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Wind Manufacturing & Wind Manufacturing & Business DevelopmentBusiness Development
Kansas National and Kansas National and International OfficesInternational Offices
West Coast Office — Los AngelesWest Coast Office — Los AngelesGreat Lakes Office — ChicagoGreat Lakes Office — ChicagoEast Coast Office — New YorkEast Coast Office — New YorkEurope Office — LondonEurope Office — London
Mexico Office — Mexico CityMexico Office — Mexico CityJapan Office — TokyoJapan Office — TokyoChina Office — BeijingChina Office — Beijing
Wind-Related Manufacturing Wind-Related Manufacturing OpportunitiesOpportunities
Assembly of nacellesAssembly of nacelles Production of bladesProduction of blades Manufacturing of towersManufacturing of towers Component suppliersComponent suppliers Other opportunitiesOther opportunities
Examples of facilities opened or Examples of facilities opened or announced in 2007announced in 2007
LM Glasfiber (blades): Little Rock, ARLM Glasfiber (blades): Little Rock, AR Vestas (blades): Windsor, COVestas (blades): Windsor, CO Acciona (turbines): West Branch, IAAcciona (turbines): West Branch, IA Hendricks Industries (towers): Keokuk, IAHendricks Industries (towers): Keokuk, IA Siemens (blades): Fort Madison, IASiemens (blades): Fort Madison, IA TPI Composites (blades): Newton, IATPI Composites (blades): Newton, IA DMI (towers): Tulsa, OKDMI (towers): Tulsa, OK Molded Fiberglass (blades): Aberdeen, SDMolded Fiberglass (blades): Aberdeen, SD DeWind (assembly): Round Rock, TXDeWind (assembly): Round Rock, TX
Percent of land area estimated to have Class 3 or higher wind power in the contiguous United States
Source: National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Central Geographic LocationCentral Geographic Location
KansasKansas: The Place to do : The Place to do BusinessBusiness Central LocationCentral Location
Transportation InfrastructureTransportation Infrastructure Skilled LaborSkilled Labor Educational InstitutionsEducational Institutions R&D SupportR&D Support IncentivesIncentives Site Location AssistanceSite Location Assistance
U.S. Wind Energy Projects
Kansas ResourcesKansas Resources
•Wind Energy Technology Program – Wind Energy Technology Program – Cloud County Community CollegeCloud County Community College●Wind Energy Technician ApprenticeshipWind Energy Technician Apprenticeship
•Kansas Wind for Schools Kansas Wind for Schools ProgramProgram
•Wind Applications Center – Wind Applications Center – Kansas State UniversityKansas State University
•Blade Research – Wichita Blade Research – Wichita State UniversityState University
KansasKansas: The Place to do : The Place to do BusinessBusiness Central LocationCentral Location
Transportation InfrastructureTransportation Infrastructure Skilled LaborSkilled Labor Educational InstitutionsEducational Institutions R&D SupportR&D Support IncentivesIncentives Site Location AssistanceSite Location Assistance
Critical IssuesCritical IssuesSupport for Wind IndustrySupport for Wind Industry
Available BuildingsAvailable Buildings
TransportationTransportation
IncentivesIncentives
Voluntary RPSVoluntary RPS
1,000 MW by end of 20081,000 MW by end of 2008
Kansas Wind Working GroupKansas Wind Working Group
Kansas Transmission AuthorityKansas Transmission Authority
Training/Education InitiativesTraining/Education Initiatives
Kansas Support for Kansas Support for Wind IndustryWind Industry
Available BuildingsAvailable Buildings
150,000 – 300,000 square feet150,000 – 300,000 square feet
28 – 35 ft. ceiling28 – 35 ft. ceiling
Overhead cranesOverhead cranes
Rail spurRail spur
Additional land for outside storageAdditional land for outside storage
TransportationTransportationOversized ShipmentsOversized Shipments
• Over-dimension ChargesOver-dimension Charges• State PermitsState Permits• Escort ChargesEscort Charges
Rail ServiceRail ServiceHighway AccessHighway AccessBargeBarge
IncentivesIncentivesStandard Manufacturing IncentivesStandard Manufacturing Incentives
Tax AdvantagesTax Advantages
Renewable Energy FundsRenewable Energy Funds
Special LegislationSpecial Legislation
Marketing InitiativesMarketing InitiativesWind Power 2008Wind Power 2008
Kansas Europe OfficeKansas Europe Office
NetworkingNetworking
Building RelationshipsBuilding Relationships
PartnershipPartnership
