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
Mission We strive to provide educational and technical opportunities, support and resources to foster the advancement of sustainable energy in Virginia.
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
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
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
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
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
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
Programming Structure
PROGRAMS/BRANDS
Measuring the power of Virginia s winds Enhancing STEM education by bringing wind energy technologies to Virginia schools
Advancing wind development through workforce training and technology testing Engaging communities through outreach and services Photo courtesy of: Bergey Wind Power
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 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
50-meter met tower at Augusta County Landfill, Augusta, VA Installed February 2012 20-meter met tower at Massanutten Regional Governor s School, Mt. Jackson, VA Installed April 2012 50-meter met tower at Hampton Roads Sanitation District, Suffolk, VA Installed March 2012
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
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
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
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
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 2012 2011 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 2012 2011 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 Workshop @ 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 25 25 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)
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
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
SUMMER INTERN EFFORTS
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
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 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
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
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
GRADUATE STUDENT EFFORTS
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
Project Overview Deployment strategy Wind Energy Areas Bankable wind data Create a cost model Make the case for LIDAR offshore
Development of Best Practices Manual for U.S. Department of Energy Wind for Schools Program Jessica Fox
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
2012 CALENDAR OF EVENTS
January 2012 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Wind for Schools Summit 13 Wind for Schools Summit 14 SBALP Wind for Sh Schools 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 Outreach 22 23 24 25 29 30 31 Massanutten Regional Library 26 27 28 Education Conference Luray Rotary Club Floyd County Public Hearing
February 2012 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 SBALP Augusta County Install Augusta County Install Campus Visit Wind for Sh Schools 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Outreach Augusta County Install Augusta County Install Augusta County Install Education 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 Conference World Bank World Bank Children s Engineering Conv. Children s Engineering Conv. 26 27 28 29
March 2012 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 2 3 4 5 6 Woodstock 7 8 9 10 SBALP Suffolk Install ordinance Suffolk Install Install Classroom Install 11 hearing/suffolk 12 13 visit/suffolk 14 15 16 17 Wind for Sh Schools Outreach 18 19 20 21 22 23 Classroom Visit KidWind Challenge 24 Education Conference 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 MRGS Classroom visit Install/DWEA DWEA Conference Conference
April 2012 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Harrisonburg Children's Museum Shenandoah Valley Discovery Museum 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Environment VA Campus Visit 15 16 17 18 19 Environment VA ISAT Senior Symposium 20 21 SBALP Wind for Sh Schools Outreach FFA Ag Rally Campus Visit STEMer Day Education 22 23 Page County School Board Meeting 29 30 STEM Festival 24 25 26 27 28 STEM Festival Conference
May 2012 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 2 3 4 5 Campus Visit 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 SBALP Wind for Sh Schools 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 Outreach 20 21 22 23 24 Campus Visit 25 26 Education Conference 27 28 29 30 31 Campus Visit
June 2012 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 2 Book Festival 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 SBALP AWEA AWEA AWEA AWEA WPA Summit 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 KidWind Challenge Wind for Sh Schools Outreach Education 17 18 19 20 Symposium 21 Symposium 22 Teacher Workshop/Wind Farm Tour 23 Conference 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 Teacher Workshop
July 2012 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 North Branch Decommission/ Classroom Visit 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 SBALP Wind for Sh Schools 15 16 17 18 VAST Region IV PDI 19 20 21 Outreach Education 22 23 24 25 26 27 SWTTF Tour/Floyd Task Force Meeting 28 Conference 29 30 31
August 2012 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Lorton meeting 9 Luray decommission 10 11 SBALP Wind for Sh Schools 12 13 14 19 20 League of Conservation Voters 15 16 Cow Knob meeting 17 Site visit 21 22 23 24 25 18 Outreach Education Conference Site visit 26 27 28 29 30 31 SWTTF Tour
September 2012 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Hartwood Days Festival 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Save Green Expo 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 Classroom Visit SWTTF Tour SBALP Wind for Sh Schools Outreach Education Conference 23 24 30 Classroom Visit 25 26 27 28 Quinby decommission/ WfS site visit 29 Hampton Roads Sustainable Living Expo
October 2012 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 2 3 4 5 6 Faculty Research Day 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 VRS 3 Workshop AWEA Offshore AWEA Offshore 14 15 16 17 18 19 21 22 23 24 RWEI meeting VCWE Open House The Gathering at Sedalia BSA Jamboree 20 25 26 27 SBALP Wind for Sh Schools Outreach Education Conference Classroom Visit Museum Visit 28 29 30 31
November 2012 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 2 3 VRS 3 Workshop (2)/AECP Green AECP Green Expo Expo 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 VAST VAST VAST Conf./Harrisonb Conference Conference urg Green Expo 11 12 Museum Visit 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 SBALP Wind for Sh Schools Outreach Education Conference 25 26 27 28 29 30
December 2012 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 VRS 3 Workshop 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 SBALP Wind for Sh Schools Outreach Education Conference 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
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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