Small-Scale Wind Energy Workshop Oct. 18 & 19 at Beech Mountain
 Appalachian State University offers popular two-day, wind energy workshop
The small-scale wind energy course will be conducted on Oct. 18 - 19, 2008. It will be held in the field at the university's wind energy facility in Beech Mountain, NC. "App State's" Wind Energy Research and Demonstration facility in Beech Mountain features the full line of Southwest Windpower (SWWP) products, as well as other residential wind turbines on the market. Participants will learn the basics of residential wind systems from SWWP. The hands-on portion of the workshop will involve a tour of the Beech Mountain wind turbines and installation of SWWP's newest product, the Skystream 3.7. | For more info, call 828-262-7333 or Click Here

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Small Wind Turbines: Driving Performance
New Technical Article Gives the Latest News on Small Wind Technology
Writes RenewableEnergyWorld.com: "The arrival of small, domestic-scale wind turbines on the shelves of hardware stores has been welcomed by many but criticized by others as 'vanity' development, rather than a serious commitment to low-carbon generation. Sander Mertens and Eize de Vries explore the issues and focus on urban wind turbines operating in the highly complex flow of the built environment." | For the complete article, Click Here

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Harvest Wind Power on Your Mountain Property in WNC
Study Shows Where the Wind Blows Best
The five Western North Carolina counties with the most windy land area and, consequently, the greatest electicity generating potential by wind turbines are Haywood, Watauga, Buncombe, Ashe and Avery. “With the excellent wind resources we have in the southern Appalachians, electricity can be produced for as little as three cents per kilowatt hour,” says Dr. Dennis Scanlin, a wind researcher at Appalachian State University. | Click Here

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BUFFALO MOUNTAIN WIND TURBINES * Keith Bamberger/Canary Coalition
The Wind Turbines of Buffalo Mountain
Field Trip Report about Buffalo Mountain, TN, Wind Tubines
The Canary Coalition filed an most interesting report about the group's trip to a successful wind turbine farm by TVA in the southern Appalachian region of Tennessee. | For the complete Canary Coalition report with photos, Click Here | For an Electric Power Research Institute "Success Story" about TVA's Buffalo Mountain pilot project, Click Here

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*WIND POWER Mechanics | This online animation shows the elegant simplicity of this renewable energy that has great potential in Western North Carolina. See how a wind turbine works. Click Here

*WIND ELECTRICITY BASICS Online | Homepower Magazine offers this succinct primer. Click Here

*WIND TURBINE Information Available in WNC | Appalachian State University offers small and large scale wind turbine information and workshops to one and all. Click Here