On-site 3D Concrete Printing for Next-Generation Low-Cost Wind Plants
Summary
SCH Number
2020060339
Public Agency
California Energy Commission
Document Title
On-site 3D Concrete Printing for Next-Generation Low-Cost Wind Plants
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
6/17/2020
Document Description
The purpose of this agreement is to manufacture, demonstrate, and test wind tower sections and offshore wind energy components using an onsite three-dimensional concrete printed (3DCP) manufacturing process and design.
Contact Information
Name
Silvia Palma-Rojas
Agency Name
California Energy Commission
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Name
Agency Name
Jason Cotrell, dba RCAM Technologies
Contact Types
Project Applicant
Location
Cities
Corona, Irvine
Counties
Orange, Riverside
Other Location Info
22740 Temescal Canyon Rd Corona 92883 Riverside
Uc Irvine, Engineering Laboratory Facility 141 Irvine 92697
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Cal. Code Regs., tit 14, § 15301
Reasons for Exemption
California Code Regs., tit 14, section 15301 exempts the operation, repair, maintenance, permitting, leasing, licensing, or minor alteration of existing public or private structures, facilities, mechanical equipment, or topographical features, involving negligible or no expansion of existing or former use. The project involves design, engineering, and economic analyses of concrete wind turbine tower designs and manufacturing. Prototype concrete tower sections (5-meter height and 2-meter diameter) will be fabricated using a robotic arm and 3D printer and will then be tested at an existing research testing civil engineering laboratory or manufacturing facility. The proposed project will have no significant effect on the environment and will involve negligible or no expansion of current or former use of the existing facilities and is therefore exempt.
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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