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Wind energy discussed
Conference explores Kansas potential for wind power
By Lindsey Hodel
Ihodei@kansan.com
Kansan staff writer
The push toward renewable energy may be getting a second wind in Kansas.
About 250 wind developers, wind energy experts, state representatives and environmentalists gathered Tuesday and yesterday at the Holiday Inn Holidome, 200 McDonald Dr., for the 2002 Wind Energy Conference.
The conference, organized by Lawrence wind energy consulting firm Pinnacle Technology, included sessions on both small and large scale wind energy development.
Wind developers from across the state presented the newest developments in wind energy in Kansas, including the completion of a 170-turbine wind farm in Gray County near Montezuma, Kan. last year.
More development in wind energy would benefit Kansans, said Rep. Tom Sloan (R-Lawrence,) who is the vice-chairman of the Kansas House Utilities Committee. "Wind energy represents energy security in Kansas," Sloan said. "We can use the
energy we have produced ourselves instead of getting it from somewhere else."
Sloan said there had been development in wind energy in the Lawrence area.
"In this area, we are more likely to see small scale wind turbines to meet people's energy needs," he said. "People who live in the western parts of the county have started designing homes using wind power."
Paul White, midwest project director with enXco, is a wind developer interested in building more wind farms in Kansas. White said the development of more wind farms would mean more jobs for Kansans.
"This is one of the leading reasons why wind energy is good for Kansas," he said.
White said some people opposed wind energy because they thought the turbines destroyed the aesthetic value of an area.
"If people don't like the way wind farms look, they won't happen," he said.
University of Kansas students also attended the conference. Rich Mulhern, architecture senator for Student Senate, said he believed wind energy was the best option for energy in Kansas.
"The conference was important because Kansas ranks number one as the state with the most potential for wind energy," he
"We could have a small turbine installed, but the project would need a professor to champion it and endorsement from people in Strong Hall. Right now, it doesn't look likely."
Scott White Assistant scientist at the Kansas Geological Survey
said.
Mulhern, Colorado Springs senior, said the best part about the conference was the large variety of people who came. Everybody from state legislators to Kansas farmers attended, he said.
"I really liked hearing Kansas farmers making good points and making the speakers answer questions on the spot," he said.
Scott White, assistant scientist at the Kansas Geological Survey, said wind energy was still only a possibility for KU's campus.
"We could have a small turbine installed, but the project would need a professor to champion it and endorsement from people in Strong Hall." he said. "Right now, it doesn't look likely."
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