WINDY LAND OWNERS

SYMPOSIUM

10/17/09

Alternative Energy Institute

WEST TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY

WINDY LAND OWNERS1:30 Hallmark Welcome

1:35 Nelson Overview Wind Farms; World, US, TX, NM, OK

1:45 Carr Wind Resource

2:05 Starcher Steps for Wind Farm Development

2:25 Christopher Wind Farm, Installation & Operation

2:45 Nelson Future: ERCOT & SPP

3:00 Break

3:20 Nelson Economics of Wind Farms: Installation, Land Owner, Sales, Other

3:40 Etheredge Land Owner Issues

4:00 Starcher Contracts, Consultation

4:30 Questions and Answers

POWER and ENERGYPower; size of generator, kilowatts (kW),

megawatts (MW), wind turbine spec (rated power, rated wind speed)

1 horsepower = 0.75 kW

Energy, Work; electric, kilowatt hours (kWh) or megawatt hours (MWh)

power = energy/time or energy = power*time

Capacity Factor (CF) = average power/rated power (by year or quarter)

WIND FARMSWORLD (2008) 120,000 MW

# turbines 120,000

Energy/yr 3*108 MWh

UNITED STATES (2008) 25,000 MW

(Sep 2009) # MW

TEXAS 6101 9146

NEW MEXICO 469 596

OKLAHOMA 429 708

WORLD WIND

WIND INSTALLED, MW

TEXAS WIND FARMS