WWEC 2006 - Call for Papers

India, with nearly 4500 MW of installed wind power capacity is the largest market in Asia and in the Asia-Pacific region and number four worldwide. The country is also emerging as a manufacturing hub for wind turbines and related parts and equipment.
WWEC 2006 has already obtained support from several Indian ministries like the Ministry of Non- conventional Energy Sources, the Ministry of External Affairs and the Ministry of Environment and Forests. Further governments and international organisations have indicated their support.

WWEC 2006 is a unique international event and will see the participation of international experts, industry, governments, policy makers, utilities, regulators, project developers, equipment suppliers, multilateral banks, donor agencies, lenders, investors, entrepreneurs, academicians, engineers and scientists.

We invite you cordially to submit papers for oral or poster presentation in the following areas:

• National Policies and Market Regulation
  
• International policy and institutional frameworks
  
• Technology transfer and capacity building
  
• Grid integration
  
• Wind resource and potential assessment, meteorology
  
• Planning, implementation and logistics of wind farms
  
• Operation, maintenance and services
  
• Warranties, quality guidelines and standards, certification
  
• Financing schemes, new finance instruments, international funding, CDM
  
• Offgrid applications, small-scaled and hybrid systems
  
• Research and development of technology
  
• New and innovative concepts
  

Deadline for submission of abstracts is 31 May 2006 - please inform also your colleagues and partners.

Further information is available at www.wwec2006.com