Got Wind The First Steps You Can Take

Got Wind? The First Steps You Can Take Right at Your Desk Alice Orrell Energy Analyst PNNL

Agenda Defining Wind Resources Web-based Tools Example: Fort Bliss Try it Yourself Next Steps Meteorological (Met) Tower Case Studies: Fort Knox and Fort Wainwright Takeaways

Wind Power Class Definitions at 50 m Wind Power Class 1 Wind Power Density, W/m 2 < 200 Speed, m/s Speed, mph < 5. 6 < 12. 5 2 200 – 300 5. 6 – 6. 4 12. 5 – 14. 3 3 300 – 400 6. 4 – 7. 0 14. 3 – 15. 7 4 400 – 500 7. 0 – 7. 5 15. 7 – 16. 8 5 500 – 600 7. 5 – 8. 0 16. 8 – 17. 9 6 600 – 800 8. 0 – 8. 8 17. 9 – 19. 7 7 > 800 > 8. 8 > 19. 7 Source: Wind Energy Resource Atlas of the United States, 1986.

United States 50 -meter Wind Resource Map Source: www. windpoweringamerica. gov/wind_maps. asp

3 TIER’s First. Look http: //firstlook. 3 tiergroup. com/

AWS Truewind’s wind. NAVIGATOR http: //navigator. awstruewind. com/

Fort Bliss Met Tower Photo: Alice Orrell

Fort Bliss Met Tower on First. Look

Got Wind? Find your site on First. Look and/or wind. NAVIGATOR. http: //firstlook. 3 tiergroup. com/ http: //navigator. awstruewind. com/

Next Steps Viable resource? Typically need at least a Class 3 wind resource for an economic, commercial-scale project using 1. 5 -MW or larger turbines. Otherwise, small wind turbine(s) may be feasible. Using web-based tools or wind resource maps is just the first step. Defines your average wind speed and wind class. Use that to do some preliminary economic analysis. Go / No Go and what project size? Go big? Talk to stakeholders. Get a met tower. Met tower data verifies the wind resource and defines the seasonality and variations of the resource. Solid data = project financing. Installing a met tower may require environmental review, FAA approval, etc.

Met Tower 3 rd Party Procurement and Installation: $50, 000 1 year of Data Collection & Reporting: $5, 000 - $10, 000 Loan programs NREL windpoweringamerica. gov Don’t let a developer put it up for you – then he owns the data, not you Solicit developers instead Wind data is valuable! NRG Systems met tower pallet

Fort Knox Class 1 wind 1. 8 k. W ~1, 000 k. Wh annually Skystream model or equivalent Cost-effective? Skystream 3. 7

Fort Wainwright Black Rapids Training Center Class 5 – 6 wind on average, but consistent? 100 k. W Design-Build Project ECIP funded Off-grid Will supplement on-site diesel generators

Takeaways What is your Wind Class? What is your Average Wind Speed? What are your Next Steps?

Thank You Alice. Orrell@pnl. gov 509 -372 -4632