Brent Summerville is Technical Director of the Small Wind Certification Council. He is a licensed professional engineer with a BS in Mechanical Engineering from North Carolina State University and a Masters in Appropriate Technology from Appalachian State University (ASU). He…
Southwest Windpower abruptly closed their doors for business on February 20, 2013. The largest manufacturer of small wind turbines in the United States surprised employees, customers, dealers and competitors alike. Customers report sending in large payments for orders just one…
Founded in 1835 by Nathaniel Richmond, Richmond Farms Dairy LLC, is a 220-cow dairy farm operated by Chuck and John Richmond, the 6th and 7th generations of the Richmond family to work the farm. Today, the Richmond Farm is an…
The Illinois Wind for Schools (ILWFS) program has selected the schools that will participate during the 2013-14 school year. Through an application process, six school districts were selected as 2013-2014 ILWFS partner schools, including: Freeport School District #145, Stephenson County;…
The U.S. Small Wind Consumer’s Guide is now featured in OpenEI, DOE’s wiki platform for energy information. In the past, the Small Wind Consumer’s Guide, produced by Wind Powering America and NREL, has been extremely popular, with tens of thousands…
The Distributed Wind Energy Association will hold their second annual lobbying and strategy event in Washington, DC on February 12-13th. U.S. Senator Jon Tester and U.S. Congressman Earl Blumenauer have both confirmed their participation. The first day will focus on…
A study published by Nature Climate Change revealed that there’s enough wind potential, both on the Earth’s surface and up in the atmosphere, to power human civilization 100 times over. At present, humans use about 18 terawatts of power worldwide. …
The National Association of Counties (NACo) and the Distributed Wind Energy Association (DWEA) have released a guide that details best practices to assist counties in developing effective county wind ordinances. The report, County Strategies for Successfully Managing and Promoting Wind…
Now in its second year, the Illinois Wind for Schools (ILWFS) program is accepting applications from highly motivated middle school and high school teachers in Illinois public school districts. Three to five middle and/or high schools are selected each academic…
A small wind turbine was installed in December at Western Illinois University to serve as a curriculum resource, while addressing sustainability goals of the University as part of the Illinois Institute for Rural Affairs’ (IIRA) Illinois Wind for Schools project.…
