DSIRE

DDSIRE is a comprehensive source of information on state, local, utility, and federal incentives that promote renewable energy and energy efficiency.

• You can Choose one or both databases to search: Renewable Energy and/or Energy Efficiency
• It is updated Weeklu
• It is a Project of North Carolina State Univerity

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The American Wind Energy Association (AWEA)

The American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) has compiled the following list of U.S. manufacturers and suppliers of wind turbines for use in residential, farm, and commercial/industrial applications. Many have Web sites or are accessible through E-mail links. Links are also provided to the company listings on the AWEA Industry Member Directory.



Abundant Renewable Energyhttp://www.abundantre.com/
ARE110 (2.5KW), ARE442 (10KW)

AeroVironment http://www.avinc.com/wind
AVX-1000 (1kW system)

Bergey Windpower Co.http://www.bergey.com/
BWC XL.1 (1 kW),BWC EXCEL (10 kW)

Energy Maintenance Servicehttp://www.energyms.com/
E15 (35 kW or 65 kW)

Entegrity Wind Systemshttp://www.entegritywind.com/
EW50 (50 kW)

Gaia-Wind Ltd http://www.gaia-wind.com/
11kW

Northern Power http://www.northernpower.com/
NPS 100 (100 kW)

Proven Energy, Ltd. http://www.provenenergy.co.uk/
Proven 2.5 (2.5kW), Proven 6 (6kW), Proven 15 (15kW)

Southwest Windpower Co.http://www.windenergy.com/
AIRX (400 W), Whisper 100 (900 W), Whisper 200 (1 kW), Whisper 500 (3 kW), Skystream 3.7(1.8 KW)

Wind Energy Solutions Canada http://www.windenergysolutions.ca/
WES 5 Tulipo - (5 Metre Rotor Dia. - 2.5 kW), WES 18 - (18 Metre Rotor Dia. - 80 kW), WES 30 - (30 Metre Rotor Dia. - 250 kW)

Wind Turbine Industries Corp.http://www.windturbine.net/
23-10 Jacobs (10 kW),31-20 Jacobs (20 kW)

Job Description of a Wind Farm Design Engineer

Responsible for the design development of model and control schemes for wind farm power plant operation using simulation tools and performing system impact studies for rating of wind farm substation apparatus & control systems.

Advise on grid-side analytical methodologies and schemes, for sizing and planning of future wind farm implementations

Responsible for substation equipment rating, and specification, protection coordination guidelines, power apparatus supplier qualifications and selection

Simulation of electrical model of wind turbine and its impact on the power grid
Ensure wind turbine connection is able to meet grid codes

Perform studies on electrical drives and control, power system dynamics and control

Perform load flow and fault analysis, dynamic and transient simulations of power systems using dynamic simulation tools such as PSS/E, DigSilent Power-Factory, PSCAD, Matlab/Simulink or equivalent

Perform field measurements of power plant control/SCADA performance
PREREQUISITES

Proficiency in electrical drives and control, power system dynamics and control
Ability to perform load flow and fault analysis, dynamic and transient simulations of power systems using dynamic simulation tools such as PSS/E, DigSilent Power-Factory, PSCAD, Matlab/Simulink or equivalent

Ability to perform field measurements of power plant control/SCADA performance

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Minimum 3 to 5 years experience in the relevant wind power field for Senior Engineer level, and 5 to 10 years similar experience for Associate Principal / Principal Engineer level
PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATION

Degree (Masters preferred) in Engineering, Mechanical, or Electrical, or equivalent for Senior Engineer, and Masters (PhD preferred) in Engineering, Mechanical, or Electrical, or equivalent for Associate Principal / Principal Engineer Nigel BeanAustralia wind development staff View discussion »

Renewable Identification Numbers (RINs)

Biofuels Law: EPA Guidance on Potentially Illegal RIN Trading Practices
Seattle, WA

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently publicized practices that it claims are illegal under its complex system for documenting compliance with the Renewable Fuel Standard. The system requires obligated parties to establish that they have purchased sufficient Renewable Identification Numbers (RINs), which are generated by the sale of renewable fuels such as biodiesel and ethanol. The EPA notice suggests that some RIN market participants' efforts to correct clerical errors in their RIN transactions may be creating additional civil exposure. Properly documenting RIN transactions has been a source of substantial concern to producers, marketers and purchasers of renewable fuels. The EPA's recent notice probably exacerbates those concerns for past transactions but does provide some useful guidance for future transactions

Full Article Stoel Rives, Attornesy At Law

New York City Establishes MicroTurbine Sntallation Standards

March 11th, 2008

Last week, RSP Systems installed the first microturbines in New York City pursuant to a new rule for their installation and use that Mayor Bloomberg signed into law last December.

RSP installed a set of Capstone C60 Microturbines at LEED Gold-certified Millenium Tower Residences in Battery Park City.

According to RSP President Cory Glick, microturbines are being specified with increasing frequency in local projects for new and existing buildings, and the company has created a New York-area dealership network of electrical and mechanical contractors who can design, install, and commission Capstone microturbines.

• The microturbine law was drafted by a Cogeneration Task Force led by Buildings Commissioner Patricia Lancaster and Fire Commissioner Nicholas Scoppetta.
• Microturbines capture the heat waste generated by their turbines in producing electricity and transform it into usable energy, making them between 70 and 80 percent efficient (compared with 30 to 35 percent efficiency for most types of power plants).
• Pursuant to the rule, approved microturbines can be installed in certain locations on both commercial and residential projects, including within weatherproofed enclosures, on roofs, or within rooms that have two-hour fire doors.

As Steven Spinola, President of the Real Estate Board of New York note, microturbines offer the dual benefit of clean energy and the addition of “needed electric generation capacity without further taxing [New York City’s] transmission and distribution systems.”

In order to install a microturbine system under the rule, owners must

1. receive permission from the utility company,
2. file an application with the Department of Buildings,
3. obtain a permit from the Fire Department in order to operate the system

Once DOB issues the first permit and the system is actually installed.

The rule is codified under Title 1 of the Rules of the City of New York under Chapter 50, Distributed Energy Resource Standards.

First Microturbines Commissioned Under NYC Standard (PR)
Rule 50 (DOB)

Bloomberg Announces New Rule (PR)

The Rest from Green Building Sync