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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Fusion Energy Sciences Advisory 

Committee 

AGENCY: Office of Science, Department 

of Energy. 

ACTION: Notice of open meeting. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces a 

meeting of the Fusion Energy Sciences 

Advisory Committee (FESAC). The 

Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. 

L. 92–463, 86 Stat. 770) requires that 

public notice of these meetings be 

announced in the Federal Register. 

DATES: Tuesday, February 28, 2012, 

9 a.m.–5:45 p.m. and Wednesday, 

February 29, 2012, 9 a.m.–12 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: Doubletree Bethesda Hotel 

and Executive Meeting Center, 8120 

Wisconsin Avenue Bethesda, Maryland 

20814. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Edmund J. Synakowski, Designated 

Federal Officer, Office of Fusion Energy 

Sciences; U.S. Department of Energy; 

1000 Independence Avenue SW., 

Washington, DC 20585–1290; 

Telephone: (301) 903–4941. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Purpose of the Meeting: To complete 

the charge given to the Committee in the 

letter from the Director, Office of 

Science, dated July 22, 2011, to respond 

to the following questions: 

1. What areas of research on new 

international facilities provide 

compelling scientific opportunities for 

US researchers over the next 10–20 

years? 

2. What research modes would best 

facilitate international research 

collaborations in plasma and fusion 

sciences? 

3. What areas of research in materials 

science and technology provide 

compelling opportunities for US 

researchers in the near term and in the 

ITER era? 

Tentative Agenda 

February 28, 2012, 9 a.m.–5:45 p.m. 

• DOE/SC perspective and FY13 

Congressional Budget Request. 

• FES perspective and FY 2013 

Congressional Budget Request for FES. 

• Briefing on the Chinese Fusion 

Program. 

• Basic Research Directions using the 

National Ignition Facility. 

• Status of ITER Project. 

• Report from the Subcommittee 

dealing with opportunities for 

collaborations on new tokamaks and 

stellarators overseas AND research 

modes that best facilitate international 

collaborations in plasma and fusion 

science. 

February 29, 2012, 9 a.m.–12 p.m. 

• Report from the Subcommittee 

dealing with materials science and 

technology research opportunities. 

• Public Comments. 

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Energy Sciences Advisory Committee 

Web site at: http://www.science.doe.gov/ 

ofes/fesac.shtml. 

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2011. 

LaTanya R. Butler, 

Acting Deputy Committee Management 

Officer. 

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Office of Energy Efficiency and 

Renewable Energy 

Wind Plant Performance—Public 

Meeting on Modeling and Testing 

Needs for Complex Air Flow 

Characterization 

AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and 

Renewable Energy, Department of 

Energy (DOE). 

ACTION: Notice of public meeting. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces a 

public meeting for interested parties to 

provide DOE information on modeling 

needs and experimental validation 

techniques for complex flow 

phenomena in and around off-shore and 

on-shore utility-scale wind power 

plants. DOE is requesting this 

information to support the development 

of cost-effective wind power 

deployment. 

DATES: The meeting will be held 

Tuesday, January 17, 2012, from 7:30 

a.m. to 5 p.m., and Wednesday, January 

18, 2012, 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: University Memorial Center 

at the University of Colorado, Boulder, 

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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Mark Higgins at 

mark.higgins@ee.doe.gov. EE–2B, 1000 

Independence Avenue SW., 

Washington, DC 20585. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

purpose of the meeting is for DOE to 

obtain input on existing gaps and future 

opportunities in regards to complex 

flow modeling and experimental 

validation. Ultimately, research in this 

area may lead to significant 

improvements in wind plant efficiency 

and performance, leading to a reduced 

cost of energy for wind power. The 

meeting is an opportunity for 

participants to provide, based on their 

individual experience, information and 

facts regarding this topic. It is not the 

object of this session to obtain any 

group position or consensus. Rather, 

DOE is seeking as many 

recommendations as possible from all 

individuals at this meeting. 

The public meeting will consist of an 

initial plenary session in which invited 

speakers will survey available 

information and needs for various 

applications related to complex flow 

modeling and validation testing. For the 

remainder of the meeting, breakout 

groups will be used to provide 

participants an opportunity to present to 

DOE information on specific areas 

regarding existing gaps in observations 

and computational products. These 

groups will be an opportunity to 

provide comment on information needs 

for the following topics: 

1. Wind Turbine Scale Modeling and 

Validation Requirements 

Participants will examine inflow and 

outflow characteristics in the vicinity of 

a single wind turbine, as well as the 

implications for aerodynamic loading of 

the rotor and overall structure. Several 

temporal and spatial scales shall be 

considered. 

2. Wind Plant Scale Modeling and 

Validation Requirements 

Participants will examine complex 

aerodynamic phenomena in, around, 

and through wind plants, including 

turbine-wake interaction, wake-wake 

interaction, complex terrain, and 

turbulence effects. Several temporal and 

spatial scales shall be considered. 

3. Regional Scale Modeling and 

Validation Requirements 

Participants will examine the 

meteorological effects at the regional, 

multi-wind plant scale. This exploration 

of atmospheric science topics shall 

include model nesting, long-term data 

collection requirements, and downwind effects of wind plants. 

4. Experimental Data Validation 

Techniques 

Participants will examine the 

requirements for, as well as the 

feasibility and efficacy of, existing and 

future experimental techniques for cost 

effective, high fidelity data collection. 

Both field and laboratory experiments 

will be explored. 

This meeting is intended to collect 

information from individuals involved 

in planning, deployment, operation, and 

regulation of wind energy projects, 

individuals involved in meteorological 

and oceanic disciplines relevant to 

offshore and onshore wind energy, and 

interested members of the public. 

However, the meeting will not focus on 

environmental impact or management 

issues, which are being addressed by 

separate efforts. While participation is 

open to all interested parties, the 

breakout structure of the meeting will 

limit its overall size to about 80 

participants. When the meeting is fully 

subscribed, registration will be closed. 

Please email Raphael Tisch at 

Raphael.Tisch@ee.doe.gov with 

registration inquiries. 

TENTATIVE AGENDA

[Subject To Change] 

Day 1 

7:30 a.m.–8 

a.m.

Registration and Continental 

Breakfast. 

8 a.m.—8:30 

a.m.

Plenary Session #1: Welcome and Introduction. 

8:30 a.m.–9:30 

a.m.

Plenary Session #2: Overview of Break-Out Group 

Topics. 

9:30 a.m.–10 

a.m.

Form Break-Out Groups. 

10 a.m.–10:20 

a.m.

Break. 

10:20 a.m.–12 

p.m.

Break-Out Group Session 

#1: Sub-topic Issue. 

12 p.m.–1 p.m. Lunch. 

1 p.m.–3 p.m. Break-Out Group Session 

#2: Sub-topic Issue. 

3 p.m.–3:20 

p.m.

Break. 

3:20 p.m.–5 

p.m.

Break-Out Group Session 

#3: Open Comments. 

Day 2 

7:30 a.m.–8 

a.m.

Registration and Continental 

Breakfast. 

8 a.m.–8:30 

a.m.

Plenary Session: Day 1 

Progress Report. 

8:30 a.m.–9:30 

a.m.

Break-Out Group Session 

#4: Wrap-up Comments. 

9:30 a.m.–10 

a.m.

Break-Out Group Session 

#5: Prep for Plenary Discussion. 

10 a.m.–10:20 

a.m.

Break. 

10:20 a.m.–12 

p.m.

Plenary Session #3: BreakOut Group Overviews. 

12 p.m.–1 p.m. Lunch. 

TENTATIVE AGENDA—Continued 

[Subject To Change] 

1 p.m.–3 p.m. Plenary Session #4: Open 

Comments and Q&A. 

3 p.m.–3:20 

p.m.

Break. 

3:20 p.m.–5 

p.m.

Plenary Session #3: Summary. 

Registration and Accommodations 

A room-block for meeting participants 

has been established at the Boulderado, 

the Boulder Marriott, and Millennium 

Harvest House. 

Issued in Washington, DC on December 27, 

2011. 

Jose Zayas, 

Program Manager, Wind and Hydropower 

Technologies, Energy Efficiency and 

Renewable Energy, Department of Energy. 

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