CX-100055 Categorical Exclusion Determination

Hexcrete Tower for Harvesting Wind Energy at Taller Hub Heights Award Number: DE-EE0006737 CX(s) Applied: A9, B3.6 Date: 09/15/2014 Location(s): IA Office(s): Golden Field Office

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September 15, 2014
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Hexcrete Tower for Harvesting Wind Energy at Taller Hub Heights
Award Number: DE-EE0006737
CX(s) Applied: A9, B3.6
Date:  09/15/2014
Location(s): IA
Office(s): Golden Field Office

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is proposing to provide funding to Iowa State University of Science and Technology (Iowa State) to facilitate widespread deployment of Hexcrete towers for harvesting wind energy at 120 and 140 meter hub heights and reduce Levelized Cost of Energy (LCOE) through research and testing of concrete tower technology.