greg price regional director, west march 2010 northern power systems experts in wind power...

Greg Price

Regional Director, West

March 2010

Northern Power Systems

Experts in wind power technology and applications

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Hawaii Renewable Energy Development Venture

Help Hawaii businesses commercialize their renewable energy and efficiency innovations to solve Hawaii’s energy challenges

Created in 2008, funded by DOE

7.5 million in funding for 2009 and 2010

Programs

• Training• Co-investment• Partnership Development

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System Overview

Commercial scale (100kW) off-grid wind/storage energy to power irrigation systems, booster and well pumps for the Hawaiian agricultural community

Scalable and able to run multiple pumps

Provide on demand dispatchable power supply for ag community’s water needs

20-year design life

System housed in a 20ft container less turbine and pumps

2kW PV array mounted on container for power management during periods of no wind

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Prototype System Design

NP100 100kW Wind Turbine

Lithium titanate battery system

4 quadrant grid forming inverters

PLC system controls

Variable speed drive

Irrigation pump

RTU (remote terminal unit)

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System One-Line

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The Team

Gen X Energy Development; Principal Investigator

NexGen; Funding

Site Constructors, Inc.; Construction

Nanotechnologies, Inc.; Battery Storage

Sustainable Automation, Inc.; System Controls

Northern Power System; Wind System

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The Market

Irrigation and water pumping

Military

Foreign Aid

Others?

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The Site

Hawi, Hawai’I

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Contact Information

Gregory Price

Regional Director, West

Northern Power Systems

29 Pitman Road

Barre, VT 05641

(503) 407-9617 Cell

gprice@northernpower.com

www.northernpower.com

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