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Links
I. Grid-Connect Inverters
SMA-America Inverters:
ARE's
grid-connect wind generators utilize SMA Windy
Boy inverters (2500U
& 6000U).
ARE
is a distributor of SMA products, including solar inverters.
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II. Wind Maps (North America & Worldwide)
The U.S. Dept. of Energy's
"Wind & Hydropower Technologies Program"
provides wind maps of most U.S. states:
The
National Renewable Energy Laboratory's
(NREL)
"Wind Energy Resource Atlas of the United States"
provides wind maps of U.S. states and regions:
Canadian Wind Energy Atlas
provides highly
interactive wind maps
of Canada and Canadian provinces:
WindData.com
provides wind
maps of countries throughout the world:
First
Look Wind Resource Map from 3 Tier Group
provides wind
maps of United States at 20, 50 & 80 meters:
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III. Renewable
Energy Financial Incentives, Grants
Database of State
Initiatives for Renewable Energy (DSIRE)
is
a "comprehensive source of information on state, local, utility, and
selected federal incentives that promote renewable energy":
U.S. Dept. of Agriculture's 2002 Farm Bill
Initiative
- "Renewable Energy & Energy Efficiency Program"
provides information on USDA grants "available for eligible agricultural
producers and rural small businesses to purchase renewable energy systems
and make energy improvements":
The Energy Trust of Oregon
is an organization funded by "Public Purpose Funds" which supports
Oregon renewable energy and energy efficiency projects through grants.
U.S. Dept. of Agriculture's 2002 Farm Bill
Initiative
- "Renewable Energy & Energy Efficiency Program"Oregon Link:
IV. Renewable Energy Training, Periodicals, Info
Solar Energy
International
(SEI)
in Carbondale, CO,
offers hands-on workshops and online courses for a variety of renewable
technologies, mostly held in Carbondale, Colorado:
The Midwest Renewable Energy
Association (MREA)
in
Custer, WI-
"a
nonprofit network for...renewable energy and energy efficiency"
- provides renewable technologies courses, mostly held in Wisconsin:
The North Carolina Small Wind
Initiative (SWI),
associated with Appalachian State University
near
Boone, NC. "Making use of the unique Small Wind Research and
Demonstration Faciltiy, the SWI holds workshops for all levels of interest
on the 'ins-and-outs' of small-scale wind power":
www.wind.appstate.edu
The
Sustainable Living Institute (SLI)
in
Hopland, CA,
provides
"hands-on
workshops on renewable energy, ecological design, sustainable living
practices and alternative construction techniques like strawbale, cob, and
bamboo":
Home Power Magazine
- "The Hands-On
Journal of Home-Made Power":
Wind Energy Basics
and other educational wind-related books written by Paul Gipe:
RenewableEnergyAccess.com
provides a comprehensive news and information source for renewable energy:
Windustry
is
a non-profit organization working to increase wind energy
opportunities for rural landowners and communities by providing technical
support and creating tools for analysis:
U.S.
Dept. of Energy Office of Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy (EERE)
website
provides state-specific news and information about renewable energy
activities and partnerships:
www.eere.energy.gov/states/state_information.cfm
The National Renewable Energy
Laboratories (NREL)
conducts research on renewable energy technologies:
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V. North American Wind Energy Associations
American Wind Energy
Association (AWEA):
Canadian Wind Energy
Association (CANWEA) / Association Canadienne de l'Énergie Éolienne:
VI.
Wind Generator Comparisons
"Wind
Power" articles from Home Power Magazine,
including the "Apples & Oranges 2002" article written by Mick Sagrillo,
which compares commercially available residential wind energy equipment:
Michael Klemen's
wind generators test site
compares wind generator production between several manufacturers:
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VII. AWP-Related
Links
Live data monitoring on an AWP grid-connect system in Texas
(maintained by Chuck Wright Consulting, LLC):
cwc-das.com/meters/nelson_meters.html
Homepage of
Hugh Piggott
(designer of the
AWP-3.6)
and Scoraig Wind Electric:
Homepage of
African
Wind Power
(AWP)
for inquiries in Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, or South America:
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