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Wind Energy Forum-Hayfield, MN

Learn about commercial scale wind energy, wind rights & development options, land leases & agreements, Rural Energy Development Initiative and more at this seminar for landowners and community leaders who want to know more about navigating the commercial scale wind energy arena!

Southern Minnesota Federal Grants Workshop-Rochester, MN-December 3

The purpose of this workshop is to connect citizens in southern Minnesota with grant opportunities with the goal of enhancing opportunity and prosperity for all citizens in southern Minnesota. 

Requests for Proposals (RFP) from Northern Indiana Public Service Company

NIPSCO issued its 2008 RFP for Renewable Energy and Demand Side Management (DSM) for the purposes of identifying and negotiating contracts for renewable energy and/or DSM resources for a delivery period commencing as soon as January 1, 2011.

Grant Oppurtunities

Below are a couple of possible grant oppurtunities for wind projects:

Wind Lease Worksheet for Landowners

The Department of Agricultural, Food and Resource Economics at Michigan State University has published a document entitled "Landowner Guidelines for Evaluating Wind Energy Production Leases". It is aimed at landowners across the country.

Wind Rights and Wrongs

Thank You to Our 2008 Luncheon Sponsors

Women of Wind Energy would like to thank our corporate luncheon sponsors for their generous support.

$7,000+

NRG Systems

$5,000+

AWEA

Stoel Rives, LLP

$2000+

Clipper Windpower

enXco

Iberdrola Renewables

Thank You to our 2007 Luncheon Sponsors

2007 Corporate Contributors to the Women of Wind Energy Luncheon include:

Luncheon Co-Sponsors:
NRG Systems, Inc. and Stoel Rives LLP

Gust Level:
GE Energy
UPC Wind Management, LLC
Windustry

Breeze Level:
American Wind Energy Association

APRS World

Specializes in data logging and control equipment for wind energy.

P.O. Box 1264
Winona, MN 55987
(507) 454-2727

APRS World website

AWEA Guide for State and Local Governments: How and Why to Permit for Small Wind Systems

Click here to download the .pdf file "In the Public Interest: How and Why to Permit for Small Wind Systems" published by AWEA in September 2008.

Windustry Email Newsletter - October 2008

Featured in this issue:

  • Community Wind in Canada
  • Wind Energy Agreements in the News
  • Community Wind on Contaminated Lands
  • Collaborative Wind Organization in Iowa
  • On the Wind Energy Trail
Windustry Email Newsletter - September 2008

Featured in this issue:

  • The Wind Energy Center at the 2008 Minnesota State Fair a success!
  • Announcement of RE-Fest in Austin MN, on Sept. 20, 2008
  • Windustry's Lisa Daniels featured in a podcast
  • Windustry staff tour Grand Meadows Wind Farm
Windustry Email Newsletter July 2008

Featured in this issue:

  • Federal legislation introduced to encourage renewable energy development
  • Call for volunteers for 2008 Minnesota State Fair
  • Spotlight on the growth of Women of Wind Energy
  • Announcement of Windustry's blog
SMMPA seeks proposals for community based wind energy

Community Wind Report for New Brunswick Released

News Stories for the Great Lakes Region

This site is intended to be a easy and accessible source of information and news stories related to wind energy in the Great Lakes Region. If you have any information you would like posted, please contact info@windustry.org.  Thanks!

Wind Energy Investment Opportunity

Through our telephone and e-mail information lines, we often get inquiries about investing in wind energy.  This news item will be of particular interest to South Dakota residents because it involves an

Listing of other wind-related events

Check the calendars below for more wind power related events and conferences across the country:

- American Wind Energy Association: Calendar of events

- US Dept. of Energy's Wind Powering America Program: Calendar of events

Wind energy technician training program announced in New England

The Northern Maine Community College has announced approval of a wind power technology program on its campus. The program is designed to train wind power technicians to operate, maintain and repair wind turbine generators.

Community Wind 101: A Primer for Policy-makers

Released by the 25' X 25' Alliance, The Energy Foundation and Harvesting Clean Energy, this report makes clear that community wind must be an integral part of the nation's energy strategy and lays out a set of public policies designed to grow local wind investment and ownership.

Specifically, Community Wind 101 finds:

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