These webinars cover a broad range of distributed wind topics including turbine selection, performance estimation, site assessment, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) grant application process, updates on market developments, and market studies.
March 10, 2014 | This webinar provides a review of key changes to REAP, eligibility to seek funds, filling out the application, how projects are scored, and example of project ideas.
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Thursday, June 26, 2014, 2 p.m. CDT
Presentation of Market Assessment Report (.pdf) by John Dunlop, Renewable Energy Services
This webinar summarizes the findings of a recent study of Minnesota’s distributed wind energy markets. The study was conducted by the Minnesota Renewable Energy Society and partners CR Planning, The Minnesota Project, eFormative Options, and Renewable Energy Services, and was commissioned by the Minnesota Department of Commerce, Division of Energy Resources. The study includes several components: (1) Understanding market barriers & unrealized opportunities for developing Minnesota’s wind resources; (2) Developing a better understanding of who participates in Minnesota’s distributed wind market; (3) Improving documentation of existing distributed wind installations; (4) Assessing market participants’ perceptions of and use of industry best practices in equipment selection & installation, site assessment and operations & maintenance; and (5) Understanding how market participants get their information & communicate with others in the industry.
