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Casper Wind Project
Chevron Environmental Management Company
Thomas Rinehart, Regulatory Affairs Specialist, EMCKurt Tuggle, Senior Project Engineer, Trihydro Corp.
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Overview of Presentation
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Chevron’s Renewable Strategy
Site History and Regulatory Setting
Business, Regulatory and Technical Drivers
Technical Challenges
Community Engagement
Permitting
Key Challenges and Lessons Learned
Key Success and Benefits
Question & Answer
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Demands on Energy Industry
Produce more energy
Develop cleaner fuels and technologies
Make energy supply more secure
Lower greenhouse-gas emissions
Diversify supply –integrate sustainable resources
Improve energy efficiency
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Chevron’s Renewable StrategyCapturing profitable positions where Chevron technologies and organizational capabilities can be leveraged
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Chevron’s Current Renewable Focus
5Geothermal Biofuels Solar Wind
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New Life for an Idle Site
Wind Power Project in Casper, Wyoming
Former refinery site6
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Refinery History and Regulatory Setting
RCRA Clean-up Process
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1400 acre former petroleum refinery Refinery operated from 1923 – 1982 Produced motor fuels and asphalt Decommissioned 1995-2000 RCRA Facility (two AOCs, interim
status) Entered into Wyoming’s Voluntary
program in 2003 Currently in corrective measures
study phase Positive EIs achieved for soils and
groundwater (2001- 2002)
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Business, Regulatory and Technical Drivers
Beneficial reuse of property8
Business Chevron maintains property ownership and control
Revenue generation on liability property
Regulatory Risk-based soil remediation contingent on reuse
under Wyoming VRP
Technical Beneficial reuse consistent with environmental
conditions and institutional controls
It’s windy in Wyoming
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Wind Industry
Challenges Not in my backyard Intermittent resource Transmission / distribution
constraints Capital expenditures Environmental / ecological
Strengths Predictable ROCE Level earnings profile CDM credits obtainable
and used by many countries
Incentives and RPS
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Technical Challenges and Successes
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Engineering Straightforward design Wind resource good Transmission interconnect
nearby
Challenges Limiting wetland impacts Avian birds Project economics
Technical Successes Incident/injury free
construction/operation Protection of habitat
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Pouring Base Section
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Blade Delivery
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Setting Mid-Tower Section
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Rotor Assembly
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Installing the Rotor Assembly
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Community Engagement
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What We Did
Public meetings
Over a dozen public meetings conducted at local school and senior center from 2006 - Present
Invitations sent via mail and published in local newspaper
County Commissioner and Planning & Zoning engagement
Informational webpage online during permitting, construction and now operation
How it Worked
Largely positive/supportive
Vocal minority opposed to wind development near their property (NIMBY)
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Permitting
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Permits
County conditional use permit required Wind development regulations
Chevron was “trail-blazer”
Impacts to public and infrastructure
Roads (traffic and damage)
Noise, dust and light
Impacts to environment
County building permit
No State permit required based on CAPEX
FAA permits and light requirements
Notifications
USFWS
USACE (<0.5 acre impacts)
SHPO
Wyoming DEQ
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Key Challenges and Lessons Learned
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Lessons Learned Communicate early and
often Ensure stakeholders have
access to information Clear/consistent message
to construction contractor works (safety and habitat protection)
Challenges Permitting first commercial wind
project in Natrona County Public engagement Executing project injury and
incident free Controlling impacts to habitat
during construction
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Beneficial re-use of former refinery Liability property developed to generate
revenue Renewable energy generation Incident and injury free operations Habitat protection
Key Successes and Benefits
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Q&A
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