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Indiana Wind Working Group. February 5, 2010. Indiana Wind Working Group Agenda – February 5, 2010. Introductions Structural change to group efforts Eastern Wind Integration & Transmission Study Wind farm economic analysis/Wind turbine demand study Supply chain database
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Indiana Wind Working Group February 5, 2010
Indiana Wind Working GroupAgenda – February 5, 2010 • Introductions • Structural change to group efforts • Eastern Wind Integration & Transmission Study • Wind farm economic analysis/Wind turbine demand study • Supply chain database • Great Lakes regional efforts • Recent News • Upcoming Events
Time for a change… • Moving away from committee format • Encourage those still interested in moving forward with concepts developed to contact their chair • Focus on the economic development aspects of wind • How can we better promote the policy, infrastructure, permitting, manufacturing, and educational attributes of Indiana to make the wind industry flourish in our state?
EWITS • Eastern Wind Integration & Transmission Study (EWITS) • NREL, w/ private partners, modeled four scenarios • Rigorous tech review to model the resource, analyze transmission requirements, and how that wind can then be integrated onto the grid with other generation sources • ww.nrel.gov/wind/systemsintegration/ewits.html
Local Wind Economic Development Analysis • Multiple phases (estimation, rectification, and publication) • Initial phase: Gross estimates utilizing JEDI model • complete • roughly shows that just over $2.1 billion has been invested in these projects; potential investment is $8.2 billion • Approximately $370 million spent locally during construction • Annually operating expenses expected to be near $360 million of which $3.1 million returns to the landowners in lease payments and $6.6 million will be spent locally on operations and maintenance • Second phase: Attempt to verify that the information is in the ballpark • Consultation with developers, local officials, and landowners • All information remains anonymous • Third phase: Take accumulated data and produce paper • Will be sent to those involved for review prior to phase four publication and distribution • Will contribute Wind Turbine Demand Study for the Great Lakes’ region • Need to something similar for small wind
Supply Chain Database (Supplier Insight) • Sponsored by Conexus Indiana and the Indiana Economic Development Corporation • Mechanism for suppliers to register their capabilities and streamline business connections • Must have Indiana address to register as supplier • Global entities can register as a buyer • Two training dates next week (will notify if interested) • http://app.suppliergateway.com/conexus ***Please wait until Monday to access the website***
Great Lakes Regional Efforts • Great Lakes Wind Collaborative • http://www.glc.org/energy/wind/publications.html • Best Practices Paper • Offshore Siting Principles for Wind Development in Great Lakes • Wind Turbine Demand Study • Atlas • Great Lakes Regional Wind Energy Institute • Upcoming events: • Wind Turbine Syndrome webinar (Feb 11th at 11am EST) • https://www.mymeetings.com/nc/join/; Conference number: PW1627857; Audience passcode: 9348502 • Annual Meeting (March 1st and 2nd) • Here in Indy this year! • Strong speaker line up • Need strong Indiana presence; RSVP to me by Mon. Feb 22nd
Indiana News • Record year in 2009 for big wind • 905 MW brought online (up to 1036 MW) • Second only to Texas for the year; Third in percentage increase • APE review for small wind • Looking over energy production data • WIndiana 2010 planning (July 21-22; Convention Center) • Legislation active in the statehouse • Anemometer Loan Program • Manufacturing ramping up • Brevini; Vela Gear win federal tax incentives • Windstream Technologies building in New Albany
Upcoming Events • Look to www.energy.in.gov for strong listing of events • 2/10/2010 Southern Indiana Renewable Energy Network meeting (http://sirensolar.org/ ) • 2/11/2010 Wind Turbine Syndrome: Myths and Facts Webinar • 2/12/2010 Powering the Global Supply Chain (http://www.krannert.purdue.edu/centers/dcmme_gscmi/conferences/index.html) • 2/17/2010 NREL Economic Development Case Studies Webinar (http://www.windwebinars.govtools.us/) • 2/17-18/2010 AWEA Wind Power Siting Workshop (http://www.awea.org/events/projectsiting10/) • 2/22-25/2010 Renewable Energy World Conference & Expo (http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/partner/renewable-energy-world-north-america/events/renewable-energy-world-conference-expo-north-america ) • 3/2-3/2010 AWEA Wind and Transmission Workshop (http://www.awea.org/events/transmission10/) • 5/24-26/2010 Windpower 2010 (http://2010.windpowerexpo.org/)