Boise State University
THE WAC’S WAC
DOE WIND APPLICATION CENTER
Wind Application Center
y Department of Energy, Wind Powering America
Program
y Multiple Components
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Wind for Schools
Engineering Curricula
Outreach and Information Clearinghouse
Energy Research
Wind For Schools
y Work with Science and Math teachers in middle and
high schools throughout Idaho
y Work through the process of installing a SkystreamTM
wind turbine at the school
y Wireless data communication used in the classrooms
y BSU Engineering students coordinate the process
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Several graduates working in the wind industry
Wind for Schools
•4 Schools to date
•4 schools this summer
Wind in the Classroom
INL maintains a site documenting
turbine performance at all the
Wind for Schools installations.
Engineering the Wind
y Boise State offers opportunities for engineering
students
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Renewable Energy elective (with treatment of wind energy and
site assessment)
Senior capstone design projects (with wind industry partners)
Internships with Wind for Schools program
Currently 12 Boise State grads working in the wind industry
(that we know of)
Wind-Related Research at Boise State
y DOE-funded wind turbine technology research
(concluded)
y BPA-funded forecasting grant (concluded)
y Currently pursuing funding on grid integration
technology
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Forecasting, Energy Storage and Smart Grid
Typical Results from BPA work
Resources