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JoseZayas,DirectorU.S.DepartmentofEnergyWind EnergyTechnologiesOffice

WindOverview|Past,Present,andFuture2016WindTurbineBladeWorkshopSandiaNationalLaboratoriesAugust30,2016

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WindEnergy|TheBeginning

Theworld's firstautomaticallyoperatedwindturbinerancontinuously for20years

ExperimentalwindturbineinFranceranfrom1955-1956

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Earlywindplantdesignhadroomforimprovement

Safetywasinteresting!

TheNASA/DOE2.5MWMod-2(1981)

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WindEnergyToday

Distributed wind projects with less than 1MW have been installed in all 50 states

KeyWindFacts• Utility-scalewindpower

nowin40states• Cumulativewindcapacity

of74GWprovided5%ofU.S.electricitygenerationin2015

• 12states³ 10%windgeneration,withthree>20%generation

• $14.5billioninvestedin8.6GWnewwindpowerin2015

• Windpowerrepresented41%ofcapacityadditionsin2015

• 30MWBlockIsland(RI)offshorewindprojecttobecommissionedin2016

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WindEnergyToday|TheBenefits

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WindEnergy|TheWindVisionReport

• WindVision concludesthat10%windby2020,20%windby2030and35%windby2050istechnicallyfeasible,generateslong-termsavings,andbringssubstantialenvironmentalandlocalcommunitybenefits.

• WindVision showsexpansionofwinddevelopmentpotentialinareaswherelimitedpotentialwasthoughttoexist.

• TheWindVisionRoadmap informsongoingDOEtechnologyresearchanddevelopmentinitiatives.

Benefits* *Cumulative 2014-2050Costs*

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WindEnergy|FutureDeploymentPotential

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WindDeploymentAcross50States• WindVision – 35%ofU.S.demandmetbywindby2050

• Installedcapacityisconcentratedincertain regions,butoverallwinddeploymentisgeographicallywidespread(50statesby2050);U.S.southeastdeploysnewwindwithhighertowers,advancedperformanceandoffshore

• 32stateshaveover1,000MWofwind(land-based+offshore)by2030;40statesby2050(comparedwith17in2015)

• Thetotalareaofwindpowerplantsisequivalent toabout2.5%ofU.S.agricultural land,with0.075%ofU.S.agriculturallandtransformed ormadeunavailable forconventionaluses(e.g.,grazing,crops)

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WindEnergyTomorrow|TheBenefits

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WindVisionStudyScenario– CumulativeBenefitsin2050

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DOE’sPriorities|EnablingWindEnergyNationwide

WindProgramPrioritiesAtmospheretoelectrons(A2e)

• Improvetheperformanceandreliabilityofnext-generation“smartwind”plants.

AdvancedComponents/Manufacturing• “TallWind”(hubheightsof140mor

greater).OffshoreWindR&DConsortium

• Focusondomesticcostreductionandmarkets.

OffshoreWindDemonstrationProjects• ContinuesixthyearofFY2012

OffshoreWindAdvancedTechnologyDemonstrationprogram.

MarketAccelerationandDeployment• Enableeffectiveco-existence ofwind

energywiththeenvironmentandhumanconflicts.

GridModernization• Gridintegrationstudiesandadvanced

technologythatenablehighpenetrationofwind.

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WindEnergy|TechnologyTrends

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WindEnergyFuture|PlantOptimization

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Wind Plant Optimization can Further Increase Performance

Thecumulativevalueofa3%increaseinannualenergyproduction(AEP)throughinexpensiveyawsteeringcontrolalgorithmsisontheorderof$30to$50billion in2050

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WindEnergyFuture|CreatingNewOpportunities

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Advancingwindturbinetechnologycanunlock700,000moresquaremilesofwindpotentialandmakeitarealityinall50states

• Byincreasinghubheightfrom80metersto110meters,thetechnicalpotentialforland-basedwindpowerexpandsby54%

• Tallwindtechnologycanunlockanadditionalareaequivalent toroughlyone-fifth oftheUnitedStates

• Tallwindwillallowwindenergy tobetappedintheSoutheast,aswellasfacilitatingfurtherdeployment inregions liketheMidwest,Northeast,andWest

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WindEnergyFuture|Offshore&DistributedWind

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DOEOffshoreWindRDD&D• Advancedtechnologydemonstrations• Integratedplantdesign• Deepwaterfloatingplatforms• Designforextremeconditions• Plantoptimizationandwakeinteraction• Resourcecharacterization• Validationandverification

DOEDistributedWindRDD&D• Componentandwholesystemoptimization

• Advancedmanufacturingprocesses• Turbinetestingforcertification• Resourceassessment• Non-hardwarebalance-of-system(soft)costreduction,includingsiting,permitting,andfinancing

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WindEnergyFuture|DigitalEra

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Video and animation courtesy of GE and NREL

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ANewEraforWindEnergyintheUnitedStates…Let’sdoourpart!

Deepwater Block Island Project