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Windustry Email Newsletter September 2008	Featured in this issue: Wind Energy Center at Minnesota State Fair RE-Fest in Austin, MN Executive Director Lisa Daniels featured in Podcast Staff tour Grand Meadows Wind Farm Click here to download a .pdf of the newsletter
Windustry Receives Funding from the Bush Foundation	Windustry received a $100,000 grant from the Bush Foundation, which will be used to help carry out the mission of the organization and to ensure that the developing wind energy industry continues to support community ownership to benefit communities in Midwestern States.
Listing of other wind-related events	Check the calendars below for more wind power related events and conferences across the country: - American Wind Energy Association: Calendar of events - US Dept. of Energy's Wind Powering America Program: Calendar of events
Wind energy technician training program announced in New England	The Northern Maine Community College has announced approval of a wind power technology program on its campus. The program is designed to train wind power technicians to operate, maintain and repair wind turbine generators.
Community Wind 101: A Primer for Policy-makers	Released by the 25' X 25' Alliance, The Energy Foundation and Harvesting Clean Energy, this report makes clear that community wind must be an integral part of the nation's energy strategy and lays out a set of public policies designed to grow local wind investment and ownership. Specifically, Community Wind 101 finds:
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Rural Wind Energy Development Revolving Loan Fund	The Minnesota Department of Commerce, Office of Energy Security has a Rural Wind Energy Development Revolving Loan Fund. The purpose of the program is to provide financial assistance to owners of eligible community-based wind energy projects for wind studies and transmission interconnection studies.
WoWE Minnesota Chapter visit the Grand Meadow Wind Farm
Windustry at the 2008 Minnesota State Fair	Thank you to all of our partners and volunteers for making the Wind Energy Center at the Minnesota State Fair a great success! Some highlights from this year: Trying out different careers in the wind energy industry. Climbing inside a replica turbine tower section and seeing a video of what it's like to be inside a real wind turbine. Getting your wind energy questions answered by an expert. Pickicking up a wind energy bookmark to take home. Experimenting with blade design and participating in other fun activities in the Renewable Energy Kid's Corral. Learning about home- and farm-scale wind turbines. We had over 100 volunteers and more than 350,000 visitors during the twelve days of the fair. Stay tuned for next year's opportunities and in the meanwhile, enjoy some photos!
Renewable Energy Business Education Announcement	Windustry has a variety of connections to the many organizations that encourage the growth and expansion of community wind energy development. Saint Francis University in Loretto, PA is one such institution. Their announcement of a new educational program which we thought might be of interest to many visitors to our website follows.
USDA Seeks Input on Climate Change Research, Education and Outreach Priorities	The United States Department of Agriculture ("USDA") is seeking comments from the public on its proposed strategic goals and planning priorities for climate change research, education and outreach programs.
WoWE On-Line Survey Results	Thanks to everyone who completed the on-line survey for WoWE. Your suggestions will be used to update the WoWE website, help craft a 2009 agenda for our group and give the individual Chapters a starting point for developing their own programs. Please click on the link below to view the complete results, including comments.
Gaia - Wind	Location(s): United Kingdom, Denmark Turbine Types: Grid-connect, stand alone, wind/diesel, and other products Gaia-Wind's Website
Illinois	Main Contact for Illinois Wind Working Group Dave Loomis, Illinois State University, dloomis@ilstu.edu, 309-438-7979 Randy Winter, Illinois State University, rwinter@ilstu.edu
Wisconsin	Main Contact for Wisconsin Wind Workign Group Michael Vickerman, RENEW Wisconsin, mvickerman@renewwisconsin.org. 608-255-4044 Wisconsin Wind Resources Wisconsin Wind Map
Ohio	Main Contact for Ohio Wind Working Group Tom Maves, Ohio Energy Office, tmaves@odod.state.oh.us, 614-466-8425 James Damon, Ohio Energy Office, jdamon@odod.state.oh.us, 614-466-1809
Great Lakes Tall Tower Wind Monitoring Project	Grant Applications are now being received for the Great Lakes Tall Tower Wind Monitoring project. The project is funded through the U.S. Department of Energy. The program's scope of work requires the State of Wisconsin to use the DOE funds to award a total of two grants for:
20% Wind Energy by 2030: A Briefing by Environmenal and Energy Study Institute and AWEA	Briefing reports on the feasibility of the U.S. Department of Energy report "20% Wind Energy By 2030: Increasing Wind Energy's Contribution to U.S. Electricity Supply" are now available online.