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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.

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

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.

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. 

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.

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 ...

Presented a seminar on "Bankable Wind Resource Assessment," to Mechanical Engineering department and the Center for Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences.

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 ...

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.

Pramod Jain was appointed invVEST Ambassador for Wind Energy.  Learn more at www.invvest.org.

Spoke at International Facilities Management Association Third Annual Industries Forum, "Sustainable Energy Solutions for Facility Managers: One-off and small wind projects," Orlando, FL.

Spoke at Wind Expo 2009 Latin American Wind Energy Association, “The Dos and Don’ts of Small Wind,” Panama City, Panama.