Detroit, MI - One of the most significant barriers to the growth in deployment of mid-size turbines in the United States is the lack of turbines; there are few mid-size turbines on the market today. To fill this technology gap, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) will launch a Mid-size Wind Turbine Development Project in FY 2010 to facilitate the development and commercialization of mid-size wind turbines.

Rochester, NY - Greater Rochester Enterprise and the Great Lakes WIND Network will present "Wind Supply Chain Workshop" on Tuesday, November 10 from 8 a.m. - 12 p.m. at the Hyatt Regency Rochester.

Macomb, IL - This workshop will enable manufacturers to evaluate their capabilities relative to customer requirements, and begin to develop their plan for penetrating the market.

Experts in the field of renewable energy will highlight market opportunities in the wind sector for attending manufacturers.

Oklahoma City, OK - Find out how your manufacturing business can become part of the emerging wind industry supply chain.

Learn how wind energy incentives from the February 2009 American Reinvestment and Recovery Act (ARRA) will allow the industry to continue to grow during an economic downturn and will create new ways of financing wind projects at the AWEA Finance & Investment Workshop. This one day workshop will offer a first look at financing projects under these new programs, including the U.S. Treasury grant program and U.S. Department of Energy Loan Guarantee program.

Ames, IA - Topics include:

• Wind Energy Potential & Alternatives
• Easements & Legal Considerations
• Questions & Answers

Skokie, Illinois - The Alliance for Lifelong Learning and Oakton Community College in Skokie, Illinois, will sponsor an introductory wind power class. 

Detroit, MI - Held in conjunction with the AWEA Small and Community Wind Conference & Exhibition, this workshop will attract representatives from a diverse range of markets to discuss the wind industry's need to strengthen and expand its national supply chain to keep up with growing demand for wind energy and to increase domestic manufacturing of wind turbines and their components for homes and farms, and utility grade wind projects.

Minneapolis, MN - The AWEA Wind Resource and Project Energy Assessment Workshop, September 30-October 1, will take a technical look at various topics from a comparison of modeling techniques and examining sources of uncertainty, to post construction topics that focus on turbine performance and operational assessments.