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Promote wind energy through project development and education.

Lectures


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Lecture 1:  Intro to Wind Energy (Theory)

  • Available power of fluids
  • Important parameters
    • examples
  • Betz Limit
  • Power Coefficient

Lecture 2: History & Design

  • Log/Power Law for adjusting wind speed to new height
  • %
    • Theoretical Coefficient of Performance
    • Hypothetical Capacity Factor
    • Availability
  • Turbine Components
  • Basic Design Concepts & Turbine Components
    • pass around Skystream 3.7 blade
  • Numerous Examples of Wind Machines
  • Size/Scale of Machines
  • Application of Wind Energy
    • Mechanical
    • Electrical

Abbreviated Lecture 2

  • Playlist of numerous wind turbine designs  [View Here]
    • Horizontal, Vertical , 1-2-3-multi blade , Up/down wind , Multi-rotor , Savonius , Ducted , Darrieus , Giromill , Turbine , Magnus , Airfoil , Blimp , Kite , Solar-tower


Lecture 3: Resource Assessment



Lecture 4: Project Development & Policy (short lecture)

  • 5 Main Considerations/Barriers
    • Need (EIA electrical use forecast)
    • Potential (NREL 50m Resource Map)
    • Technical capacity
    • Vision of new ways to use wind (PopSci artist renderings)
    • Political will (buzz words)
  • Project Development
    • Example:  Elkton WFS Project
    • DSIRE
    • PURPA, FERC (queue), RES, CREZ, PTC, ITC, PPA, ...
    • Offset vs. Netmetering
    • Project types
      • small offset, offgrid, hybrid, wind farm, community owned
    • Components
      • resource, permits, capital $, grid compatibility, foundation, tower, turbine, offset requirements, environmental impacts, maintenance, ...
  • Security/redundancy/reliability
    • 2 X 1,000 MW = 2,000 MW = 1,000 X 2 MW
  • Myth Busters
    • birds, ice, noise, pollution footprint, reliability, ...
  • Field Trip (Elkton, SD WFS Wind Turbine)

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