Times are EST - Join Suzanne Tegen, Senior Energy Analyst at the National Renewable Energy Lab (NREL) and learn to use the Jobs and Economic Development Impacts (JEDI) model. JEDI is a model that analyzes the economic impacts of constructing and operating wind projects.

This webinar was hosted by Windustry and the Great Lakes Regional Wind Energy Institute with support from the National Renewable Energy Laboratory on February 11, 2010. The webinar provided a discussion of the myths and facts behind wind turbine syndrome and how scientific research is used to both support and deny the claims made.

Community wind can contribute to the economic development of a region by providing high quality jobs, creating and retaining wealth that can then be re-invested in the community. Numerous independent studies have quantified the economic impact of community wind projects. To learn more about these economic benefits of community wind, read the articles below.

Come learn about Oklahoma’s wind energy successes, energy policy developments, technology advancements, and what steps and actions are required to expand our state’s wind energy contribution to America’s energy mix. Featuring special keynote addresses by wind energy advocate T. Boone Pickens and Mark Tercek, CEO of The Nature Conservancy.

This three-day conference will focus on:

* current debt and tax credit equity structures for wind financing, providing a solid understanding of how deals come together;
* up-to-date information on pending legislation and current federal and state policies for wind energy;

Click here to view the recorded webinar.

Click on these links to download the powerpoint presentations without audio:

This is to announce the first in a series of web casts sponsored by Wind Powering America with the purpose of reaching out to the Ag community. These web casts will occur every other month, the first taking place on Thursday, December 13, 2007 at 9:00 PST, 10:00 MST, 11:00 CST, and 12:00 EST.

The November/December 2007 issue of Rural Cooperatives, a magazine published by USDA Rural Development, features wind energy.

http://www.renewwisconsin.org/

http://www.ecw.org/