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1 Monday, June 9, 2014 Beginning at Welcome and registration 11 am, lobby 1 pm - 5 pm Industrial tour presented by Le Groupe Ohméga inc. 1 pm: Buses leave from the (178 rue de la Reine, Gaspé) Unveiling of the TechnoCentre éolien Smart Dynamic Microgrid Tour of the TechnoCentre éolien research site and a presentation by Collineo (Rivière-au-Renard). Plan to pick up your badge before you get on the bus. Flat-soled, closed shoes mandatory. 6 pm - 10 pm 8th Québec Wind Energy Conference opening evening Sponsored by Senvion Canada Inc. Gaspé Cathedral (20 Rue de la Cathédrale, Gaspé - Just across from the ) Come and enjoy Gaspesian fine food and meet conference participants in a friendly, musical atmosphere! Host: Martin Roussy Music: Lounge Jazz Quartet 5

2 P R O G R A M Tuesday, June 10, am - Breakfast 8:45 am Restaurant Terra Nova et O'Pub resto-bar, 8:45 am - Conférences d ouverture 10 am Restaurant Terra Nova and O'Pub resto-bar, Overview of the wind energy system in Québec Frédéric Côté, General Manager, TechnoCentre éolien Québec s wind energy industry in North America: A status report Jean-Frédérick Legendre, Regional Director Québec, Canadian Wind Energy Association (CanWEA) Utility wind integration: Lessons learned Charlie Smith, Executive Director, Utility Variable Generation Integration Group (UVIG) 10 am - Networking break 10:30 am, next to the 10:30 am - Presentations Asset management 12 pm Ministère de l'énergie et des Ressources naturelles Conference Room, Wind turbine operation optimization under icing and cold climate conditions Amélie Camion, Technical Support, Icing and Cold Climate, Americas, Senvion Canada Inc. Developing a fleet-wide performance reporting tool Melissa Valgardson, Wind Performance Engineer, TransAlta Asset management with the objective of operating beyond 20 years Marion Hill, Senior Manager, Engineering, DNV GL Evaluating and improving the performance of operating wind power plants Francis Pelletier, consultant 12 pm - Lunch sponsored by Innergex Renewable Energy 1:30 pm Gaspé Cathedral (20, rue de la Cathédrale, Gaspé - Just across from the ) LUNCH Women of Wind Energy (WoWe) - Québec O'Pub resto-bar, 6

3 Tuesday, June 10, :30 pm - Presentations Developing the wind energy system: 2:30 pm A Québec perspective Ministère de l'énergie et des Ressources naturelles Conference Room, Support for innovation by SMEs in Québec: The Technostrobe experience in developing its LIDS solution Francis Lacombe, Vice President, Technostrobe Aluminium: A source of competitive and high-performance innovation for the wind energy supply chain Jean-François Pouliot, General Manager, Réseau Trans-Al inc. Market diversification: Imperative for the industry Mireille Focquet, Founding Partner and Managing Director, Dersam International 2:30 pm - Tools to support innovation 3 pm Presentation of support programs available to Québec enterprises - Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) - National Research Council of Canada (Industrial Research Assistance Program) NRC-IRAP - Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions - Ministère de l Économie, de l Innovation et des Exportations - INNOVARE 3 pm - Networking break 3:30 pm, next to the 3:30 pm - Presentations Grid integration 4:30 pm Ministère de l'énergie et des Ressources naturelles Conference Room, Hydro-Québec research activities on the integration of renewable energies into off-grid systems Jacques Brochu, Researcher, Institut de recherche d'hydro-québec (IREQ) Stocking energy: A major issue Philippe Coulombe-Pontbriand, Energy Lead, Renewable Energy Systems Canada Inc. (RES) Raglan - Integrating Québec know-how in a cold climate wind power project Nicolas Bourbonnière, Commercial Manager, ENERCON Canada Inc. 5 pm - Networking cocktail sponsored by Senvion Canada Inc. 6:30 pm, next to the Build your contacts before celebrating the wind energy industry in Québec! 7

4 P R O G R A M Tuesday, June 10, 2014 CATEGORIES Wind Farm Developer and Operator Manufacturing Enterprise Service Enterprise Rising Star Innovation Excellence in Human Resources Personality of the Year Enterprise of the Year Presented by 7 pm - 11 pm 4th Québec Wind Energy Industry Gala sponsored by EDF energies nouvelles Gaspé Cathedral (20 Rue de la Cathédrale, Gaspé - Just across from the ) We invite conference attendees to take out their feathers and fedoras, and step back into the Roaring 20s to celebrate with us! Host: Monica Normand Music : Théâtre à Tempo 11 pm Post-Gala party sponsored by ENERCON Canada Inc. Ministère de l'énergie et des Ressources naturelles Conference Room, Come boogie to DJ Racky s electro-swing jazz tunes! Host: DJ Racky 8

5 Wednesday, June 11, am - Breakfast 8:30 am - Restaurant Terra Nova and O'Pub resto-bar, 8:30 am - Presentations International cold climate developments 10 am Ministère de l'énergie et des Ressources naturelles Conference Room, O2 s wind pilot project Large-scale, Cost-effective Wind Energy Development in Icing Climates Göran Ronsten, CEO, WindREN International Energy Agency TASK 19 site ice assessment: Case studies and recommendations Rebecka Klintström, analyste, énergie éolienne, Meventus Performance of ENERCON wind turbine under icing conditions in Europe Silke Dierer, Wind Analyst, Meventus Validation of a new cold climate standard at a site in Québec Ville Lehtomäki, Scientific Researcher, VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland 10 am - Networking break 10:30 am -, next to the 10:30 am - Presentations Adapting wind energy development to 12 pm the Québec context Ministère de l'énergie et des Ressources naturelles Conference Room, Class actions and Québec s wind energy industry: Where do we stand? Nicolas Moisan and Jean Lortie, Partners, McCarthy Tétrault S.E.N.C.R.L., s.r.l. A case study: Using LIDAR in cold climates and complex terrain in Canada Cédric Arbez, Project Manager, TechnoCentre éolien Keeping disruptions to a minimum when powering up several parallel transformers via a single breaker on a distribution network Robert O Reilly, Director of Technological Innovation & Architectures Automation and Integration, Vizimax inc. Preventive stoppages as a solution to icing Sébastien Trudel, Senior Wind Analyst, EDF Energies Nouvelles 12 pm Closing remarks Frédéric Côté, General Manager, TechnoCentre éolien 9

6 P R O G R A M Wednesday, June 11, pm - Lunch 1 pm Restaurant Terra Nova and O'Pub resto-bar, 12:30 pm - TechnoCentre éolien annual general meeting 1:30 pm Ministère de l'énergie et des Ressources naturelles Conference Room, All TechnoCentre éolien members are invited to participate. 1:30 pm - 3:30 pm Cold climate workshop (English only) Ministère de l'énergie et des Ressources naturelles Conference Room, In partnership with International Energy Agency (IEA) TASK 19 A panel of international cold climate experts will be facilitating this activity. By means of short presentations and discussions, this workshop will deal with current cold climate issues. Proposed topics - Ice throw - Ice protection systems - Ice detection - Ice prediction - Market study - Cold starts and low temperature wind farm operation - Standards Everyone s welcome! End of activities 10