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Pramod Jain to present at ADB's Regional Training Workshop on Large Scale Wind Power Integration in Beijing
September, 2013
Quantum Leap in Wind and East Asia department of ADB are organizing the Wind Energy Integration workshop for Developing Member Countries (DMCs) with participants from Afghanistan, Bangladesh, China, India, Kazakhstan, Mongolia, Myanmar, Pakistan, Philippines and Sri Lanka. Pramod Jain will present "Overview of Grid Integration of Wind Energy in the US" on Sept. 23, 2013. More Details ... -
IWE to chair panel session at ADB's Regional Training Workshop on Large Scale Wind Power Integration in Beijing
September, 2013
Pramod Jain will chair "Panel Discussion on the Technical Issues of Wind Power Integration," with panelists Nick Miller of GE, Geoff James of CSIRO Australia, Dr Chi Yongning of China Electric Power Research Institute (CEPRI) and Dr Fan Gaofeng of National Dispatch Center, State Grid Corporation of China and Dr Zhu Lingzhi of CEPRI on Sept. 24, 2013. More details ... -
IWE to chair session at ADB's Regional Training Workshop on Large Scale Wind Power Integration in Beijing
September, 2013
Pramod Jain will chair "Emerging Technologies and Approaches to Wind Power Integration and Mainstreaming," with presentations from Yao Hongchun of China Electric Power Research Institute (CEPRI), Dr Chen Ning of Chinese Society of Electrical Engineers and Dr Cao Xiao of CEPRI on Sept. 24, 2013. More details ... -
IWE wins contract with USAID/Tetra Tech for the Indonesia Wind Sector Impact Assessment project
July, 2013
Innovative Wind Energy, Inc. will assess the wind resources, evaluate the potential impacts of wind projects on the safety, reliability, power quality and operation of the power systems, and recommend interconnection technical requirements and strategy to optimally integrate wind power into operation of the power grids in Indonesia. -
Release of Chinese translation of Wind Energy Engineering by Pramod Jain
June, 2013
Checkout the Chinese translation of Wind Energy Engineering, translated by Li Yanfeng and Xie Dongmei and published by China Machine Press. -
IWE working on Sumba Iconic Island 100% Renewable Energy Project
May, 2013
IWE is working on ADB project "Scaling Up Renewable Energy Access in Eastern Indonesia," with CastleRock Consulting. The project is in the island of Sumba. The goals are to achieve 100% electricity generation from renewable energy, and to significantly increase electricity access from current level of 25%. IWE is providing wind energy consulting in the area of wind resource assessment. -
Innovative Wind Energy launches DataWizard.me
Mar, 2013
IWE has launched DataWizard.me, a Software as a Service (SaaS) for wind measurement data management and reporting. General Energy Corp (GEC) of Illinois uses this service for its 60 meter met-tower. DataWizard.me supports wind data from up to 15 channels and four fields (mean, standard deviation, max and min) for each channel. Release 1 of the service provides data visualization through line chart, wind rose and frequency plot of the data. It has capability to take data from multiple met-masts, display charts for different aggregation (hourly, daily, weekly and monthly), and choose the date/time window. DataWizard.me is in partnership with SpinSpire.com. -
United Nations Development Program (UNDP) Funded Development of First Wind Farm in Lebanon
Dec, 2012
Pramod is the international consultant to Ministry of Energy and Water (MEW) of the Republic of Lebanon. Project is funded by UNDP. Project involves data collection about current electricity markets, investigation of power rental agreement, writing of bidding document for the 50 to 100MW of wind farm project, creating an outline for the grid code, and creating an outline for the power rental agreement. -
IEA Technology Platform/ADB: Training and How2Guide Workshops for Smart Grid in Distribution Networks and Wind Energy
Oct 22-25, 2012
Pramod presented at the How2Guide Workshop: Wind Energy. Presentation was on Planning and Infrastructure for Wind Energy in Asia. -
Philippines Wind Energy Association
Oct 17, 2012
Pramod Jain was invited by the WEDAP (Wind Energy Developers Association of Philippines) to present to wind energy developers on the following topics: Financing of wind energy projects, Wind Resource Assessment and Impact of Uncertainty on Wind Projects. The session was attended by developers, Energy Regulatory Commission, Department of Energy, National Transmission Company, and others. -
Wind Energy Development: Lessons From Countries with Successful Renewable Energy Policies
Oct 12, 2012
Pramod Jain presents brown-bag session at ADB HQ in Manila on this topic.
Abstract: Wind energy policy has a thirty year history starting from early 1980s in US and EU; early 1990s in India and China; early this century in Brazil, and South-east Asia. This presentation will elaborate on the evolution of various types of policies—Feed-in Tariff, Quota-based policies, and other market-based policies. None of the countries got the policy right in the first iteration. Based on experiences in different countries, there is no recipe for a perfect policy or a perfect combination of policies. This presentation by Dr. Pramod Jain, President, Innovative Wind Energy, Inc. and ADB's international consultant on Wind Energy QLW TA will address the lessons learned from 30 years of wind related policies around the World. -
Philippines Wind Energy Stakeholder Meeting
Oct 11, 2012
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ADB Quantum Leap in Wind Technical Assistance Program in Mongolia
Oct 1-6, 2012
Wind Energy technical assistance to the Energy Regulatory Commission of Mongolia. Visit to 50MW Salkhit wind farm, under construction. Meetings: Vice-minister for Energy, National Transmission Company, National Dispatch Center, Mongolian Wind Energy Association, National Renewable Energy Center, and Wind Energy Stakeholder's meeting. -
Third Quantum Leap in Wind Workshop at Asian Development Bank, Manila
June 4-5, 2012
IWE assisted in organizing the workshop. Pramod Jain moderated a case-study session on June 4, and Wind Resource Assessment, Technology/Infrastructure sessions on day 2. -
International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA)
May 28, 2012
Pramod Jain visited IRENA in Abu Dhabi and presented the Quantum Leap in Wind program -
Wind Energy Prospecting and Financial Analysis Services for GEC
February, 2012
IWE is consulting on several wind energy projects in early stages for GEC in Wisconsin, Illinois and Nebraska. Consulting services include preliminary wind resource assessment, uncertainty analysis and preliminary financial assessment. -
AWEA Windpower 2012: Opportunities and Challenges of Wind Development in Asia, not including China & India
February, 2012
Pramod Jain and co-author Jitu Shah of Asian Development Bank will present "Opportunities and Challenges of Wind Development in Asia, not including China & India" at the AWEA Windpower 2012 Conference in Atlanta on June 4, 2012 -
Partnership with Foundation Engineering
January, 2012
IWE has partnered with Foundation Engineering on measurement of tower movement relative to foundation. The measurement campaign design includes selection of sensors and datalogger, design of fixtures and software to process displacement and strain data. Measurement of about four dozen towers has led to diagnosis of "loss of integrity" between lower part of tower and foundation, and recommendations for remediation. -
IndianOil-Petrotech Workshop on Renewable Energy: Wind & Solar Way Forward
October 21, 2011
Speaker on "Wind Energy: Maximizing return from wind installations through better wind resource assessment." Pramod presented best practices in wind resource assessment. -
Wind Workshop, Dhaka, Bangladesh
October 2011
Speaker at –"Wind Power Project Development - Practical Approaches to Launching Sustainable Wind Projects." Pramod is the primary presenter at this two day working session in Bangladesh. The workshop will cover topics from basics of wind energy, wind resource assessment, contracts/PPAs, financial modeling and risk management. -
Wind Energy Workshop in St. Augustine, FL
July 2011
Pramod Jain will be present at The Wind Energy Workshop, part of the St. Johns County Energy Efficiency Education Series, offering weekly sessions on cost-saving energy solutions. The series is made possible through a federal stimulus grant. More details ... -
Consultant to Asian Development Bank, Manila
June 2011
Consulting with ADB on the Quantum Leap in Wind project. The goal is to overcome challenges and building momentum with respect to wind power development in the different regions of Asia and the Pacific. -
Guest Lecture at Asian Development Bank, Manila
February 2011
Speaker on two topics: "Is wind energy appropriate for the developing world?" and "Dos and Don'ts of wind projects in developing world." In the first topic, Pramod presented arguments for why despite higher cost of wind energy it is not just for the developed world. He presented a framework for analyzing appropriateness of wind energy in a particular country. In the second topic, Pramod presented his experiences in the developing world with respect to best practices and common mistakes of wind projects. -
Lender Workshop, Colombo, Sri Lanka
January 2011
Speaker and organizer of –“DFCC RERED Workshop on Advancing Lender Understanding of Wind Power Project Appraisal." Pramod was the primary presenter at this two day working session with financial institutions involved in financing wind projects in Sri Lanka. Workshop covered topics from basics of wind energy, wind resource assessment, contracts/PPAs, financial modeling and risk management. The emphasis was on providing tools and case studies to lenders in order to appraise wind projects. -
SARI Energy Workshop in Colombo, Sri Lanka
September 2010
Speaker and panel organizer at USAID SOUTH ASIA REGIONAL INITIATIVE FOR ENERGY (SARI/ENERGY) Wind Power Workshop–“Supporting Wind Power Take-off in the SARI Region." Pramod presented at three sessions: a) Session topic: "How to obtain a bankable wind assessment." b) Panel topic: "What is the role of turbine vendor in project management," c) "Financial modeling of wind projects." More details ... -
Seminar at Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore
September 2010
Presented a seminar on "Bankable Wind Resource Assessment," to Mechanical Engineering department and the Center for Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences -
Invited speaker at Virginia Wind Energy Collaborative
June 2010
Spoke at two sessions in Utility Scale track on: "Audible noise from wind turbines" and "Grid interconnection". Spoke in Small Wind track on "Small wind installations: Dos and Don'ts". James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA. More details ... -
invVEST Ambassador, Wind Energy
November 2009
Pramod Jain was appointed invVEST Ambassador for Wind Energy. Learn more at www.invvest.org. -
Presentation on Wind Energy to Soaring Opportunities Group
November 7, 2009
Pramod Jain was invited to present to Soaring Opportunities, a group of 500-plus people dedicated to collaborating to develop and leverage scalable solutions to protect the environment. -
Invited speaker at International Facilities Management Association
October 2009
Spoke at International Facilities Management Association Third Annual Industries Forum, "Sustainable Energy Solutions for Facility Managers: One-off and small wind projects," Orlando, FL. -
Invited speaker at Wind Expo 2009 LAWEA
September 2009Spoke at Wind Expo 2009 Latin American Wind Energy Association, “The Dos and Don’ts of Small Wind,” Panama City, Panama.
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Speaker at technical session at Wind Expo 2009 AWEA
Spoke at AWEA Annual Conference on “Met-tower And SODAR Hybrid: Reducing Cost and Improving Accuracy of Wind Measurements,” Chicago.