acting Director, Wind Energy Technologies Office, Office of Energy 
Efficiency and Renewable Energy.
[FR Doc. 2017-27069 Filed 12-14-17; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 6450-01-P