Developing a Model forDeveloping a Model forGreat Lakes Offshore WindGreat Lakes Offshore Wind

in the Upper Peninsulain the Upper Peninsulaof Michiganof Michigan

March 31, 2010March 31, 2010Michigan Wind Working GroupMichigan Wind Working Group

Project PartnersProject Partners

• Lead: Superior Watershed PartnershipLead: Superior Watershed Partnership• PartnersPartners

– Great Lakes CommissionGreat Lakes Commission– Mackinaw PowerMackinaw Power– Tetra TechTetra Tech– AWS TruewindAWS Truewind– Michigan Technological UniversityMichigan Technological University– Northern Michigan UniversityNorthern Michigan University

Project Team Members and Key Project Team Members and Key StaffStaff

SWPCarl Lindquist,

Executive Director

Tetra Tech Michael Ernst, Esq., Director

Regulatory Affairs

Mackinaw PowerRichard

VanderVeen, President

AWS TruewindTim Ahrens,

Assistant Director

GLCVictoria Pebbles, GLWC Program

Director

MTUDr. Leonard

Bohmann, Assoc. Dean Academic

Affairs

NMUDr. Ronald

Sundell, Director Environmental

Science Program

Vicki Baldini, Grant

Administrator

John Hummer, GLWC Project

Manager

Bruce Barget, Field Supervisor;

Chris Idema, Technical Support

Michael Markus, Meteorology;

Matthew Filippelli, Resource

Assessment

Geraldine Larson, Senior Planner

Students/Interns

Natasha Koss, Education Specialist

Jennifer Ghiloni, Site Constraints

AnalysisPaul Myers, Avian

Studies

Key Project Staff

Project Implementation Team Member

Project PurposeProject Purpose

• Combine GLOW Council offshore wind (OSW) Combine GLOW Council offshore wind (OSW) recommendations with (2) priority GLOW recommendations with (2) priority GLOW Council areas – Delta and Mackinac counties – Council areas – Delta and Mackinac counties – to:to:– Demonstrate how to engage the publicDemonstrate how to engage the public– Identify optimal offshore sitesIdentify optimal offshore sites– Identify wind energy potentialIdentify wind energy potential– Identify regulatory approvals neededIdentify regulatory approvals needed– Identify potential funders and developers to advance Identify potential funders and developers to advance

OSW technology in the Upper Peninsula of MichiganOSW technology in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan

Project Timeline:

March, 2010-

May, 2013

Four Project Phases / TasksFour Project Phases / Tasks

1.1. Site Constraint Analysis, Environmental Site Constraint Analysis, Environmental Studies and Public OutreachStudies and Public Outreach

2.2. Wind Resource Assessment and Public Wind Resource Assessment and Public EngagementEngagement

3.3. Preliminary Permitting Review and Public Preliminary Permitting Review and Public Input andInput and

4.4. Identification of Potential Funding & Identification of Potential Funding & Development Opportunities and Public Development Opportunities and Public Outreach Outreach

StakeholdersStakeholders

• State and federal agenciesState and federal agencies

• Local units of governmentLocal units of government

• Tribal communitiesTribal communities

• K-12 schoolsK-12 schools

• University communitiesUniversity communities

• Faith-based networksFaith-based networks

• Nonprofit organizationsNonprofit organizations

Site Constraint AnalysisSite Constraint Analysis

• Will ensure that environmental impacts are Will ensure that environmental impacts are minimized to improve permittability and minimized to improve permittability and foster public support.foster public support.

• To also ensure that potential fatal flaws are To also ensure that potential fatal flaws are identified early on in the planning phaseidentified early on in the planning phase

• Will be guided by GLWC’s Will be guided by GLWC’s Offshore Siting Offshore Siting Principles and GuidelinesPrinciples and Guidelines

• Provide baseline env research, constraint Provide baseline env research, constraint analysis, monitoring & evaluationanalysis, monitoring & evaluation– Will help ID potential offshore wind sites in Will help ID potential offshore wind sites in

Delta and Mackinac countiesDelta and Mackinac counties

Site Constraint Analysis Site Constraint Analysis (cont’d)(cont’d)1.1. Areas of geotechnical instabilities that may Areas of geotechnical instabilities that may

complicate turbine foundation constructioncomplicate turbine foundation construction2.2. Proximity to optimal onshore transmission Proximity to optimal onshore transmission

system interconnection pointssystem interconnection points3.3. Location within viewsheds of sensitive Location within viewsheds of sensitive

receptors such as parks and recreation receptors such as parks and recreation areasareas

4.4. Proximity to sensitive military areasProximity to sensitive military areas5.5. Potential aerial obstructionsPotential aerial obstructions6.6. Avian impacts Avian impacts

Wind Energy Resource Wind Energy Resource Potential AssessmentPotential Assessment

• Define the actual wind energy Define the actual wind energy potential of the Delta and Mackinac potential of the Delta and Mackinac sites.sites.

• Aid in the micrositing of turbines Aid in the micrositing of turbines before further studies, including met before further studies, including met data, are utilized to microsite each data, are utilized to microsite each turbine foundation.turbine foundation.

Wind Energy Resource Wind Energy Resource Potential AssessmentPotential Assessment• AWST will identify, review, and compile AWST will identify, review, and compile

available wind resource dataavailable wind resource data• Research and compile available GIS data Research and compile available GIS data

layers and ID any additional met datasets layers and ID any additional met datasets that may add value to the wind mapthat may add value to the wind map

• Project the energy capacity potential for Project the energy capacity potential for the areas of interest identified by GLOW the areas of interest identified by GLOW Council in Lake MichiganCouncil in Lake Michigan

• GIS data layers developed will be posted GIS data layers developed will be posted on the GLWC’s Great Lakes Wind Atlas: on the GLWC’s Great Lakes Wind Atlas: http://http://erie.glin.neterie.glin.net/wind//wind/

Public Perception Assessment Public Perception Assessment During Site SelectionDuring Site Selection• Collect public perception info of offshore wind Collect public perception info of offshore wind

development in the 2 countiesdevelopment in the 2 counties• Methods: surveys, focus groups and/or interviewsMethods: surveys, focus groups and/or interviews

– Designed for and tailored to each stakeholder groupDesigned for and tailored to each stakeholder group– Include common questions as well as stakeholder-Include common questions as well as stakeholder-

specific questionsspecific questions

• Target audience:Target audience:– Coastal residents and landowners (with and without Coastal residents and landowners (with and without

views of lake)views of lake)– Possibly beach touristsPossibly beach tourists

• To extent available, mock viewsheds will be usedTo extent available, mock viewsheds will be used

Visual ImpactVisual Impact

Computer-enhanced photo provided by Mike Ernst, Tetra TechComputer-enhanced photo provided by Mike Ernst, Tetra Tech

Wind Measurement System Wind Measurement System (WMS) Permitting Process (WMS) Permitting Process IdentificationIdentification

•Clarify Clarify for met tower installationfor met tower installation – Which federal, state and local approvals will Which federal, state and local approvals will

be required?be required?– What will the process entail for each approval?What will the process entail for each approval?– Timeline for approvalsTimeline for approvals– Cost of approvals? Cost of approvals?

•Permitting Analysis & Agency ConsultationPermitting Analysis & Agency Consultation– LUGsLUGs– state/fed agencies to discuss permitting state/fed agencies to discuss permitting

process for WMSsprocess for WMSs

Wind Measurement Systems Wind Measurement Systems (WMS) Alternatives Analysis(WMS) Alternatives Analysis

•AWST will develop recommendations for AWST will develop recommendations for WMSWMS

– Measurement philosophy and approach that Measurement philosophy and approach that accentuates accuracy, durability and bankabilityaccentuates accuracy, durability and bankability

•Will define a suite of meteorological and Will define a suite of meteorological and sub-surface monitoring equipment, sub-surface monitoring equipment, measurement heights, sensor types and measurement heights, sensor types and orientations, and data acquisition system(s). orientations, and data acquisition system(s).

•Recommendations for an independent Recommendations for an independent power supply and remote communications power supply and remote communications package will also be included. package will also be included.

WMS ReportWMS Report

• Definition of all monitoring parameters, Definition of all monitoring parameters, including derived ones (such as air density including derived ones (such as air density and wind shear exponent), sampling and and wind shear exponent), sampling and recording intervals, measurement heights);recording intervals, measurement heights);

• Provisions for measurement redundancy, Provisions for measurement redundancy, data security, and quality assurance/quality data security, and quality assurance/quality control; control;

• Description and quantity of all recommended Description and quantity of all recommended sensor models, data acquisition systems, and sensor models, data acquisition systems, and all other measurement system components.all other measurement system components.

• Dimensions and weights (for tower loading Dimensions and weights (for tower loading analysis purposes) and list pricesanalysis purposes) and list prices

WMS ReportWMS Report

• Diagram illustrating configuration of Diagram illustrating configuration of all equipment;all equipment;

• Definition of power requirements and Definition of power requirements and recommendations for remote data recommendations for remote data communications; communications;

• Description of generic scheduled Description of generic scheduled maintenance requirements and maintenance requirements and intervals for measurement system.intervals for measurement system.

WMS Public EngagementWMS Public Engagement

•Results shared at (2) public outreach Results shared at (2) public outreach workshops – one in each countyworkshops – one in each county– Include all stakeholdersInclude all stakeholders

•Present Recommendations to GLOW Present Recommendations to GLOW Council, Stakeholders, Local OfficialsCouncil, Stakeholders, Local Officials

Post Project OpportunitiesPost Project Opportunities

• Include this project in research related Include this project in research related programs, and potentially bring additional programs, and potentially bring additional funding to the project for things such as:funding to the project for things such as:

– Installation and analysis of additional Installation and analysis of additional measurement technologiesmeasurement technologies

– Additional studies such as avian field studies Additional studies such as avian field studies and/or marine studiesand/or marine studies

– Additional public education efforts. Additional public education efforts.

•Present to MPSC and explore which Present to MPSC and explore which opportunities would be pursued by the opportunities would be pursued by the Project Team and/or Michigan state agencies Project Team and/or Michigan state agencies or authorities.or authorities.

•Deliverable: list of available grant and Deliverable: list of available grant and funding opportunities. funding opportunities.

Overall Project ProductsOverall Project Products

• SWP will provide:SWP will provide:– Results of the project studiesResults of the project studies– Test dataTest data– Detailed technical reportDetailed technical report– Summary for the general public. Summary for the general public.

•Details on the impact the project had on Details on the impact the project had on advancing the deployment of offshore wind advancing the deployment of offshore wind technologies technologies

More InformationMore Information

Carl Lindquist, Executive DirectorCarl Lindquist, Executive Director

Superior Watershed PartnershipSuperior Watershed Partnership

carl@superiorwatersheds.orgcarl@superiorwatersheds.org

(906) 228-6095 Ext. 14 (906) 228-6095 Ext. 14