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200-watt micro wind turbine mounted on a 30-foot tilt-up tower with guy wires —Photo courtesy of Jon Dixon
Small Wind
Managing Your Expectations - Sizing a Small Wind Turbine to Your Load
Webinar archived from Oct 15, 2009
Hosted by the High Plains Extension Energy Team. This webcast explains the process of sizing a wind turbine to a specific load. Topics to be covered include: wind characteristics, sources of wind data, estimating wind turbine energy production, sizing & selection example, and small wind turbine economic analysis. This presentation will give participants the tools they need to evaluate the performance and economics of a small wind turbine project. Speaker: Tony Jimenez, National Renewable Energy Lab
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Basics of Farm/Residential Small Wind Turbines
Webcast archived from Friday, February 13, 2009
Hosted by High Plains Extension Energy Team for Community Development, this webcast gave an overview of small wind turbines. Speaker: Tony Jimenez, National Renewable Energy Lab
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Small Wind, Solar, and Photovoltaic for Homes and Businesses
Jon Dixon, Dixon Power Systems
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Small Wind Quick Facts
Small Wind and Solar Tips - if you are considering buying a small wind turbine or solar energy.
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Federal Incentives for Renewable Energy
Two federal incentives exist to help with cost of renewable energy systems:
1) 30% federal tax credit; More information
2) Rural Energy for America Program (REAP) through USDA rural development.
Eligibility is for agricultural producers and rural businesses.
USDA REAP/RES/EEI page
Net Metering In Nebraska
The Basics: The summary of Nebraska's new net metering legislation and what qualifies, what doesn't. To get details go to the biofuels June forum.
Other Resources
National Renewable Energy Laboratory - NREL Small Wind Turbine Research
North Carolina Wind Energy at Appalachian State University - Small Wind Research and Demonstration Site
American Wind Energy Association (AWEA): site of the U.S. Wind Trade Group. This comprehensive Web site covers many different aspects of wind energy technology and policy including an extensive section on small wind.
Wind Powering America: A comprehensive site which focuses more on specific groups such as Native Americans, rural communities, and public power.
Windustry: This site is devoted to community wind. Includes many resources for would-be developers and land owners.
DSIRE: This site is a searchable database of state and federal incentives for renewables and efficiency programs
For students with an interest in alternative energies, UNL is now offering an Energy Sciences minor.
