Wind turbine fact sheet
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In December 2008, Facilities and Services published a fact sheet for the wind turbine project.
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News article about Wind turbine proposal
Associated Project(s):Daily Illini published an article about wind turbine proposal: "Sustainability Committee struggles to pass wind turbine proposal" -- http://dailyillini.com/news/2008/10/23/sustainability-committee-struggle...
Attached Files:ICECF Grant Approval for Single Turbine
Associated Project(s):In May 2008, ICECF approved the university's request to build only one wind turbine instead of three because of insufficient funding (based on estimates from GE Wind Energy proposal).
Attached Files:Student support
Associated Project(s):In February 2008, the students leaders in the environment movement wrote letters to the Provost Linda Katehi, Chancellor Robert Herman, and Facilities and Services Administration, Dr. John Dempsey. These letters were signed by the student leaders and expressed their excitement and support to the project.
Attached Files:Electrical Utility Estimate
Associated Project(s):In December 2007, Electrical Utility Estimate was performed by the engineers of ITG - Henneman Engineering, Inc.
Attached Files:Estimates from GE proposal
Associated Project(s):The project proposal was received from GE Wind Energy on September 10th 2007, and opened on September 16th 2007. According to the proposal, the estimate for construction is a range of $11.4 million to $12.6 million and for the total project budget would be $12.1 million to $13.4 million.
Also, GE Wind Energy proposal stated an October 1, 2007 expiration date! This estimate infers that the university's current budget ($5.7 million) is enough to build only one turbine.
Proposal from GE
Associated Project(s):GE Wind Energy were the only ones who would quote the University of Illinois. (Vistas said they were not taking orders for anything less than 30 MW, however, the UI project was for only 4.5 MW)
GE could not meet the August 16th deadline and therefore, the university extended the deadline to September 20th. The university received GE's proposal on September 10th. However, GE quoted the turbines to be delivered by late 2009 or early 2010.
EAPC Final Report received
Associated Project(s):We received the final report from EAPC, regarding the proposed wind turbines.
Attached Files:News article about UI efforts towards energy conservation
Associated Project(s):In June 2007, the News-Gazette published the article "UI making concerted effort to conserve energy".
Attached Files:Request for Proposal #1
Associated Project(s):On June 20, 2007, campus released a Request for Proposal for the UIUC south campus wind turbine project.
Attached Files:Geotechnical Study
Associated Project(s):Midwest Engineering Services, Inc. completed a geotechnical exploration for three proposed wind turbines to determine and evaluate the subsurface conditions and to establish related parameters for use by the design engineers.
Sustainable Campus Environment Fee
Associated Project(s):The Chancellor at Urbana recommends for approval of a refundable $5-per-semester Sustainable Campus Environment fee, effective fiscal year 2008, based on a student referendum held on March 6 and 7, 2007. This is in addition to the $2 per-semester fee approved in 2003.
Grant Extension #1
Associated Project(s):Illinois Clean Energy Community Foundation grant extension:
- ICECF accepts the extension of the grant period
- Grant period is now 11/1/2005 through 6/30/2009
Attached Files:Master Plan includes Composting Site
Associated Project(s):The 2007 University of Illinois Master Plan includes a composting site on the South Farms Master Plan map.
Negotiation with ACES
Associated Project(s):In December 2006, Facilities and Services held a meeting with College of ACES to negotiate the location of the towers. ACES's approval was required for the FAA submit.
Noise Map
Associated Project(s):Engineers and Architects PC (EAPC) created a noise map on November 9, 2006.
Attached Files:EAPC hired to develop construction documents
Associated Project(s):The UI Board of Trustees approved hiring a North Dakota company, Engineers Architects PC, to develop plans for building three wind turbines on the UI's South Farms. The UI will pay the North Dakota firm, Engineers Architects PC, $87,500 to design the project and prepare construction documents, plus $24,000 in additional fees. Reimbursable expenses are not to exceed $46,000.
Attached Files:Illinois Department of Natural Resources Consultation Agency Action Report
Associated Project(s):Illinois Department of Natural Resources Consultation Agency Action Report was received by the university on May 18, 2006.
Attached Files:ICECF Grant Award
Associated Project(s):Illinois Clean Energy Community Foundation (ICECF) grant that was filed in September 2005, was approved. On December 1st, 2005, the university received the grant award notification with following main points:
- Illinois Clean Energy Community Foundation awards a grant of up to $2,000,000 to the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign for the Installation of 3 Wind Turbines (4.5MW) on Campus South Farms.
- Grant is to be used during the period of November 1, 2005 through August 31, 2007.
Attached Files:Article regarding renewable energy on campus
Associated Project(s):Inside Illinois published an article about renewable energy's prospect on campus: "Wind turbines, solar power to bring renewable energy" -- https://web.archive.org/web/20101206114603/http://news.illinois.edu/ii/0...
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