1901 Pan American Exhibition

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1 Renewable Energy Development: Impact on Western New York Robert E. Knoer, Esq. The Knoer Group, PLLC 1901 Pan American Exhibition 1922 AUTOMATIC ELECTRIC Manufactured by the Automatic Transportation Co., Buffalo, NY Courtesy Buffalo Transportation- Pierce Arrow Museum 1

2 Why Renewables Matter Energy independence Environmental Benefits Economic development opportunities "The Age of Turbulence. Alan Greenspan, former Federal Reserve Chairman the Iraq War is largely about oil Peak Oil The Hubbert Curve is used to predict the rate of production from an oil producing region containing many individual wells. Source: aspoitalia.net 2

3 Renewable Energy Sectors Biomass Hydro-electric Geothermal Wind Solar Conservation The Role of Renewable Energy Consumption in the Nation's Energy Supply, 2005 Many States Taking Action Action taking various forms: Setting emissions targets Completing Climate Change Action Plans Establishing advisory groups Preparing green house gas inventories Working with Center for Climate Strategies 3

4 Renewable Portfolio Standards and State Mandates by State, 2007 Presented by Roger H. Bezdek, OPresident management Information Services Inc at SOLAR 2007 Cleveland ohio 4

5 PR Newswire - Press Release DEP Secretary Says Energy Independence Fund Will Deliver Economic Growth; Applauds Regional Training for Clean Energy Industry USW, Gamesa Ratify First Contract Renewable Energy Access June 15, 2007 New United Steelworkers (USW) members at Gamesa in Ebensburg and Fairless Hills, Pennsylvania, have voted to approve their first contract by an 80% vote in favor. The three-year agreement lays the foundation for a strong USW- Gamesa partnership, as well as significant pay raises, bonuses, and benefit improvements. -- Leo W. Gerard, USW International, president 5

6 Federal Renewable Fuels Standard effective September 1 st 2007 Under the Energy Policy Act of 2005, the RFS requires that 4.2% of the fuel sold or dispensed to U.S. motorists in 2007 must come from renewable resources, an amount equal to about 4.7 billion gallons. US Ethanol Infrastructure Total Current Capacity at 129 ethanol biorefineries 6,843.4 mgy Total Capacity Under Construction (76) Or Expansions (9) 6,585.9 mgy Total Capacity 13,429.3 mgy Updated September

7 Dry Mill Process Construction August 2007 Project Description: 50 million gallon per year capacity dry mill Ethanol plant Location: Town of Shelby, Orleans County, New York Total Project Cost: $90,000,000 Startup: November 2007 Grain Use: 20 million bushels of No. 2 Yellow Corn annually Distillers Grain Production: 88,000 tons annually (dry); 241,000 tons annually (wet) Carbon Dioxide Production: 100,000 tons annually Employment: 50 employees 7

8 Hydroelectric Niagara Falls Hydroelectric Power and Manufacturing Company "Schoellkopf Plant" 8

9 NYPA Facilities Power = Jobs Economic development is a top priority for the New York Power Authority, America s s largest state-owned public power enterprise. Our economical electricity, already linked to more than 400,000 jobs statewide, can make the difference between jobs growing here or going elsewhere. NYPA website Solar Power 9

10 Solar Summer For the last 30 years, according to National Weather Service statistics, Buffalo has averaged 67 percent sunshine in all daylight hours from June through August - - the highest percentage of summer sun in a list of eight Northeastern cities. Mike Vogel Buff News Thomas Edison on Solar Power Some day some fellow will invent a way of concentrating and storing up sunshine instead of this old, absurd Prometheus scheme of fire This scheme of combustion to get power makes me sick to think of - it is so wasteful.you see, we should utilize natural forces and thus get all of our power. quoted by Elbert Hubbard in Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great, Volume 1, page 339 Solar Panels Buffalo Museum of Science 10

11 Wind Energy TOTAL INSTALLED U.S. WIND ENERGY CAPACITY: 12,634 MW as of June 30, 2007 Graphic: U.S. Installed Capacity, The Great Lakes Wind Power Potential 6.25 rotor diameters, 3.16 turbines/km 2, depths of 0 to 20 meters Lake Av 90 m, m/s Area, km 2 Average Power per turbine, kw Number of Turbines Average Power, GW Erie , Ontario , Huron, av , Michigan , Superior, av Total 51, ,

12 AWS-TruWind Wind speed map at 100M SteelWinds 12

13 SteelWinds 18 total turbines planned 8 Turbines installed and operating 2 already permitted and to be installed 5 under review in Hamburg 11 under review in Lackawanna 65 MW total installed capacity at full build out. Manufacturing Wind Turbines Where the Jobs Are Vestas V82 Turbine in Germany (2003) Job Potential For each MW of turbine capacity 4 indirect jobs per direct WT manufacturing job, and 5 times as many jobs/dollar invested as coal or nuclear power plants require (source: tp:// seowind.pdf ) 60 man years for manufacturing (all components) and installation (~ 6 man-years for installation) (sources: EWEA and AWEA, naseo) 13

14 Wind Turbine Summary 1.5 to 2 MW systems now the norm Cost of turbine - near $US 2 million worldwide sales - 10,000+ MW capacity Value of $US 12 Billion for WT only in 2005 Installation also a large industry Related - grid expansion, infrastructure Worldwide industry in scope, development Growing at > 25% annually Wind turbine growth rate inversely proportional to oil and natural gas pricing Very rapid WT growth as Peak Oil occurs Wind Turbines & Manufacturing Blade Nacelle Tower 14

15 Nacelle Components DMI Industries Largest tower manufacturing capacity in North America Ft Erie Ontario Plant acquired 2005 May 2006 operations commenced in Ft Erie Ft Erie Economic Development & Tourism Corporation Now employing over 110 people at its Stevensville facility, DMI is already planning to expand its local operation and hire additional staff. 15