Role of third party power producer in wind energy

Conference · Tue Jun 01 04:00:00 EDT 1982 · Energy Technol. (Wash., D.C.); (United States)

OSTI ID:5284003

Van Dyck, W K

Windfarm's recent experiences as a ''third party'' entrepeneur in the development of large scale wind energy projects is reviewed. Two large scale wind turbine generators--the MOD 2 and the MOD 5A--have been demonstrated. As a third party developer Windfarms packages the technology in a way that eliminates risk for the utility and puts that risk on outside institutional and venture capital investors. First, windfarm sites must be identified. An 80,000 kilowatt project has begun at Kahuku Point, Oahu, and another 4,000Kw site on Hawaii. A 350,000 kilowatt windfarm 30 miles northeast of San Francisco has been contracted. Government cuts in the 1982 R and D wind power budget, and a threat of the withdrawal of alternative energy tax credits, have been a major challenge. Windfarms is currently developing ideas to fund additional R and D, in lieu of a $ million DOE cutback.

• Research Organization: Windfarms, Ltd., San Francisco, California
• OSTI ID: 5284003
• Report Number(s): CONF-820217-
• Conference Information: Journal Name: Energy Technol. (Wash., D.C.); (United States) Journal Volume: 9
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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FEDERAL REGION IX
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HAWAII
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