Seeking private grant for research (copy to grantor) needed to apply for Fed Grant to develop plan.
Management Council:
Paul Johnston CPA, Project Management Consultant, Overland Park KS
Tucker Johnston, Research and Design Manager, Lenexa KS
Amy Reitkopf, Public Relations Liaison, New York NY
Technical Guidance:
Wind Applications Center
Kansas State University, Manhattan KS
In regard to Kansas wind energy production, more than half of the state of Kansas has "Mean Annual Wind Power Density at 70 meters"
that falls in classes ranging from
NREL class 4 (very good) to class 6 (excellent.) To demonstrate how far Kansas is behind in wind power development,
the state of Texas has more than 10 times the number of operational wind turbines as Kansas and yet the areas of
Kansas that are in class 4 or higher are comparable to that of Texas. This rare potential for wind energy development in Kansas needs
an integrated management planning and achievement program which we intend to develop upon the receipt of funding for this project.
The most important tool available to determine the best location of wind projects that can produce the lowest cost
per megawatt (MW) of power is referred to as Wind Power Density (WPD.) It is a calculation relating to the effective
force of the wind at a particular location, frequently expressed in terms of the elevation above ground level over a
period of time. It takes into account velocity and mass. Color coded maps are prepared for a particular area describing, for example,
"Mean Annual Wind Power Density at 70 Meters." The results of the above calculation are used in an index developed by the
National Renewable Energy Lab and referred to as "NREL CLASS." The larger the WPD calculation the higher it is rated by class.
Kansas Wind Energy Project will have access, at no cost, to the long standing planning and achievement management tools developed over the years by
divisions of Affiliated Atlantic & Western Group Inc.
The objectives of this project are as follows: Prompt Kansas wind energy development would demonstrate the true potential of wind energy production in America.
1. To determine why Kansas is so far behind Texas, Iowa and Colorado in the number of operational wind turbines
since Kansas has a comparable amount of high density wind power at 70 meters above ground level.
2. To determine what maximum possible wind power energy production could be achieved in Kansas.
3. To evaluate high voltage long distance electrical grid design.
4. To obtain Federal grant funds to develop the achievement plan.
5. To construct a milestone oriented goal achievement program on a time-line.