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Wind for Schools announces deadline for applicationsKansas The Kansas Rural Center and Kansas Wind Applications Center at Kansas State University announce the second deadline for Wind for Schools proposals is April 1. From these applications, five rural schools will be selected to install 1.9 kW wind turbines in order to encourage integration of renewable energy education in their K-12 science curriculum. Dan Nagengast executive director of KRC and coordinator for Wind for Schools, said the program gives "each school a leg up in science education, engineering, and math." "Kids 'get' the concept of renewable energy and they understand that wind and solar will be the energy sources during their lifetimes," he said. The criteria used for evaluation of applicant schools, include the following: a wind classification of class 3 or better; a high and open site; community awareness and desire; administrative support at the school, and science teacher(s) willing and able to incorporate the turbine into school curriculum (with assistance). The project will install the Southwest Windpower Skystream 3.7, a 1.9 kW turbine suitable for residential use. With a blade diameter of just over 12 feet, the Skystream typically generates $300 to $400 worth of electricity in a year. The Skystream is the first wind generator with the controls and invertor built into the turbine. For more information on the Skystream, visit the Southwest Windpower site at http://www.skystreamenergy.com/skystream/ The program, supported by the National Renewable Energy Center Laboratory, started in 2007 with five schools across Kansas. Nagengast said all the preliminary study has been done for the schools selected last year. "Three of the five schools selected last summer are in the process of ordering their turbines now. We hope to see them spinning by spring," he said. For more information on the Wind for Schools project, for application criteria or for proposal format, please see the http://www.eece.ksu.edu/psg/wac/. Please contact Ruth Miller at 785-532-4596 or rdmiller@ksu.edu; or Dan Nagengast at 785-748-0959 or nagengast@earthlink.net. 3/17/08 Date: 3/13/08
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