Grant Extension #1
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
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The 2007 University of Illinois Master Plan includes a composting site on the South Farms Master Plan map.
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.
Engineers and Architects PC (EAPC) created a noise map on November 9, 2006.
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.
Illinois Department of Natural Resources Consultation Agency Action Report was received by the university on May 18, 2006.
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:
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...
Navigant Consulting Inc completed the feasibility study for the wind energy project.
Main points from the Navigant Consulting Inc's wind study:
The Student Sustainability Committee (SSC) posted this project summary online in September 2005. University Proposal to Illinois Clean Energy Community Foundation (ICECF) for Turbine Purchase
The wind farm project at the South Farms was approved by Steve Rugg in the first week of September. He approved the request for $5.7 million to install three wind turbines at the proposed site.
Breakdown of $5.7 million: $300,000 would come from the student fees, $2,000,000 grant from ICECF (proposed), and the rest would be covered by the University.
Inside Illinois published an article about power production from wind turbines on campus: "Campus moves toward supplementing power with wind turbines" -- https://web.archive.org/web/20101204131410/http://news.illinois.edu/ii/0...
In July 2005, the University's Facilities and Services division filed a $2 million grant request for the installation of three wind turbines at the South Farms location.
South Farms were selected as the location for the wind farm. This selection was based on several factors because the wind farm had to be at least 20,000 feet away from the nearest airport (Willard Airport). Other reasons included noise impacts, shadow flicker effect to the nearest houses, and being away from the campus, etc.
Facilities and Services at the U of I was considering the installation of one to three wind turbine generators at the South Farms, which would help augment power generated by Abbott Power Plant.
Last week of June 2005, the proposed site for the wind farm project was informally presented by the UI liaison to the officials with the cities of Champaign and Urbana, the village of Savoy, and the Champaign county. However, the city representatives expressed a few initial concerns regarding the proposed site for the turbines.
In June 2005, Navigant Consulting Inc was hired by the University of Illinois to do a feasibility study, which would include
By the end of the Spring-2005 semester, $300,000 was accumulated and set aside for the wind energy project on campus by the Student Sustainability Committee (SSC).
In May 2005, the University of Illinois received the funding proposal from the Navigant Consulting Inc for the feasibility study of the wind farm and wind energy project.
In January 2005, the Student Sustainability Committee (SSC) for Sustainable Campus Environment announced the wind turbine project for the installation of three wind turbines on the university campus.
In June of 2003, University of Illinois became the first university in the state of Illinois to implement a student fee to support renewable energy projects when the UI Board of Trustees approved the student committee's proposal of $2-per-semester fee for clean energy projects. It was expected to generate $140,000-$160,000 per year, depending on student enrollment, which could be used as the seed money for the wind energy project. The funds would be allocated through a new committee called the Student Sustainability Committee (SSC).