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October 2010 Idaho’s Emerging Green Industry Presented by Jennifer Verdon. Idaho’s Green Industry. Renewable Energy Market Potential (Wind, Solar and Bio Energy) Transmission and Infrastructure Government Initiatives PURPA Idaho’s Innovative Resources. Overview: Idaho’s Green Industry. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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October 2010
Idaho’s Emerging Green Industry
Presented by Jennifer Verdon
Idaho’s Green Industry
• Renewable Energy Market Potential(Wind, Solar and Bio Energy)
• Transmission and Infrastructure
• Government Initiatives
• PURPA
• Idaho’s Innovative Resources
Overview: Idaho’s Green Industry
• Renewable Energy Market Potential– Hydro– Geothermal– Wind– Solar– Bio Energy
Wind
Market Potential
U.S. Wind Installations
Idaho has the 13th best wind power potential in the U.S.
U.S. Wind Power Potential
Wind Power Capacity
Wind power capacity nearly doubled in Idaho from 2008 to 2009.
Industry Needs
“The wind power industry is facing shortages of wind turbine components, as demand for wind power continues to increase in the U.S. and worldwide.”
Randall SwisherExecutive Director
American Wind Energy Association
Identified Sites 18,192 MW
Advanced Planning 1,462 MW
Signed Power Contract 199 MW
Under Construction 276 MW
Operating 147 MW
Idaho Wind Power Status
Recent Wind Developments in Idaho
•Exergy Development Group and GE Financial Services – 11 wind farms valued at nearly $500 million
•Ridgeline Energy and BP Wind Energy – 124.5 megawatts
•American Wind Group and Renaissance Engineering & Design – 60 megawatts
Idaho’s companies involved in crucial stages of the supply chain
•AMET-precision welding equipment for tower construction
•Premier Technology – manufacturer with ability to create design-to-deliver projects
•Nordic Windpower-blade construction
•Pavilion Energy Resources and Partners – to build wind turbine manufacturing facility
•LA Aluminum Casting Company – produces wind turbine parts •Power Engineers - electrical distribution
•Renaissance Engineering - construction management and site evaluation
Solar
Market Potential
Annual Installed (Grid Connected) PV Capacity
Source: Interstate Renewable Energy Council, July 2009
Renewable Energy: Solar
Idaho is close to the demand
Average Annual Solar Insolation
City kWh/m2 Difference
Boise 1,641
Seattle, WA 1,237 -25% Less
Vienna, Austria 1,150 -30% Less
Medford, OR 1,619 -1% Same
Nashville, TN 1,472 -10% Less
Albuquerque, NM 2,008 22% More
Source: NASA Surface meteorology and Solar Energy: Ground Site Data
Solar Resource Comparison
Estimated Number of PV Systems in Idaho (220 Watts or Larger)
Idaho’s companies involved in crucial stages of the supply chain
•Hoku Scientific•Video Clip
•Inovus Solar
•Micron Technology•Transform Solar
•LA Aluminum Casting Company•Sun
Bio Energy
Market Potential
Bio Fuel Trends in the US
Source: Energy Information Agency (EIA)
Bio Fuel Trends in the US
Source: Energy Information Agency (EIA)
Overview of Bio Fuels in Idaho
• EthanolIdaho offers a multitude of sources for the ethanol production.(Grains, Woody BiomassCellulosic, Sugars (Beet Pulp))
Feedstock for Idaho’s agricultural sector
Overview of Bio Fuels in Idaho
• BiodieselUniversity of Idaho – 30 years of research experience• Canola• Mustard
Meal & Glycerol (Byproduct) Uses
• Cattle feed• Green Fertilizer• Food Products
Idaho’s companies involved in crucial stages of the supply chain
•PACIFIC ETHANOL
•IDAHO SUSTAINABLE ENERGY
•PLEASANT VALLEY BIOFUELS
•THE NEW ENERGY COMPANY *
•DYNAMIS ENERGY *
Transmission and Infrastructure
Idaho’sStrategic Energy MarketLocation
Idaho’sStrategic DistributionLocation
Transportation Infrastructure
Boise
Sandpoint
Coeur d’Alene
Moscow
Lewiston
Grangeville
Idaho Falls
Pocatello
Twin Falls
Sun Valley
• Highways: • Rail Roads:• Airports • Port of Lewiston
Government Initiatives
Aggressive Performance-Based Incentives
• 3% Investment Tax Credit– New/used depreciable property (machinery, equipment) used
in Idaho– Credit can offset up to 50% state income tax liability and may
be carried forward up to 14 years
• 5% Research and Development Tax Credit carried forward up to 14 years
• “Idaho Business Advantage” – enhanced tax incentives on investment, real property development, property taxes and new job creation tax credits
Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act (PURPA)
Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (PURPA)
• More than any other single federal law, PURPA made possible renewable energy development in Idaho and the nation.
• Small power producers meeting specific criteria are guaranteed purchase and interconnection. (Regulated Utilities are required to buy independent power.)
PURPA Continued
• Administered by the FERC (Federal)• Administered by the PUC (State)• Allows “Qualifying Facility” to Sell Power to the
Utility • Price Paid is the “Avoided Cost”
Renewable Energy Plants in Surrounding States Sell Power to Idaho Because of High Avoided Cost
Rates.
Idaho’s Innovative Resources
Idaho’s Innovative Resources
•Center of Advanced Energy Studies•Universities•Idaho National Lab•Private Sector
•Idaho Office of Energy Resources
•Greenhouse
•Center for Energy Efficiency Research
Benefits of Alternative Energy Research and Development in Idaho
• Potential partnerships with Idaho National Laboratory and access to network of U.S. labs focusing on alternative energy
• Facilities available to test new products and technologies
• College and professional programs in place to train wind and alternative energy professionals
• Boise State University is one of only six Wind Application Centers in the United States
Technology R&D Leadership
• #1 Patents Per Capita: Forbes.com, May 2009
• High Tech firms employ more than 37,000 people earning Idaho the 10th highest ratio of high tech workers in the country
• Idaho had the 13th most investment in R&D in 2008 (AEA 2008)
• Idaho has the 6th best innovation capacity in the nation
(Kauffman Foundation/Information Technology & Innovation Foundation, 2007)
Governor C.L. “Butch” Otter
Department of Commerce
700 W. State St.
P.O. Box 83720
Boise, Idaho
83720-0093
P: (800) 842-5858
F: (208) 334-2631
www.commerce.idaho.gov
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