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wind-electric system siting, design, send a message to: awea-wind-home-
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is littered with examples of failures com/group/awea-wind-home.
in design and implementation. The
resources listed here will steer you in A great resource for wind generator
the right direction, so your experience builders and renewable energy
with wind energy can be enjoyable and homebrewers, www.otherpower.com
successful! includes a discussion board, and lots of
free resources and links. Subtitled “The
If you only purchase one resource Cutting Edge of Low Technology,” this
for your wind energy education, Paul site is hosted by Forcefield, importers of
Gipe’s Wind Power: Renewable Energy neodymium magnets for wind turbines
for Home, Farm, and Business, should and fun.
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book covers much of what you need Folks in Denmark are wild about
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energy, including wind generator theory, Industry Association Web site at www.
practical system design information, and windpower.org/en/core.htm is chock full
real-world examples of successes and of information. The Danes know how to
failures. This book is the best value going do wind—big and small.
if you’re serious about understanding
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802-295-6300 • www.chelseagreen.com. Hugh at www.scoraigwind.com). And turbine manufacturers at
For additional studies on wind energy while you’re at it, check out Hugh’s Web www.windmission.dk/workshop/
topics, see also Paul’s archive of small site, which is full of good information on wind%20sites.html. The page includes
wind articles at www.wind-works.org/ homebuilt wind generators, including links to manufacturers of production
articles/small_turbines.html step-by-step plans for his axial field turbines from all over the globe. While I
design. suggest that you look carefully at whether
these turbines are supported in your part
For solid research on wind energy of the world, the links on this site may help
topics, take a good look at the “Small you when it’s time to choose your turbine.
Wind Toolbox” at www.renewwisconsin.
org/wind/windtoolbox.html. Papers on a If you’re a teacher, a homeschooler,
wide variety of subjects, from permitting, or someone else interested in education,
zoning, and other legal issues, to birds, check out the educational kits from
aesthetics, and sound will help you Kidwind Project. Founder and director
educate yourself and your neighbors Michael Arquin is on fire to help kids
about the issues you may face when understand wind energy, and he’s for
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Vaughn Nelson is a comprehensive
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Based on a college curriculum, it includes electric system or prepare yourself to
sections on energy, wind characteristics, work in the industry, consider attending
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www.windenergy.org for more
information and for online resources. $25 Thanks to my friends and colleagues Paul
from University Bookstore • 806-651-2744 Gipe, Mick Sagrillo, Hugh Piggott, and
If you want to understand wind • www.wtbookstore.com Dan Bartmann for their recommendations
generator design, and get a handle on for these listings.
what it might take to design or build For networking with and perspectives
your own machine, pick up a copy of from wind energy users, installers, ©2006, Ian Woofenden •
Hugh Piggott’s fine book, Windpower consultants, and dreamers, there’s ian.woofenden@homepower.com
Workshop (from New Society Publishers, nothing like the awea-wind-home
www.newsociety.com, or directly from e-mail list, hosted by the American

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