8th National Training Course

Brief Report

WIND ENERGY TECHNOLOGY

held during 09^th - 11^th December 2009

ITCS unit had successfully organized the Eighth National training course on "WIND ENERGY TECHNOLOGY" on 09^th - 11^th December 2009 to address all aspects of Wind Power starting from Wind Resource Assessment to project implementation and operations & maintenance in a focused manner. The course was attended by 80 participants from academic institutes, industry, state nodal agencies, developers and consultants from various part of the country. The training course was inaugurated by Dr. M.A. Atmanand, Director, National Institute of Ocean Technology (NIOT).

The following were the issues addressed in the training course :

• Wind Energy Conversion Technology and Power Generation
• Wind Resource Assessment and Techniques
• Design and Layout of Wind Farms
• Forecasting of Wind and Energy Production
• Wind Turbine Components
• Introduction to Aerodynamics of Wind Turbine Blades
• Design Aspects of Drive Train
• Indian Government Policies
• Generators and Grid Integration of Wind Turbines
• Assessment of Power Quality Characteristics of Wind Farms
• Control and Safety System of Wind Turbines System
• Tower and Foundation Concepts
• Manufacturing of Wind Turbine Blade
• O & M Aspects of Wind Farms
• Condition Monitoring
• Wind Power Evacuation
• Wind Turbine Testing
• Type Certification and Standards of Wind Turbines
• Offshore Wind Energy
• Small Wind Turbine and Hybrid Systems
• Economics and Environmental Aspects of Wind Power Projects
• Clean Development Mechanism
• Installation and Commissioning of Wind Turbine
• Wind Energy Development in India with Global Scenario
• Role of C-WET in Wind Energy Development

Shri. R. Sellamuthu, I.A.S, Additional Chief Secretary / Development Commissioner, Planning & Development Department, Govt. of Tamil Nadu was the Chief Guest of the valedictory function and he has distributed the course certificate to all the participants after his valedictory address.

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