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1 The Virginia i i Center for Wind Energy at James Madison University A Presentation to the West Virginia Wind Forum Tuesday, 25 th September 2012

2 Mission We strive to provide educational and technical opportunities, support and resources to foster the advancement of sustainable energy in Virginia.

3 Introductions Jonathan J. Miles, Ph.D. Taylor Moellers Director Project Facilitator, Education Coordinator Remy Pangle Associate Director, Cindi Smead Curriculum Coordinator Administrative Assistant Kenny Howell Facilities and Logistics Coordinator Dane Zammit Data Manager Deanna Zimmerman Outreach Coordinator

4 Goals (University) Support the academic mission; provide new and unique resources; raise institutional profile Provide new and innovative educational opportunities to students, staff, and faculty that pertain to sustainable energy Advance a collaborative and interdisciplinary energy perspective

5 Goals (State) Contribute to the expansion and diversification of sustainable energy resources in Virginia Provide to citizens a suite of resources, tools, and services Provide to the broader educational community in Virginia access to the unique and critical resources to advance STEM education

6 Goals (Industry) Encourage partnerships with and between industry, government, public agencies, the private sector, and professional organizations Provide technical support services and corresponding resources as well as technology-driven solutions

7 Internal Structure Director Associate Director Administrative Assistant Project Facilitator Outreach Coordinator Curriculum Coordinator Data Manager Facilities & Logistics Coordinator Training Coordinator Communications Coordinator Student Student Student Student Student Student Student

8 Internal Management Staff Management Hours of effort per each contract/deliverable per pay period Written summary of accomplishments for each pay period Record of vacation and sick time Weekly staff meeting(s) Program Management Associate Director gathers project details including budget, timeline and team; delegates to project coordinators Bi-weekly meeting with all project coordinators for project updates Project Coordination Project coordinator works with team to meet deliverables Time and resources allocated in accordance with work scopes, budgets, and timelines Bi-weekly meetings with program manager for project updates Meetings with team members as necessary

9 Programming Structure

10 PROGRAMS/BRANDS

11 Measuring the power of Virginia s winds Enhancing STEM education by bringing wind energy technologies to Virginia schools

12 Advancing wind development through workforce training and technology testing Engaging communities through outreach and services Photo courtesy of: Bergey Wind Power

13 PROGRAM REPORTS

State Based Anemometer Loan Program Recent Accomplishments 50-meter met tower installations Augusta County Landfill (partnered with Apex) (February 2012) Hampton Roads Sanitation District (March

14 State Based Anemometer Loan Program Recent Accomplishments 50-meter met tower installations Augusta County Landfill (partnered with Apex) (February 2012) Hampton Roads Sanitation District (March 2012) Tangier Island (Port Isobel) Sites chosen for two 34-meter met towers Leesburg (sited), Madison Heights Partnered with Wind for Schools Completed: North Branch School, Luray High School, Massanutten Regional Governor s School Planned: Waynesboro High School, Powhatan High School, Pocahontas Elementary School, plus 1 more Tower Decommissions Quinby, VA (50-meter XHD system becoming available in Fall 2012 Coordinator: Kenny Howell Team Members: Kenny, Taylor, Dane, Chris, Blaine Contracts: SBALP, WPA

15 50-meter met tower at Augusta County Landfill, Augusta, VA Installed February meter met tower at Massanutten Regional Governor s School, Mt. Jackson, VA Installed April meter met tower at Hampton Roads Sanitation District, Suffolk, VA Installed March 2012

16 Small Wind Training & Testing Facility Recent Accomplishments Construction ti completed, April In development phases of 2012 incorporating tours, data Ribbon cutting, June 2012 analysis, turbine technology, Signage developed and and power production analysis installed into courses in conjunction with wind minor at JMU Six facility tours conducted to date, two scheduled in September Curriculum development (in partnership with SED) phase completed, preparing for first class of trainees Devin Galloway s project will continue data management and dissemination into 2013 Coordinator: Kenny Howell Team Members: Kenny, Dane, Devin, future trainer Contracts: SWTTF, ARRA

17 Installation of 7.5-kW Bergey XL-R, April 2012 Small Wind Training and Testing Facility Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony at the 2012 Statewide Wind Energy Symposium, June 2012

18 Virginia Wind Energy Collaborative Recent Accomplishments: Jan, Feb & Mar: CAAV event, Massanutten Regional Library, Harrisonburg Rotary Club presentation, Luray Floyd County Public Meeting World Bank Sustainable Development Network Forum, Washington, D.C. DWEA Conference, Washington, D.C. April, May & June: Harrisonburg Children s Museum Environment VA at VMI conference Shenandoah Valley Discovery Museum Future Farmers of American Ag Rally Page County School Board Meeting STEM Festival Harrisonburg Rockingham Kid s Book Festival AWEA WINDPOWER 2012 VCWE 2012 Symposium July & August: VA Economic Development Partnership meeting and tour Floyd County Wind Task Force meeting League of Conservation Voters speech Create wind resource map for Hampton City officials to develop an ordinance Future Events Currently Planned: Stafford County Hartwood Days Festival Save Green Expo, Galax VA Hampton Roads Sustainable Living Expo The Gathering at Sedalia AWEA Offshore WINDPOWER AECP Green Living Energy Expo Four VRS 3 Workshops Regional SWOT trainings Total number of people reached : 2,705 Number of website visits: 30,636 Coordinator: Deanna Zimmerman Team Members: Deanna, Anthony, Chris, Jon Contracts: SOSA, VRS 3, WfS, WPA

19 World Bank Sustainable Development Network Forum, Washington D.C., February 2012 Mount Storm Wind Farm Tour, June 2012 Women of Wind Energy, Virginia Chapter start-up, June 2012 Keynote speaker Kris Ohleth, 2012 Wind Symposium, June 2012 Virginia Economic Development Partnership visit to JMU, July 2012

20 Virginia Wind for Schools Recent Accomplishments: Teacher Trainings Host Schools 2010 Henley Middle School: INSTALLED! Northumberland Schools: INSTALLED! Central High School: Installation in Fall 2012 Thomas Harrison Middle School: Installation in Fall Highland High School Fancy Gap Elementary School Rodney Thompson Middle School 2012 Luray High School: Application for $15,000 grant from Alcoa Foundation Grassfield High School Partner Schools 2010 North Branch: Decommissioned Luray High School: Decommissioned, now a Host School Massanutten Regional Governor s School: Taking data 2012 Waynesboro High School: Sited Powhatan High School & Pocahontas Elementary School 1 more to come! Total number of teachers trained: 71 Total number of students reached: 2,857 Childrens Engineering Convention, February 2012 Chesapeake Bay Foundation Teacher Workshop (J. Christman), June 2012 VSAT Regional IV PDI, July 2012 WindWise JMU, June 2012 KidWind Challenges March 2012 High School Division: Massanutten Regional Governor s School and Heritage High School Middle School Division: Kemps Landing Magnet School, North Branch School, and Amelia County Middle School, Russell Middle School Sponsors Dominion, Alstom, DMME, Timmons Group, Invenergy, Valley June 2012 Stonehill Middle School, Battlefield High School, and Lunsford Middle School Coordinator: Taylor Moellers Team Members: Taylor, Kenny, Dane, Blaine, Remy, Jon Contracts: WfS, Match (BP), BPM (DOE)

21 Massanutten Regional Governor s School Millstone School Visit, SkyStream met tower Installation, April 2012???? Turbine Display Classroom Activities: How We Measure the Wind KidWind Challenge at the Science KidWind Challenge at James Madison Museum of Virginia, March 2012 University, June 2012

22 Research, Development & Commercialization i Research & Development Engage undergraduate and graduate students on capstone projects/theses and as interns Provide access to faculty members who wish to participate in wind-related efforts Participate in funded research efforts Commercialization Engage strategically with key partners to advance development and deployment of wind power in Virginia Coordinator: Deanna Zimmerman Team Members: Everyone Contracts: Offshore, VRS 3, CCEI, JEDI

23 SUMMER INTERN EFFORTS

24 Wind for Schools Project Management (Blaine Loos) Development of Microsoft Project 2010 templates for WfS projects Benefits Organized timelines Clear deadlines Easy-to-read reports Improved collaboration Centralized information storage Above: 20m NRG TallTower Installation Report Left: Central High School WfS Project Timeline

25 Website Updates (Anthony Pham) Major Website Changes: Revised content Fixed broken links Eliminated redundancies Updated pictures Additions Social media Calendars WeatherBug Google Maps Online Applications for WfS (beginning stages) Host School Partner School

Small Wind Training and Testing Facility

27 Small Wind Training and Testing Facility Preparation (Devin Galloway) Accomplishments Received, catalogued, and organized equipment Created signage to describe facility design and operation Studied manuals to understand d equipment functionality Configured central computer Installed software and connected data loggers Future Tasks Student senior thesis Direct all real-time data to computer Manage data streams Create application to consolidate all data streams with single online interface

28 System Description Wind turbine provides up to 7.5 kw AC power Inverter converts DC to AC to supply loads Central Control 48 V Battery Bank PV solar array PV solar array provides up to 0.75 kw DC power

29 GIS Mapserver (Chris Pierson) Mapserver layers SBALP Met tower locations Other wind data sources (airports, etc.) Wind resource map VWEC Small turbine locations County ordinance status Proposed wind farm locations SWOT members SWTTF Turbine installers Training locations Technician programs WfS Host schools Partner schools Affiliate schools Kit locations Trimble units County wind resource maps

30 GRADUATE STUDENT EFFORTS

31 Strategy for Characterization of Off h Wi d Resource R i U.S. U S Mid Offshore Wind in MidAtlantic Region using LIDAR Technologies John Bucci

32 Project Overview Deployment strategy Wind Energy Areas Bankable wind data Create a cost model Make the case for LIDAR offshore

33 Development of Best Practices Manual for U.S. Department of Energy Wind for Schools Program Jessica Fox

34 Project Overview Present a brief history describing the evolution and structure of Wind Application Centers as well as the strategies employed by the WfS facilitators in each state Provide a comprehensive list and explanation of the unique approaches developed by individual states in order to provide future WfS participants a resource to identify options and ideas while developing WfS projects Describe practices that are commonly used by WACs to promote learning at the undergraduate level Explain techniques that have been developed by WfS facilitators to identify and engage the K-12 community

35 2012 CALENDAR OF EVENTS

36 January 2012 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Wind for Schools Summit 13 Wind for Schools Summit 14 SBALP Wind for Sh Schools Outreach Massanutten Regional Library Education Conference Luray Rotary Club Floyd County Public Hearing

37 February 2012 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat SBALP Augusta County Install Augusta County Install Campus Visit Wind for Sh Schools Outreach Augusta County Install Augusta County Install Augusta County Install Education Conference World Bank World Bank Children s Engineering Conv. Children s Engineering Conv

38 March 2012 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Woodstock SBALP Suffolk Install ordinance Suffolk Install Install Classroom Install 11 hearing/suffolk visit/suffolk Wind for Sh Schools Outreach Classroom Visit KidWind Challenge 24 Education Conference MRGS Classroom visit Install/DWEA DWEA Conference Conference

39 April 2012 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Harrisonburg Children's Museum Shenandoah Valley Discovery Museum Environment VA Campus Visit Environment VA ISAT Senior Symposium SBALP Wind for Sh Schools Outreach FFA Ag Rally Campus Visit STEMer Day Education Page County School Board Meeting STEM Festival STEM Festival Conference

40 May 2012 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Campus Visit SBALP Wind for Sh Schools Outreach Campus Visit Education Conference Campus Visit

41 June 2012 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 2 Book Festival SBALP AWEA AWEA AWEA AWEA WPA Summit KidWind Challenge Wind for Sh Schools Outreach Education Symposium 21 Symposium 22 Teacher Workshop/Wind Farm Tour 23 Conference Teacher Workshop

42 July 2012 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat North Branch Decommission/ Classroom Visit SBALP Wind for Sh Schools VAST Region IV PDI Outreach Education SWTTF Tour/Floyd Task Force Meeting 28 Conference

43 August 2012 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Lorton meeting 9 Luray decommission SBALP Wind for Sh Schools League of Conservation Voters Cow Knob meeting 17 Site visit Outreach Education Conference Site visit SWTTF Tour

44 September 2012 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Hartwood Days Festival Save Green Expo Classroom Visit SWTTF Tour SBALP Wind for Sh Schools Outreach Education Conference Classroom Visit Quinby decommission/ WfS site visit 29 Hampton Roads Sustainable Living Expo

45 October 2012 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Faculty Research Day VRS 3 Workshop AWEA Offshore AWEA Offshore RWEI meeting VCWE Open House The Gathering at Sedalia BSA Jamboree SBALP Wind for Sh Schools Outreach Education Conference Classroom Visit Museum Visit

46 November 2012 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat VRS 3 Workshop (2)/AECP Green AECP Green Expo Expo VAST VAST VAST Conf./Harrisonb Conference Conference urg Green Expo Museum Visit SBALP Wind for Sh Schools Outreach Education Conference

47 December 2012 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat VRS 3 Workshop SBALP Wind for Sh Schools Outreach Education Conference

48 Center Application and Advancement The Virginia Center for Wind The Center has developed a Energy has been evolving budget/reporting strategy that since 2003 and has operated corresponds with the new autonomously since. structure and stresses a The Center has relied proactive rather than reactive historically on DMME and approach. DOE for most of its funding. The Center has recently completed a comprehensive internal review and business planning exercise and is implementing its new structure. The Virginia Center for Wind Energy will apply for official recognition at JMU in Fall 2012 and will later consider pursuit of legislative recognition and support.

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