Various Wind Resources


- Integration of Wind Turbines into the Orcas Island Electric Distribution System. http://www.osti.gov/bridge/product.biblio.jsp?osti_id=674963

This jointly funded project, completed in July 1998, consisted of subcontracts to Oak Ridge National Laboratory and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory. The purpose of this project was to collect, process and analyze two years of hourly wind data from a suitable wind site on Orcas Island, WA; gather minute-to-minute wind data during high resolution periods of interest: analyze potential operational impacts of a MW-scale wind farm on an Orcas Power & Light Company electric power distribution circuit on Orcas Island; prepare and present a technical paper entitled, “Integrating Wind Turbines into the Orcas Island Distribution System: Study Results,” at the American Wind Energy Association Windpower ’98 Conference in Bakersfield, CA, (co-author: B. Parsons), in April 1998.

- General Electric's system for regulating "irregular" output from a wind turbine. http://www.gepower.com/businesses/ge_wind_energy/en/technology/var.htm

Likely to be an OPALCO concern when considering connecting a large wind turbine to our local utility "grid".


- A Wind Project development group ( with an office in our Northern back yard! ). http://www.coramenergy.com/index.html

Meeting with these folks would surely bring many aspects of a local project into focus.
Notice they are involved with several wind projects up the B.C. Coast.


- A few Used/Refurbished Turbine Brokers:

http://www.windbrokers.com
used turbines in europe

http://www.halus.com/
used in California / Vestas.

http://www.windturbinewarehouse.com
refurbished 225 Vestas.


- A Homebuilt 5Kw Turbine Plan: http://www.prairieturbines.com

further discussion on the Breezy turbine: http://www.fieldlines.com/story/2005/10/24/212159/94

In case you want an alternative to a large scale collective project, this turbine has an amazing output for the dollars invested.
A half dozen folks could get together, purchase parts in bulk, then set up an ongoing workshop to mini mass produce several turbines?


Posted 5/18/06
andrew moore / orcas is.
marinest@marinestove.com