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