Issue No. 37, April 29, 2009 Welcome to the May 2009 issue of the Small Wind Newsletter. If you have trouble with the links in this e-mail message, click here to view the web version of the newsletter. See details on subscribing at the end of the newsletter. Larry Sherwood Editor NEWS TEXAS: Turbine Installed ... Read More
Archive for April, 2009
MASSACHUSETTS: Small Renewables Initiative Guidelines Updated
Wednesday, April 29th, 2009Based on feedback from the January stakeholder meeting, The Small Renewables Initiative (SRI), a program of the Massachusetts Renewable Energy Trust, has issued updated guidelines for the micro wind projects they fund. The $35,000 per project cap has been removed, and an additional $1,000 is now built into the initial rebate for all projects, regardless ... Read More
MASSACHUSETTS: Multiple Installations in Massachusetts!
Tuesday, April 28th, 2009The Bay State is a busy state for small wind installers! Wind turbines were installed recently at an environmental education center in Charlton, as well as on Martha’s Vineyard and a farm on Nantucket. A six-day workshop for installers is planned for May. Northwind 100 kW Installation at Environmental Education Center During the last week ... Read More
Berkeley Gets Smart: Launches SmartSolar Program
Tuesday, April 28th, 2009Berkeley residents and businesses can now get free solar energy consulting services from the City of Berkeley and Community Energy Services Corporation. The new program, SmartSolar, will help consumers understand and adopt energy efficiency and solar technologies by providing information on available technology, project planning, cost, and financing; an online solar mapping tool to estimate ... Read More
NREL Releases Preliminary Test Data on Four Small Wind Turbines
Tuesday, April 28th, 2009NREL posted preliminary test results for four small wind turbines in April. (Click here for details.) Through a competitive solicitation, NREL selected four commercially available small wind turbine systems to test in 2008/2009. * Abundant Renewable Energy’s ARE 442 * Entegrity Wind System’s EW50 * Gaia-Wind’s 11 kW * Mariah Power’s Windspire The small wind ... Read More
MEA to Offer Smart Grid Stakeholder Meetings
Monday, April 27th, 2009The Maryland Energy Administration (MEA) has received a grant from the U.S. Department of Energy to analyze Smart Grid opportunities in the State of Maryland. As part of this grant, MEA is sponsoring two stakeholder meetings to discuss the elements of a Smart Grid that could potentially be used in Maryland as well as the ... Read More
ARRA Fact Sheets on NCSC Website
Thursday, April 23rd, 2009The North Carolina Solar Center’s website features three fact sheets on solar incentives from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act: FAQ’s on Federal Solar Incentives Residential Solar Commercial Solar
A Conversation with Mick Sagrillo
Thursday, April 23rd, 2009Mick Sagrillo has been a small wind energy advocate for more than 28 years. He’s owned a small wind energy business, and worked to install hundreds of systems in nearly all 50 states and more than 28 foreign countries. He’s written hundreds of articles for magazines, many of which have been translated into other languages. ... Read More
Wind Committee Develops New Article for the National Electrical Code
Thursday, April 23rd, 2009For the past year, a committee from the small wind industry has been working on a new article for the U.S. National Electrical Code (the NEC). The proposed new Article 694 Small Wind Electric Systems is modeled after Article 690 Solar Photovoltaic Systems, and applies to “small wind electric systems consisting of one or more ... Read More
CALIFORNIA Small Wind Permitting Reports
Thursday, April 23rd, 2009Many recent changes, everything from better financial incentives to increased public interest, have contributed to the significant growth of the small wind industry over the past few years. Although these changes have been for the betterment of the industry, there are still many obstacles slowing and, in some cases, preventing the installation of small wind ... Read More
