Small Wind Training and Testing Facility

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1 Small Wind Training and Testing Facility Jonathan J. Miles, Ph.D. Professor, Integrated Science and Technology Director, Virginia Center for Wind Energy 29 th February 2012

2 VIRGINIA CENTER FOR WIND JMU

3 Virginia Center for Wind Energy at James Madison University James Madison University entered the wind domain in 1998 as the first cohort of ISAT seniors engaged in senior projects involving wind power. JMU received its first grant from Va DMME (passed through from U.S. DOE) to partner with other Virginia stakeholders to establish Virginia s Wind Working Group (as defined by Wind Powering America) and engage in other projects designed to initiate wind power in Virginia. JMU has served as the nominal base for the Virginia Wind Energy Collaborative since its formation and has administered numerous projects funded by DMME, DOE and other sources since JMU has graduated nearly 40 undergraduates and several graduate students who are now employed in the industry, and is recognized as one of the leaders in higher education in the U.S. in this regard. JMU is one of only four charter student chapters of AWEA, and Dr. Miles leads the University sub-group of the AWEA Education Working Group.

4 Virginia Center for Wind Energy at James Madison University

5 Virginia Center for Wind Energy at James Madison University At present the VCWE at JMU is staffed by the Director, a Director of Education and Outreach, two full-time technical staffers, one 30- hr outreach coordinator, one 30-hr administrative assistant, and graduate and undergraduate students and interns. The Center is also supported by faculty members from several departments who represent a range of disciplines.

6 Virginia Center for Wind Energy at James Madison University The Center currently supports the following projects totaling approximately $2,500,000 Virginia Offshore Wind Development (DMME/ARRA) Small Wind Training and Testing Facility (DMME/ARRA) Virginia Small Wind Grant and Rebate Programs (DMME/ARRA) Wind for Schools (DOE, cost share from BP) State-Based Anemometer Loan Program (DMME/DOE) Chesapeake Clean Energy Initiative (Tangier) (DMME) VRS 3 Outreach (DMME) State Wind Outreach Team (DMME)

7 Virginia Center for Wind Energy at James Madison University The Virginia Center for Wind Energy at JMU has gained national recognition for its work that supports state and federal wind energy policies and goals and serves the Commonwealth as a quasiextension service for wind energy. The Center addresses and responds to the needs of all sectors within the Commonwealth including citizens, commercial operators, industry partners, and the full range of stakeholders who share an interest in and vision for wind power in Virginia.

8 Virginia Center for Wind Energy at James Madison University The Virginia Center for Wind Energy at JMU has gained national recognitions for its work that supports state and federal wind energy policies and goals and serves the Commonwealth as a quasiextension service for wind energy. The Center addresses and responds to the needs of all sectors within the commonwealth including citizens, commercial operators, industry partners, and the full range of stakeholders who share an interest in and vision for wind power in Virginia. The Center also supports at every level education and training of the future workforce, and has set a course to develop and implement what would be the first wind minor to be designed for accessibility to a wide range of majors at JMU. As a matter of policy, all funded wind projects at JMU incorporate opportunity for student engagement, thus providing an unparalleled framework for learning and costeffective mechanisms for accomplishing the goals set by the Commonwealth.

9 Who Are We Serving? JMU/Educational Institutions Supporting students and faculty; raising the profile of the university; supporting two-year institutions, the K-12 community, and non-traditional center of learning Virginia Current programs act as extension of the state energy office and support initiatives from the governor s office Federal Government and Non-Governmental Entities American Wind Energy Association, U.S. Department of Energy, National Renewable Energy Laboratory (National Wind Technology Center) Industry interactions with private wind developers and other organizations

10 SMALL WIND TRAINING AND TESTING FACILITY

11 Small Wind Training and Testing Facility Under the leadership of President Linwood Rose, JMU has demonstrated a long-term commitment to advancing more sustainable practices at all levels local, state, national, and international. The expansion of wind efforts at JMU to support the creation of jobs that will be critical to the successful deployment of wind power on land and offshore in Virginia is consistent with this commitment.

12 Small Wind Training and Testing Facility Under the leadership of President Linwood Rose, JMU has demonstrated a long-term commitment to advancing more sustainable practices at all levels local, state, national, and international. The expansion of wind efforts at JMU to support the creation of jobs that will be critical to the successful deployment of wind power on land and offshore in Virginia is consistent with this commitment. The Small Wind Training and Testing Facility (SWTTF) will serve a range of purposes and needs associated with the development of a workforce in Virginia that is appropriately trained to advance the development and deployment of wind power in the Commonwealth.

13 Small Wind Training and Testing Facility Small Wind Training and Testing Facility at JMU Opening Spring 2012 Under the leadership of President Linwood Rose, JMU has demonstrated a long-term commitment to advancing more sustainable practices at all levels local, state, national, and international. The expansion of wind efforts at JMU to support the creation of jobs that will be critical to the successful deployment of wind power on land and offshore in Virginia is consistent with this commitment. The Small Wind Training and Testing Facility (SWTTF) will serve a range of purposes and needs associated with the development of a workforce in Virginia that is appropriately trained to advance the development and deployment of wind power in the Commonwealth. At the 2010 Virginia Statewide Wind Symposium at JMU, Lt. Governor Bolling announced an award of $800,000 to JMU to design and construct the SWTTF. This is matched by nearly $250,000 by JMU.

14 JMU Campus Map

15 JMU Campus Map

16 JMU Campus Map

17 Preliminary Layout of SWTTF

18 Small Wind Training and Testing Facility TRAINING Provides resource unique to the region Train future workforce for small wind industry Provide hands-on, experiential curriculum for all education levels (K12, 2-yr, 4-yr) Engage professionals who seek to enter the wind energy field TESTING Power performance verification, prototype shakedown testing, research & improvements on existing technologies Robust met monitoring and wind assessment capability plus WeatherBug Professional to serve campus at large Turbine testing programs to be developed and led by interdisciplinary student team with faculty supervision

19 Small Wind Training and Testing Facility EQUIPMENT AND CAPABILITIES Rohn 120-ft lattice tower topped with Bergey XL- R 7.5-kW turbine System hybridized with 2 kw of solar PV Interior and exterior lighting is hi-efficiency LED RE systems can operate in either grid-tied or stand-alone (coupled with battery bank) manner

20 Instrumentation at the SWTTF The SWTTF will be equipped with a robust suite of measuring/monitoring equipment

21 Instrumentation at the SWTTF The SWTTF will be equipped with a robust suite of measuring/monitoring equipment suite of 6 anemometers, 4 wind vanes, and 2 3-D sonic sensors installed at three elevations coupled to DAQ

22 Instrumentation at the SWTTF The SWTTF will be equipped with a robust suite of measuring/monitoring equipment suite of 6 anemometers, 4 wind vanes, and 2 3-D sonic sensors installed at three elevations coupled to DAQ WeatherBug Professional system

23 Instrumentation at the SWTTF The SWTTF will be equipped with a robust suite of measuring/monitoring equipment suite of 6 anemometers, 4 wind vanes, and 2 3-D sonic sensors installed at three elevations coupled to DAQ WeatherBug Professional system All systems will be webinterfaced

24 Training at the SWTTF The Small Wind Training and Testing Facility at JMU will provide the primary resource in Virginia for training developers and installers of small wind power projects and others from other trades who support such efforts. JMU is formalizing a curriculum package in conjunction with SED, Inc. of Rochester, NY that will offer the following units: Business Planning Technical Sales Technology Selection Permitting System Design Construction Operations & Maintenance

25 Training at the SWTTF The Small Wind Training and Testing Facility at JMU will provide the primary resource in Virginia for training developers and installers of small wind power projects and others from other trades who support such efforts. JMU is formalizing a curriculum package in conjunction with SED, Inc. of Rochester, NY that will offer the following units: Business Planning Technical Sales Technology Selection Permitting System Design Construction Operations & Maintenance Inherent in these units are consideration for small wind safety, site assessment, installation, and troubleshooting.

26 Two-year institutions developing programs, schools with wind turbines, and schools that have inquired with JMU wind team about wind turbines in Virginia.

27 Schools and county/city school districts in Virginia that have received training or materials on wind energy from the JMU wind team.

28 Testing at the SWTTF The Small Wind Training and Testing Facility at JMU will emulate, on a small scale, the National Wind Technology Center in Boulder, Colorado which represents the wind research arm of the U.S. DOE s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL).

29 Testing at the SWTTF The Small Wind Training and Testing Facility at JMU will emulate, on a small scale, the National Wind Technology Center in Boulder, Colorado which represents the wind research arm of the U.S. DOE s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL). The SWTTF will provide an independent testing capability in the region. The nearest small wind testing facility to JMU is situated at Appalachian State University in Boone, North Carolina. Virginia does not at present offer a capability for testing of small wind turbines; however, such a facility will be very useful to characterize and field-test new technologies, attract small wind manufacturing to Virginia, and to provide to students at fouryear, two-year, and K-12 levels as well as the established and developing installer base the opportunity to learn the skills associated with testing of wind power technologies.

30 Construction is underway!

31 A TEAM effort JMU (ISAT, Administration, Facilities Management, etc.) Va DMME Higgins & Gerstenmeier Price Studios Lantz Construction Maust Enterprises Baker Renewable Energy Air Quality Systems Mid Valley Electric

32 WIND FOR SCHOOLS

33 Thank You! Please join us at the 2012 Virginia Statewide Wind Symposium, 20 th -22 nd June Questions?