Texas takeaways: Improving weather resilience in wind power generation

While gas supply failures were largely to blame for millions of Texans being left without power for a week in February 2021, wind power generators didn’t escape the extreme winter storm unscathed.

What lessons have been learned now two winters removed from the storm?

On April 13th, the RENEWABLE+ Series will feature industry leaders from GE, Enel, and Axis Capital for a free webcast on “Texas takeaways: Improving weather resilience in wind power generation.” This session will break down lessons learned from Winter Storm Uri and how the wind industry is adapting to more frequent extreme weather events caused by climate change.

Register for free: here.

This session is presented by:

  • Jonathan Gray, Public Policy and Institutional Affairs Manager, Enel 
  • Bryce Aquino, Principal Engineer — Renewable Energy, Axis Capital
  • Uzair Memon, Chief Commercial Officer of Digital Services, GE

The RENEWABLE+ Series on April 13th will also feature industry leaders, advocates, and regulators for a free webcast on “Floating offshore wind: How the U.S. can take the lead.” This session will explore the floating offshore wind potential along the U.S. Pacific Coast ahead of upcoming lease auctions for the rights to develop waters off California and Oregon. Register for that session: here.

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