The city of Chaska, Minnesota, will soon have an 80-foot-tall wind turbine generating clean, renewable electricity for local residents and businesses. The Pioneer Ridge Wind Turbine is just one of the eleven turbines that will be installed through the Hometown WindPower program created by the Minnesota Municipal Power Agency (MMPA).

Washington, DC, August 13, 2009 - The American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) and its regional partner Wind on the Wires (WOW) have filed a protest with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) urging rejection of a proposal from the Midwest Independent System Operator (MISO).

The United States Treasury is now accepting applications for the cash grant in lieu of tax credits that was established in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.

Applications will be accepted online at https://treas1603.nrel.gov/

The statutory deadline for applications is October 11, 2011.

In June, a large-scale floating turbine was installed off the coast of Norway by companies StatoilHydro and Siemens. The floating turbine, dubbed the Hywind, is located in water that is about 700 feet deep. This is significantly deeper than previously installed offshore turbines whose fixed-bottom structures required a water depth of only about 100 feet.

The United States has yet to install any offshore wind turbines, partially because appropriate turbine designs, like the floating turbines, are still being researched, said Jason Jonkman, a senior engineer with the National Renewable Energy Laboratory.

"Offshore wind energy must progress in stages in the U.S.," he said. "Before deepwater floating wind energy can become a reality, we must ‘get our feet wet' so to say by first installing fixed-bottom offshore wind turbines in shallow water, less than 30m. Once we have experience with that technology, we can move to deeper water."

Minneapolis, MN - The AWEA Wind Resource and Project Energy Assessment Workshop, September 30-October 1, will take a technical look at various topics from a comparison of modeling techniques and examining sources of uncertainty, to post construction topics that focus on turbine performance and operational assessments.

Location: United States
Turbine Size: 1.0 MW

125 University Ave
Berkeley, CA 94710
510-665-9463
info@nordicwindpower.com

Nordic Windpower Website

Minnesota–North Dakota–South Dakota Network Webinar Series

Part 1: Current Legislative Efforts to Promote Wind Energy Development in Minnesota, North Dakota, and South Dakota.

This webinar was recorded on April 21, 2009.

Minnesota–North Dakota–South Dakota Network Webinar Series

Part 2: Wind Energy Facility Permitting and Siting

This webinar was recorded on June 26, 2009.

Juhl Wind Inc
996 190th Ave
Woodstock, MN 56186
507-777-4310
www.Juhlwind.com
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Developer of Community Based Renewable Energy,
Consultant

Brad Boyd
Thomsen & Nybeck, P.A.
3300 Edinborough Way
Suite 600
Edina, MN 55435-5962
Telephone: 952-835-7000
Fax: 952-835-9450

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