Doe Selects 53 New Projects Focused On Wind Energy For Up To $8.5 Million
(The Associated Press) - May 6
>
> U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Steven Chu today
> announced selection of 53 new wind energy projects for up to $8.5
> million in total DOE funding. These projects will help begin to
> address market and deployment challenges identified in DOE's 2008
> report: 20% Wind Energy by 2030.
> Increasing wind energy generation will be a critical factor in
> achieving the Obama Administration's goals for clean energy, while
> also supporting new green jobs. Secretary Chu made the announcement by
> video at the WindPower
> 2009 Conference in Chicago this week.
>
> Wind energy is one of our most promising renewable energy
> sources, said Secretary Chu. That's why I'm pleased to make this
> announcement today.
> By continuing to make investments in renewable energy we can cut our
> dependence on foreign oil and invest in a clean energy agenda that
> creates jobs and puts money back into the pockets of consumers.
>
> The 20% Wind Energy by 2030 report found that the Nation
> possesses affordable wind energy resources in excess of those needed
> to generate 20% of U.S. electricity needs. The report also identified
> major challenges
> including: investment in a national transmission system; larger
> electric load balance areas and better regional planning; reduction in
> wind turbine capital costs; improvement of turbine performance; siting
> and environmental issues; and workforce development. The full report
> is available from the Wind and Hydropower Technologies Program.
>
> Selections are being announced today in four topic areas: market
> acceptance, environmental impact, workforce development, and
> distributed wind technology. Selections of two additional topic areas
> (supporting wind turbine research and testing and transmission
> analysis; planning and
> assessments) will be announced at a later date. Award amounts listed
> below are subject to negotiation.
>
> Market Acceptance:
>
> American Planning Association (Chicago, IL) - Community Planning
> Strategies for Successful Wind Energy Implementation - $100,000
>
> The Cadmus Group, Inc. (Watertown, MA) - Analysis Tool for
> Distributed Wind Technologies (Watertown, MA) - $476,831
>
> Center for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Technologies
> (Sacramento,
> CA) - Building Transmission Capacity in the Western Interconnect to
> Support a Low Carbon Future - $100,000
>
> Citizens for Pennsylvania's Future (Harrisburg, PA) -Mid-Atlantic
> Regional Wind Energy Institute as Part of Wind Powering America
> Activities - $94,000
>
> Clean Energy States Alliance, Inc. (Montpelier, VT) - Wind
> Powering America State Outreach Project - $100,000 Consensus Building
> Institute, Inc.
> (Cambridge, MA) - Building State Capacity to Advance Wind Energy
> Through the Best Practices of Collaborative Planning and Siting -
> $99,785
>
> eFormative Options, LLC (Vashon, WA) - Power Through Policy:
> 'Best
> Practices' for Cost-Effective Distributed Wind - $200,000
>
> Energy Northwest (Richland, WA) - 20% Wind by 2030: Overcoming
> the Challenges - $100,000
>
> Environmental Law Institute (Washington, DC) - Model State
> Enabling Legislation for Wind Power Siting - $50,000
>
> Great Lakes Commission (Ann Arbor, MI) - Great Lakes Wind
> Collaborative: Best Practices to Accelerate Wind Power in the Great
> Lakes Region and Beyond - $99,740
>
> Illinois State University (Normal, IL) - Topic 2A: Illinois Wind
> Workers Group - $99,941
>
> The Land Institute (Salina, KS) - The Southwest Power Pool
> Collaborative - $100,000
>
> The Mountain Institute, Inc. (Morgantown, WV) - Overcoming
> Barriers to Wind Development in Appalachian Coal Country - $99,776
>
> North Carolina State University (Raleigh, NC) - Wind Powering
> America:
> The Next Steps in North Carolina - $99,347
>
> Oklahoma State University (Stillwater, OK) - Wind Powering
> Oklahoma -
> $87,296
>
> Power Advocate, Inc. (Boston, MA) - Overcoming Supply Chain
> Challenges to Wind Power in the U.S. - $100,000
>
> Princeton Energy Resources International, LLC (Rockville, MD) -
> Mid-
> Atlantic Wind - Overcoming the Barriers: Topic Area 2A: Wind Powering
> America - $100,000
>
> RENEW Wisconsin (Madison, WI) - Sowing the Seeds for a Bountiful
> Harvest: Shaping the Rules and Creating the Tools for Wisconsin's Next
> Generation of Wind Farms - $93,348
>
> The South Carolina Energy Office (Columbia, SC) - Wind Powering
> America: A New Wind Economy for South Carolina and Georgia -$109,810
>
> Southern Alliance for Clean Energy (Knoxville, TN) - Tennessee
> Valley and Eastern Kentucky Wind Working Group - $100,000
>
> State Of Montana, Office of the Governor (Helena, MT) -Montana's
> Response To 20% Wind by 2030: Overcoming the Challenges -$100,000
>
> Sustainable Energy Advantage, LLC (Framingham, MA) - New England
> Wind Energy Education Project - $99,746
>
> University Of Delaware (Newark, DE) - Empowering Coastal States
> and Utilities Through Model Offshore Wind Legislation and Outreach -
> $99,967
>
> West Virginia Division of Energy (Charleston, WV) - 20% Wind by
> 2030:
> Overcoming the Challenges in West Virginia - $100,000
>
> Windustry (Minneapolis, MN) - Regional Community Wind Conferences
> - $100,000
>
> Environmental Impact
>
> Bat Conservation International, Inc. (Austin, TX) - Win(d) -
> Win(d)
> Solutions for Wind Developers and Bats - $118,800
>
> Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois (Champaign, IL)
> - Are
> Flying Wildlife Attracted to (or Do they Avoid) Wind Turbines? -
> $180,835
>
> Deepwater Wind Holdings, LLC (Hauppauge, NY) - Block Island
> Offshore Wind Project Bird and Bat Monitoring Program - $295,360
>
> Jones Stokes Associates, Inc. (Sacramento, CA) - An Analytical
> Impact Assessment Framework for Wildlife to Inform the Siting and
> Permitting of Wind Energy Facilities -$93,340
>
> Kansas State University (Manhattan, KS) - Environmental Impacts
> of Wind Power Development on Population Biology of Greater Prairie
> Chickens -
> $299,998
>
> Michigan State University (East Lansing, MI) - Bat and Avian
> Migration Along the Lake Michigan Coastline: A Pilot Study to Inform
> Wind Turbine Siting - $99,951
>
> The Nature Conservancy (Minneapolis, MN) - Energy by Design:
> Science-
> Based Wind Energy Siting - $95,210
>
> Pandion Systems, Inc. (Gainesville, FL) - A Habitat-Based
> Wind-Wildlife Risk Tool With Application to the Upper Great Plains
> Region:
> Collisions and Habitat Displacement - $294,491
>
> Texas Tech University (Lubbock, TX) - Assessment of Lesser
> Prairie Chicken Population Distribution in Relation to Potential Wind
> Energy Developments - $146,334
>
> Versar, Inc. (Columbia, MD) - Spatially-Explicit Bat Impact
> Screening Tool for Turbine Siting - $142,916
>
> Western EcoSystems Technology, Inc. (Cheyenne, WY) - Greater
> Sage-
> Grouse Telemetry Study for the Simpson Ridge Wind Resource Area -
> $100,000
>
> Western Michigan University (Kalamazoo, MI) - Genetic Approaches
> to Understanding the Population-Level Impact of Wind Energy
> Development on Migratory Bats - $99,933
>
> Workforce Development
>
> Arizona State University (Tempe, AZ) - Power System Operation and
> Planning for Enhanced Wind Generation Penetration -Collaborative Work
> Force Development - $400,000
>
> The Board of Regents of the UW System (Madison, WI) - A
> Continuing Education Short Course and Engineering Curriculum to
> Accelerate Workforce Development in Wind Power Plant Design,
> Construction, and Operations -
> $119,135
>
> DNV Global Energy Concepts Inc. (Seattle, WA) - Knowledge
> Boosting Program for New Wind Industry Professionals - $269,691
>
> Lakeshore Technical College (Cleveland, WI) - POWER - Purposeful
> Partnerships Coordinating Wind Education Resources - $199,236
>
> Laramie County Community College (Cheyenne, WY) - Laramie County
> Community College: Utility-Scale Wind Energy Technology - $198,594
>
> Oklahoma Department of Commerce (Oklahoma City, OK) - Development
> of a National Safety Standard for Wind Turbine Maintenance Technicians
> - $400,000
>
> Pennsylvania State University (University Park, PA) - Wind Energy
> Workforce Development - Engineering, Science, and Technology -
> $398,456
>
> Southwest Applied Technology College (Cedar City, UT) - Southern
> Utah Wind Power Educational Consortium for Workforce Development
> -$50,000
>
> Texas State Technical College West Texas (Sweetwater, TX) -
> Valley Wind Program - $198,206
>
> University of Massachusetts (Amherst, MA) - Offshore Wind Energy
> Systems Engineering Course Development - $252,687
>
> University of Wisconsin (Madison, WI) - Integration of Wind
> Energy Systems into Power Engineering Education Programs at UW-Madison
> -
> $399,931
>
> University Wisconsin-Milwaukee (Milwaukee, WI) - Southeast
> Wisconsin Wind Energy Educational Collaborative - $330,184
>
> University of Wyoming (Laramie, WY) - Fellowships for Students
> Pursuing Interdisciplinary M.S. with a Focus in Wind Energy -$195,703
>
> Distributed Wind Technology
>
> Cascade Engineering, Inc. (Grand Rapids, MI) - Cascade
> Engineering, Inc. Application - Swift Wind Turbine - $100,000
>
> TALCO Electronic (San Diego, CA) - Proven Energy New 6kW Wind
> Turbine Testing Solicitation - $34,518
>
> Viryd Technologies (San Diego, CA) - Testing the Viryd 8000 to
> Verify a Lower Cost of Energy - $65,000
>
>
>
> U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Steven Chu today
> announced selection of 53 new wind energy projects for up to $8.5
> million in total DOE funding. These projects will help begin to
> address market and deployment challenges identified in DOE's 2008
> report: 20% Wind Energy by 2030.
> Increasing wind energy generation will be a critical factor in
> achieving the Obama Administration's goals for clean energy, while
> also supporting new green jobs. Secretary Chu made the announcement by
> video at the WindPower
> 2009 Conference in Chicago this week.
>
> Wind energy is one of our most promising renewable energy
> sources, said Secretary Chu. That's why I'm pleased to make this
> announcement today.
> By continuing to make investments in renewable energy we can cut our
> dependence on foreign oil and invest in a clean energy agenda that
> creates jobs and puts money back into the pockets of consumers.
>
> The 20% Wind Energy by 2030 report found that the Nation
> possesses affordable wind energy resources in excess of those needed
> to generate 20% of U.S. electricity needs. The report also identified
> major challenges
> including: investment in a national transmission system; larger
> electric load balance areas and better regional planning; reduction in
> wind turbine capital costs; improvement of turbine performance; siting
> and environmental issues; and workforce development. The full report
> is available from the Wind and Hydropower Technologies Program.
>
> Selections are being announced today in four topic areas: market
> acceptance, environmental impact, workforce development, and
> distributed wind technology. Selections of two additional topic areas
> (supporting wind turbine research and testing and transmission
> analysis; planning and
> assessments) will be announced at a later date. Award amounts listed
> below are subject to negotiation.
>
> Market Acceptance:
>
> American Planning Association (Chicago, IL) - Community Planning
> Strategies for Successful Wind Energy Implementation - $100,000
>
> The Cadmus Group, Inc. (Watertown, MA) - Analysis Tool for
> Distributed Wind Technologies (Watertown, MA) - $476,831
>
> Center for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Technologies
> (Sacramento,
> CA) - Building Transmission Capacity in the Western Interconnect to
> Support a Low Carbon Future - $100,000
>
> Citizens for Pennsylvania's Future (Harrisburg, PA) -Mid-Atlantic
> Regional Wind Energy Institute as Part of Wind Powering America
> Activities - $94,000
>
> Clean Energy States Alliance, Inc. (Montpelier, VT) - Wind
> Powering America State Outreach Project - $100,000 Consensus Building
> Institute, Inc.
> (Cambridge, MA) - Building State Capacity to Advance Wind Energy
> Through the Best Practices of Collaborative Planning and Siting -
> $99,785
>
> eFormative Options, LLC (Vashon, WA) - Power Through Policy:
> 'Best
> Practices' for Cost-Effective Distributed Wind - $200,000
>
> Energy Northwest (Richland, WA) - 20% Wind by 2030: Overcoming
> the Challenges - $100,000
>
> Environmental Law Institute (Washington, DC) - Model State
> Enabling Legislation for Wind Power Siting - $50,000
>
> Great Lakes Commission (Ann Arbor, MI) - Great Lakes Wind
> Collaborative: Best Practices to Accelerate Wind Power in the Great
> Lakes Region and Beyond - $99,740
>
> Illinois State University (Normal, IL) - Topic 2A: Illinois Wind
> Workers Group - $99,941
>
> The Land Institute (Salina, KS) - The Southwest Power Pool
> Collaborative - $100,000
>
> The Mountain Institute, Inc. (Morgantown, WV) - Overcoming
> Barriers to Wind Development in Appalachian Coal Country - $99,776
>
> North Carolina State University (Raleigh, NC) - Wind Powering
> America:
> The Next Steps in North Carolina - $99,347
>
> Oklahoma State University (Stillwater, OK) - Wind Powering
> Oklahoma -
> $87,296
>
> Power Advocate, Inc. (Boston, MA) - Overcoming Supply Chain
> Challenges to Wind Power in the U.S. - $100,000
>
> Princeton Energy Resources International, LLC (Rockville, MD) -
> Mid-
> Atlantic Wind - Overcoming the Barriers: Topic Area 2A: Wind Powering
> America - $100,000
>
> RENEW Wisconsin (Madison, WI) - Sowing the Seeds for a Bountiful
> Harvest: Shaping the Rules and Creating the Tools for Wisconsin's Next
> Generation of Wind Farms - $93,348
>
> The South Carolina Energy Office (Columbia, SC) - Wind Powering
> America: A New Wind Economy for South Carolina and Georgia -$109,810
>
> Southern Alliance for Clean Energy (Knoxville, TN) - Tennessee
> Valley and Eastern Kentucky Wind Working Group - $100,000
>
> State Of Montana, Office of the Governor (Helena, MT) -Montana's
> Response To 20% Wind by 2030: Overcoming the Challenges -$100,000
>
> Sustainable Energy Advantage, LLC (Framingham, MA) - New England
> Wind Energy Education Project - $99,746
>
> University Of Delaware (Newark, DE) - Empowering Coastal States
> and Utilities Through Model Offshore Wind Legislation and Outreach -
> $99,967
>
> West Virginia Division of Energy (Charleston, WV) - 20% Wind by
> 2030:
> Overcoming the Challenges in West Virginia - $100,000
>
> Windustry (Minneapolis, MN) - Regional Community Wind Conferences
> - $100,000
>
> Environmental Impact
>
> Bat Conservation International, Inc. (Austin, TX) - Win(d) -
> Win(d)
> Solutions for Wind Developers and Bats - $118,800
>
> Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois (Champaign, IL)
> - Are
> Flying Wildlife Attracted to (or Do they Avoid) Wind Turbines? -
> $180,835
>
> Deepwater Wind Holdings, LLC (Hauppauge, NY) - Block Island
> Offshore Wind Project Bird and Bat Monitoring Program - $295,360
>
> Jones Stokes Associates, Inc. (Sacramento, CA) - An Analytical
> Impact Assessment Framework for Wildlife to Inform the Siting and
> Permitting of Wind Energy Facilities -$93,340
>
> Kansas State University (Manhattan, KS) - Environmental Impacts
> of Wind Power Development on Population Biology of Greater Prairie
> Chickens -
> $299,998
>
> Michigan State University (East Lansing, MI) - Bat and Avian
> Migration Along the Lake Michigan Coastline: A Pilot Study to Inform
> Wind Turbine Siting - $99,951
>
> The Nature Conservancy (Minneapolis, MN) - Energy by Design:
> Science-
> Based Wind Energy Siting - $95,210
>
> Pandion Systems, Inc. (Gainesville, FL) - A Habitat-Based
> Wind-Wildlife Risk Tool With Application to the Upper Great Plains
> Region:
> Collisions and Habitat Displacement - $294,491
>
> Texas Tech University (Lubbock, TX) - Assessment of Lesser
> Prairie Chicken Population Distribution in Relation to Potential Wind
> Energy Developments - $146,334
>
> Versar, Inc. (Columbia, MD) - Spatially-Explicit Bat Impact
> Screening Tool for Turbine Siting - $142,916
>
> Western EcoSystems Technology, Inc. (Cheyenne, WY) - Greater
> Sage-
> Grouse Telemetry Study for the Simpson Ridge Wind Resource Area -
> $100,000
>
> Western Michigan University (Kalamazoo, MI) - Genetic Approaches
> to Understanding the Population-Level Impact of Wind Energy
> Development on Migratory Bats - $99,933
>
> Workforce Development
>
> Arizona State University (Tempe, AZ) - Power System Operation and
> Planning for Enhanced Wind Generation Penetration -Collaborative Work
> Force Development - $400,000
>
> The Board of Regents of the UW System (Madison, WI) - A
> Continuing Education Short Course and Engineering Curriculum to
> Accelerate Workforce Development in Wind Power Plant Design,
> Construction, and Operations -
> $119,135
>
> DNV Global Energy Concepts Inc. (Seattle, WA) - Knowledge
> Boosting Program for New Wind Industry Professionals - $269,691
>
> Lakeshore Technical College (Cleveland, WI) - POWER - Purposeful
> Partnerships Coordinating Wind Education Resources - $199,236
>
> Laramie County Community College (Cheyenne, WY) - Laramie County
> Community College: Utility-Scale Wind Energy Technology - $198,594
>
> Oklahoma Department of Commerce (Oklahoma City, OK) - Development
> of a National Safety Standard for Wind Turbine Maintenance Technicians
> - $400,000
>
> Pennsylvania State University (University Park, PA) - Wind Energy
> Workforce Development - Engineering, Science, and Technology -
> $398,456
>
> Southwest Applied Technology College (Cedar City, UT) - Southern
> Utah Wind Power Educational Consortium for Workforce Development
> -$50,000
>
> Texas State Technical College West Texas (Sweetwater, TX) -
> Valley Wind Program - $198,206
>
> University of Massachusetts (Amherst, MA) - Offshore Wind Energy
> Systems Engineering Course Development - $252,687
>
> University of Wisconsin (Madison, WI) - Integration of Wind
> Energy Systems into Power Engineering Education Programs at UW-Madison
> -
> $399,931
>
> University Wisconsin-Milwaukee (Milwaukee, WI) - Southeast
> Wisconsin Wind Energy Educational Collaborative - $330,184
>
> University of Wyoming (Laramie, WY) - Fellowships for Students
> Pursuing Interdisciplinary M.S. with a Focus in Wind Energy -$195,703
>
> Distributed Wind Technology
>
> Cascade Engineering, Inc. (Grand Rapids, MI) - Cascade
> Engineering, Inc. Application - Swift Wind Turbine - $100,000
>
> TALCO Electronic (San Diego, CA) - Proven Energy New 6kW Wind
> Turbine Testing Solicitation - $34,518
>
> Viryd Technologies (San Diego, CA) - Testing the Viryd 8000 to
> Verify a Lower Cost of Energy - $65,000
>
>