
PPT Development
Overview
The PPT Development page serves as your hub for learning about the tools, software, and key concepts that are central to our team’s success. Here, you’ll find videos and resources to help you build your expertise and fully leverage the tools available at One Power.
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Concepts
Airspace FAA & ODOT Process
This video provides a detailed overview of the steps involved in submitting wind energy projects to the FAA and ODOT. It explains the necessary approvals, regulations, and procedures to ensure compliance with airspace and transportation guidelines, ensuring that wind projects meet all federal and state safety requirements.
Blade Inspections
This video explores the development of One Power’s blade inspection program, detailing the logistics involved in conducting inspections, the reporting process, and how actionable steps are created. It also highlights the advantages and challenges of managing blade inspections in-house.
Electric Utilities
This video provides an overview of the electric utilities landscape in Ohio. It covers essential background information on the industry, explains billing basics, and breaks down the differences between IOU billing and co-op/municipal billing. The video also includes specific notes on One Power’s billing processes.
Financial Modeling
This video on financial modeling provides an overview of the key components involved in modeling wind energy projects. It covers topics such as project modeling, land costs, available incentives, the pricing meeting process, and important report deliverables.
Initial Evaluations
This provides an overview of One Power’s Initial Evaluation process, showcasing an IE flowchart and highlighting changes to the evaluation procedures. It also illustrates the difference between ideal customers and those who may pose challenges.
LiDAR/Glinda/Instrumentation
This video introduces the instruments and equipment that One Power utilizes for its wind energy projects. It covers tools like LiDAR and the Glinda wind monitor, highlighting their roles in data collection and analysis.
Production Reports
This video explains the process of putting together production reports. It covers pulling SCADA data, running reports, reading meter data, downtime/availability, fleet summaries, and sending reports.
Airspace FAA & ODOT Process
This video provides a detailed overview of the steps involved in submitting wind energy projects to the FAA and ODOT. It explains the necessary approvals, regulations, and procedures to ensure compliance with airspace and transportation guidelines, ensuring that wind projects meet all federal and state safety requirements.
Blade Inspections
This video explores the development of One Power’s blade inspection program, detailing the logistics involved in conducting inspections, the reporting process, and how actionable steps are created. It also highlights the advantages and challenges of managing blade inspections in-house.
Electric Utilities
This video provides an overview of the electric utilities landscape in Ohio. It covers essential background information on the industry, explains billing basics, and breaks down the differences between IOU billing and co-op/municipal billing. The video also includes specific notes on One Power’s billing processes.
Financial Modeling
This video on financial modeling provides an overview of the key components involved in modeling wind energy projects. It covers topics such as project modeling, land costs, available incentives, the pricing meeting process, and important report deliverables.
Initial Evaluations
This provides an overview of One Power’s Initial Evaluation process, showcasing an IE flowchart and highlighting changes to the evaluation procedures. It also illustrates the difference between ideal customers and those who may pose challenges.
LiDAR/Glinda/Instrumentation
This video introduces the instruments and equipment that One Power utilizes for its wind energy projects. It covers tools like LiDAR and the Glinda wind monitor, highlighting their roles in data collection and analysis.
Production Reports
This video explains the process of putting together production reports. It covers pulling SCADA data, running reports, reading meter data, downtime/availability, fleet summaries, and sending reports.
Tools/Software
ArcGIS Screening Procedures
This brief video provides a step-by-step guide on navigating project folders and locating essential templates.
Exceedance Tutorial
This video provides an overview of how to use the Exceedance software system, guiding users through its key features and functionalities. It covers how to input data, generate reports, and utilize the software to support decision-making in wind energy projects, helping to streamline operations and improve performance tracking.
How to Download LiDAR Data
The “How to Download LiDAR Data” video provides step-by-step instructions for downloading data from a LiDAR device. It covers software installation, establishing a connection to the device, checking functionality, downloading and extracting data files, and compiling the information into an Excel workbook.
MAIS: How to Extract/Analyze MERRA2 WS/WD/Press. Data
This video provides a tutorial on using the MAIS tool to extract data such as wind speed, wind direction, temperature, and pressure from MERRA2.
MAIS: How to Extract MERRA2 Cloud Cover Data
This tutorial shows how to use the MAIS tool to extract cloud cover data.
MAIS: How to Validate Swiss Re Data & Calculate Insurance Settlements
This tutorial shows how to use MAIS to analyze insurance settlements.
MET Data Filtering Tool
This video provides a tutorial on using the tool to process and analyze raw meteorological tower data. It covers importing and formatting the data, applying various filtering settings, and generating tables and plots for analysis.
Representatives/Effective TI Calculator Tool
This video provides a step-by-step tutorial on using the TI Calculator tool to calculate ambient and representative turbulence intensity (TI). It explains the tool’s location, inputting data, and analyzing it using the Excel-based calculator.
Sketchup 101
The Sketchup 101 video provides a basic introduction to SketchUp, a 3D modeling software. The video covers topics such as maneuvering within SketchUp, using different tools like the drawing tool and push/pull tool, selecting and deleting objects, drawing shapes, attaching shapes together, applying materials to objects, and modifying existing models.
TAILS Tutorial
This video provides a detailed guide on using the TAILS software for conducting wake, ice, and shadow flicker studies. It explains how to fill out input text files, edit BAT files, and input data into Excel.
Windfarmer Analyst: Raw Time Series to P90
This video is a recording of a webinar on wind farm modeling and wind resource assessments. It covers topics such as direction reconstruction, wind speed reconstruction, shear model setup, long-term adjustment, and the Monte Carlo net energy model.
Downloading Sound Meter Data
This video provides a step-by-step guide on how to access and download sound meter data. It walks through the process of connecting to the sound meter device, extracting the relevant data, and formatting it for analysis.
ArcGIS Screening Procedures
This brief video provides a step-by-step guide on navigating project folders and locating essential templates.
Exceedance Tutorial
This video provides an overview of how to use the Exceedance software system, guiding users through its key features and functionalities. It covers how to input data, generate reports, and utilize the software to support decision-making in wind energy projects, helping to streamline operations and improve performance tracking.
How to Download LiDAR Data
The “How to Download LiDAR Data” video provides step-by-step instructions for downloading data from a LiDAR device. It covers software installation, establishing a connection to the device, checking functionality, downloading and extracting data files, and compiling the information into an Excel workbook.
Initial Evaluation Overview
This video explains the importance of Initial Evaluations in assessing potential projects and customers. It discusses why One Power does them, what they include, where you can find them, and what happens after they are completed.
MAIS: How to Extract/Analyze MERRA2 WS/WD/Press. Data
This video provides a tutorial on using the MAIS tool to extract data such as wind speed, wind direction, temperature, and pressure from MERRA2.
MAIS: How to Extract MERRA2 Cloud Cover Data
This tutorial shows how to use the MAIS tool to extract cloud cover data.
MAIS: How to Validate Swiss Re Data & Calculate Insurance Settlements
This tutorial shows how to use MAIS to analyze insurance settlements.
MCP Tool Demo
This video provides a tutorial on using the MCP Tool to estimate long-term wind speed and direction at a target site. The demo covers three main steps: importing and converting data, selecting the MCP method and defining parameters, and running the analysis.
MET Data Filtering Tool
This video provides a tutorial on using the tool to process and analyze raw meteorological tower data. It covers importing and formatting the data, applying various filtering settings, and generating tables and plots for analysis.
Representatives/Effective TI Calculator Tool
This video provides a step-by-step tutorial on using the TI Calculator tool to calculate ambient and representative turbulence intensity (TI). It explains the tool’s location, inputting data, and analyzing it using the Excel-based calculator.
Sketchup 101
The Sketchup 101 video provides a basic introduction to SketchUp, a 3D modeling software. The video covers topics such as maneuvering within SketchUp, using different tools like the drawing tool and push/pull tool, selecting and deleting objects, drawing shapes, attaching shapes together, applying materials to objects, and modifying existing models.
Sketchup 201
The SketchUp 201 video offers a tutorial on using SketchUp for more advanced modeling, including geolocation. It covers adding geolocation, editing axes, drawing and modifying shapes, and applying materials.
TAILS Tutorial
This video provides a detailed guide on using the TAILS software for conducting wake, ice, and shadow flicker studies. It explains how to fill out input text files, edit BAT files, and input data into Excel.
Windfarmer Analyst: Raw Time Series to P90
This video is a recording of a webinar on wind farm modeling and wind resource assessments. It covers topics such as direction reconstruction, wind speed reconstruction, shear model setup, long-term adjustment, and the Monte Carlo net energy model.
Downloading Sound Meter Data
This video provides a step-by-step guide on how to access and download sound meter data. It walks through the process of connecting to the sound meter device, extracting the relevant data, and formatting it for analysis.
Website Uses
Microwave Links Pt. 1
This video provides a tutorial on how to search the FCC database for microwave links relevant to a project. It explains navigating the FCC website, searching for fixed point-to-point microwave links by frequency, and identifying the associated licenses and paths.
Microwave Links Pt. 2
This video continues the series on microwave paths by introducing the Fresnel Zone, an ellipsoidal region around the microwave path that contains most of the transmission energy. The video shows how to calculate the second Fresnel zone’s width, using an equation and reference variables. It also demonstrates measuring distances and using an Excel spreadsheet to determine the necessary clearance for wind turbines.
National Pipeline Mapping System (NPMS)
This video provides a tutorial on accessing the NPMS online. It explains how to navigate the website, search for locations, and view pipelines in both map and satellite views.
Notice Criteria Tool
This video provides a tutorial on using the Notice Criteria Tool to assess the feasibility of a wind turbine project at a specific location. It explains how to obtain the company’s address, latitude, longitude, and site elevation using Google Earth and then input this data into the Notice Criteria Tool.
Pulling Property Cards
This video provides a step-by-step guide for retrieving property cards from a specific location. It explains how to determine the property’s county, access the county auditor’s website, and search for property cards by owner.
IPaC
This video offers a step-by-step tutorial on how to pull an IPaC report, which provides a preliminary overview of endangered species in a specific development area. The report is sourced from the United States Fish and Wildlife Service and includes details on potential protected species in the area.
Microwave Links Pt. 1
This video provides a tutorial on how to search the FCC database for microwave links relevant to a project. It explains navigating the FCC website, searching for fixed point-to-point microwave links by frequency, and identifying the associated licenses and paths.
Microwave Links Pt. 2
This video continues the series on microwave paths by introducing the Fresnel Zone, an ellipsoidal region around the microwave path that contains most of the transmission energy. The video shows how to calculate the second Fresnel zone’s width, using an equation and reference variables. It also demonstrates measuring distances and using an Excel spreadsheet to determine the necessary clearance for wind turbines.
National Pipeline Mapping System (NPMS)
This video provides a tutorial on accessing the NPMS online. It explains how to navigate the website, search for locations, and view pipelines in both map and satellite views.
Notice Criteria Tool
This video provides a tutorial on using the Notice Criteria Tool to assess the feasibility of a wind turbine project at a specific location. It explains how to obtain the company’s address, latitude, longitude, and site elevation using Google Earth and then input this data into the Notice Criteria Tool.
Pulling Property Cards
This video provides a step-by-step guide for retrieving property cards from a specific location. It explains how to determine the property’s county, access the county auditor’s website, and search for property cards by owner.
IPaC
This video offers a step-by-step tutorial on how to pull an IPaC report, which provides a preliminary overview of endangered species in a specific development area. The report is sourced from the United States Fish and Wildlife Service and includes details on potential protected species in the area.