The
Mid-Atlantic/Southeast Regional Wind Energy Institute would like to
thank the nearly 50 people who traveled from around the region to join
in on the 2nd Annual RWEI meeting.
If you were unable to
join us, please click through some of the presentations and .pdf files
below. Please find the attached agenda for the full list of sessions
and speakers.
Lisa Barnette, DOE Windpowering America, welcomed the group to Alexandria, VA with an introduction to Wind Powering America's role in ensuring market acceptance in the DOE 20% Wind Energy by 2030 Vision.
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Wind Powering America and the 20% Future Larry Flowers, National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Larry Flowers, Technical Director of the Wind Powering America Program at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, presented an update to the 20% wind vision, including new challenges beginning to arise, and key areas that local and regional stakeholders must engage in order to ensure market acceptance. Larry provided an overview into the inside workings of Wind Powering America, its strong, successful history, and challenged participants to continue working hard to lead each state well into fulfilling its role as a player in the DOE 20% Wind Energy by 2030 Vision
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Creating an Effective Wind Working Group November 14th, 2008
On
August 29th, 2008 Department of Energy Team Leader, Steve Lindenberg
updated the group on the progress of the USFWS Wind Turbine Advisory
Committee. This interdisciplinary committee has been created to make
suggestions to the interim USFWS Wind Turbine guidelines and is being
ran by the Secretary of the Interior.
On September 16th, 2008
USFS Agency Program Coordinator Paul Johnson presented to the group the
latest updated on the progress of the USFS Wind Energy Directives.
Paul shared with the group the originial proposal released by the USFS
in 2007, and shared proposed timelines for finalizing the Wind Energy
Directives that will allow for evaulation of wind energy projects in
USFS land, and what critieria they will be held too.
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Siting Issues at Wind Projects November 14th, 2008
Laurie Jodziewicz of the American Wind Energy Association presented on the challenge that siting wind projects will present to reaching the 20% Wind Energy by 2030 Vision. She shared with the group the latest findings in bird, bat, radar, and noise studies, as well as key facts about wind energy facilities that are often not understand, or misrepresented.
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Michael Vickerman of ReNEW Wisconsin spoke to the group about his organizations direct experience in interacting with NIMBY opposition. He underlined the need to be out in front of wind projects in communities, and the need to have real data from operating wind farms throughout every stage of a project. He stressed the need to be able to show each community the entire process so the community can visualize the impacts of wind farm initially and then see the final result.
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The Impact of Wind Facilities on Residential Property Values November 14th, 2008
Ben
Hoen of Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory shared an update of the
draft results of an extensive study analyzing the impact of wind energy
projects on residential property values.
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Development of the Mid-Atlantic Region's Supply Chain November 14th, 2008
Kevin Rackstraw of Clipper Windpower discussed Clipper's experiences in growing their supply chains in the United States, and what characteristics made various sites and suppliers appealing to their company. Topics covered included international competition for wind turbine parts, fuel prices effect on supply chain location, exchange rates, factory quality control, and the importance of a strong wind market to attract manufacturing jobs.
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Ray Daffner of the Appalachian Regional Commission presented on workshops that the Appalachian Regional Commission, American Wind Energy Association, Wind Powering America, along with regional and local partners, co-sponsored for county commissioners and local planners to educate about the impacts of wind energy projects on a community. These workshops were held in North Carolina and Virginia with a final workshop scheduled for western Maryland. In addition, Ray discussed with the group possible follow up to these workshops and brainstormed about additional partnerships and initiatives in the future.
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RIWINDS: Rhode Island Offshore Wind Development November 14th, 2008
Daniel Mendelsohn of Applied Technology and Management presented the group the studies that his company had been working on with the state of Rhode Island that will help the state see the benefits of offshore wind energy development in the near future. He explained the steps of the feasibility study, how specific sites were selected, and how the state is taking a leadership role in helping fast track pre approved sites for permitting in order to take advantage of the substantial offshore winds in Rhode Island.
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PJM Wind Energy, Interconnection, and Transmission November 14th, 2008
Chuck Liebold of PJM Interconnection provided the group with an isnight to the length of time, amount of detail, and complexity, required to plan a transmission grid to accomodate large energy resources from wind. This presentation underlined the need for wind to be a top priority in transmission planning, otherwise, due to flucations in demand and additional generation supply, wind energy projects may incur additional expenses due on their limit to specific geographical locations.
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