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BC Wind Energy Feasibility Study

BC Wind Energy Feasibility Study. Alissa Cullum~Chirssie Kwan~Kathleen Macdonald. Introduction. Environmental Benefits of Wind Power: ● Does not produce hazardous wastes ● Lacks air and water emissions ● Does not exploit natural non-renewable resources Economic Benefits:

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BC Wind Energy Feasibility Study

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  1. BC Wind Energy Feasibility Study Alissa Cullum~Chirssie Kwan~Kathleen Macdonald

  2. Introduction Environmental Benefits of Wind Power: ●Does not produce hazardous wastes ●Lacks air and water emissions ●Does not exploit natural non-renewable resources Economic Benefits: ●Rejuvenation on rural economies ●Royalties and lease payments to farmers and other land owners ●Reduction of ‘hidden’ costs

  3. Introduction ●Wind Power Production Incentive (WPPI) aims to bring about creation of 4,000 MW of wind energy by 2010. ●Currently, Canada produces 570 MW of wind power.

  4. Introduction The Fortis Bank, the Petroleum Economist, and the World Energy Council: “B.C.’s wind power is possibly the best in the world.” ●B.C.’s favourable characteristics: ●Good wind resources ●Sufficient power grid access ●High energy demand ●Federal and provincial incentives, such as the WWPI and B.C.Hydro’s ●Integrated Energy Plan

  5. Methodology Data Acquisition ● Canadian Wind Atlas ● DMTI ● NTS

  6. Methodology cont. Area Exclusion ● Lakes, rivers, and wetlands ● Parks, airports, landfills ● Rail lines and Cities

  7. Methodology cont. Multi-criteria Evaluation Step 1 :Factor Scoring ● Roads ● Transmission lines ● Wind Speed ● Elevation variation

  8. Methodology cont. Multi-criteria Evaluation Step 2:Factor Weighting ● Roads ● Transmission lines ● Wind Speed ● Elevation variation

  9. Results Optimal Area Identification, using zonal statistics. The best area: North half of BC Best locations within this area: North central BC.

  10. Discussion Issues ● Data ● Area Exclusion ● Factor Scoring ● Factor Weighting ● Zonal Statistics

  11. In light of these issues how useful is our analysis?....... ● The models are consistent ● The methods of analysis can be used with different data ● New siting guidelines can be used to refine our multi-criteria models

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