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Presentation summary: In this talk, a global perspective of wind energy and various wind energy conversion systems will be presented. The talk will focus on the maximum energy extraction from a variable speed and fixed speed wind turbine generators. Various maximum power point strategies for wind generators will be compared and a new approach based on frequency drift which do not require any mechanical sensor will be discussed in detail. Biography of the presenter: Professor Syed Islam (S'81, M, 83, SM'93) received the B.Sc., MSc, and PhD degree all in electrical power engineering in 1979, 1983, and 1988 respectively. He is currently the Chair Professor in Electrical Power Engineering and Director of The Centre for Smart Grid and Sustainable Power Systems at Curtin University, Perth, Australia. He is also the Dean of International and Entreneurships for the Faculty of Science & Engineering. He received the IEEE T Burke Haye's Faculty Recognition award in 2000. He has published over 140 technical papers in his area of expertise. His research interests are in Condition Monitoring of Transformers, Wind Energy Conversion, and Power Systems. He has been a keynote speaker and invited speaker at many international workshops and conferences. He is the current Vice-Chair of the Australasian Committee for Power Engineering (ACPE) and a member of the steering committee of the Australian Power Institute. He is a Fellow of the Engineers Australia, senior member of the IEEE IAS, PES and DEIS, a Fellow of the IET and a chartered engineer in the United Kingdom. He is regular reviewer for the IEEE Trans. on Power Systems, Energy Conversion and Power Delivery. He is an editor of the IEEE Transaction on Sustainable Energy.