Learn how to design, install, troubleshoot, and maintain small wind power systems. Class taught by Solar Energy International. SEI has been providing hands-on renewable energy classes for 20 years. This is their only wind class on the east coast. The class covers some of the Small Wind Task Analysis as outlined by the North American Board of Certified Energy Practitioners (NABCEP). Participants in this workshop will learn to design and install small wind systems that range from 10 to 70 feet in diameter and produce up to 100 kWh/day in capacity. The workshop will cover system sizing, site analysis, installation and safety issues, and hardware specification. Learn about the different available small wind turbines, how they work, and the advantages and disadvantages of each. 5 day course with 4 days of instruction and 1 day of tours. On the fifth day we will see the renewable energy systems at Whispering Creek and the wind farms on the Allegheny Ridge. Whispering Creek is a beautiful corporate retreat center that produces twice the energy it needs through energy efficiency, a geothermal heat pump, a vertical axis wind turbine, a solar array, and biodiesel. Lynn Hocker is now working on a hydroelectric system. Along the Allegheny Ridge are 75 wind turbines. Forester Michael Barton will discuss the environmental pros and cons of wind as an energy source. |