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Latest News from Windustry
Windustry Executive Director in Climate Ride California
Lisa Daniels, Windustry's founder and executive director, will be riding her bicycle in the 2013 Climate Ride - California, May 19-23.
To support Lisa's ride for the climate, see http://bike.climateride.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=donorDrive.donate. Thanks!
Deadline Extended: Minnesota USDA REAP Grant Funding Availabilities for 2013
DWEA's 2013 Washington, DC Event
The Distributed Wind Energy Association has announced its
Distributed Wind 2013 Capitol Hill Event. February 12 and 13. For more information click here.
Attracting Women and Minorities to the Wind Industry
50 minutes with Steven Chu and Sen. Mark Udall.
http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2012/12/21/our-future-attracting-women-and-minorities-wind-industry
Community Wind South Now Up
After ten years the Community Wind South project in Nobles County, Minnesota is now up. It is the first wind project in Minnesota where the turbines are on 100-meter towers.
Community Wind Projects Grant Extended
Windustry's work to assist in starting up community wind projects in Montana, Wisconsin and West Virginia will continue well into 2013, thanks to an extension of the grant funding this work approved by the USDA.
The Sand Creek Winds project in northeastern Montana is farthest along, as this group of landowners cooperates very well internally, and the wind resource is very good. Their business has hired a staff person, and has also successfully applied for a queue position with WAPA, the regional transmission organization.
Wind Energy Center at the Minnesota State Fair a Success
Minneapolis, September 6, 2012—The 2012 Minnesota State Fair was a tremendous success, attracting nearly 1.8 million visitors from all over the country. An estimated 260,000 fairgoers toured the Eco Experience exhibition, many of whom stopped into the Wind Energy Center. Our guests came with many questions about wind energy and our team of knowledgeable volunteers was ready with answers.
Windustry at the 2012 Minnesota State Fair
German leaders visit Windustry during three-week professional exchange program
MINNEAPOLIS, JUNE 29, 2012 – Three Germans touring Minnesota as part of a three-week professional exchange program came to Windustry on Friday, June 29, 2012, in order to discuss Windustry’s efforts to involve individuals and communities in expanding Minnesota’s wind energy production.
Windustry among honorees at 11th Annual All-States Summit
ATLANTA, JUNE 7, 2012- Windustry was honored at the 11th Annual All-States Summit at the Georgia Tech Research Institute Conference Center in Atlanta on June 7, 2012, receiving Wind Powering America's Midwestern Regional Wind Leadership Award.