November 28th, 2006Residential Wind Power
Date: 8/6/2007 to 8/17/2007
Location: Paonia, CO
Location: Paonia, CO
Participants in this workshop will learn to design and install residential wind systems, up to 100kWh/day in capacity. The workshop will cover system sizing, site analysis, installation and safety issues, and hardware specification. Learn about the different commercially available residential wind turbines, how they work, and the advantages and disadvantages of each. Get hands on experience with wind generators, and designing a wind/PV hybrid system. The latter part of the workshop involves helping install a residential wind turbine and tower for a homeowner. Please see the Web site for full details.
