The Mid-Atlantic Renewable Energy Association is offering a wind turbine installation class, July 9-12, at the Kempton Community Center.
Members of the association recently placed the foundation for the tower at the Kempton Community Recreation Center and the concrete is now curing for the July installation of a Skystream wind turbine.

This presentation from the U.S. Dept. of Energy goes through the importance of tower height in small wind energy.

Click here to download a PDF version of this presentation from the USDoE website. 

Mark your calendars for the 2008 Small Wind Power Conference in Stevens Point, WIsconsin at the Holiday Inn Convention Center. The Conference will be held just prior to the Midwest Renewable Energy Association's Energy Fair (June 20-22, 2008).

The Small Wind Power Conference is hosted by the Midwest Renewable Energy Association.

The South Dakota Public Utilities Commission will host an interconnection workshop March 18-19, 2008, in Pierre. The workshop will be held at the Kings Inn Hotel and Conference Center, 110 E. Sioux Ave. This will be the first of several workshops designed to develop a statewide best practices model for connecting small generating facilities to the electric grid.

"Neighbors Powering Community" is the theme of the tenth annual SolWest Renewable Energy Fair July 25-27, 2008 at the Grant County Fairgrounds in John Day, OR. Admission includes over 50 free workshops on both off-grid and grid-intertied renewable energy (RE) and sustainable living topics. A pre-fair workshop will install a grid-intertied solar backup power system.

On Thursday, January 17th, 2008 at 1:00 pm EST the American Solar Energy Society’s Small Wind Division will host the first in a series of webinars on zoning for small wind. This webinar will offer interested small wind installers, potential buyers, advocates, and decision-makers, and others the opportunity to learn about issues related to the zoning of small wind systems (up to 100 kW).

This session focused on providing practical information and advice on addressing barriers to home and farm wind projects. Topics include: when and how to approach local boards and state agencies to secure permits, how to build support for your installation, and tips on working with your installer and utility to interconnect your wind system.

Topics in this session included: choosing the right equipment, new vs. refurbished turbines, questions to ask before you buy, and what to expect from an installer.

Moderator: Brian Antonich, Small Wind Program Analyst, Windustry

Speakers:

This publication was released by Farmer's Legal Action Group in August 2007. According to the FLAG website, "This book serves as a guide to the many legal issues faced by farmers and rural landowners who seek to develop wind energy projects.

October 20 & 21, 2007, Western North Carolina Renewable Energy Initiative Research & Demonstration Facility, Beech Mountain, NC. Participants will learn the basics of residential wind systems from the world's leading manufacturer of small wind turbines.