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Program of the 8th Eurec Alumni Forum

Case study for energy storage of wind energy in Martinique Island

Overview: Due to the increasing penetration of renewable energy in general and wind energy in particular in the grid, different problems arise as a result of the variability of the wind. The storage of the excess of electricity presents many benefits which has led to the proposed master’s thesis tackling storage techniques for a wind farm in Martinique Island. The presentation will be focusing on reviewing the different storage technologies, analyse their different applications, discuss the selection of an adequate one based on an analysis of wind data in Martinique and the French regulations for insular systems. About the Speaker: Name:  Habib Rahme Habib Rahme graduated in 2008 after a five-year program in Electrical Engineering. He worked for seven years in an electrical design and consultancy firm where he was an Electrical Project Engineer for the last three years. In March 2015, I was accredited by the US Green Building Council a LEED Green Associate. His passion for

Harvesting more energy from the wind - new challenges faced by the wind industry

Overview: An overview of current situation in the wind market and my experience working on wind turbine for Vestas About the Speaker: Name:  Thomas Potentier Graduated of the Eurec master on renewable energy, specialist in wind blades design, currently working as Aerodynamic engineer at Vestas Eurec Prom: 2012-2013 Company :  Vestas Address:  UK Phone:  +44 7 552 126 781 Mail:  thomas.potentier@gmail.com