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Bergey Windpower News BWC Hosts US-AID/US-DOE/AWEA International Training Program, June 14-16, 1999 |
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June 20, 1999 |
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In June BWC hosted 35 people from 14 countries for the small
wind portion of the annual Wind Energy Applications and Training Symposium
(WEATS) of the American Wind Energy Association. WEATS brings in engineers
and planners from developing countries for a week of training on various
technical aspects of developing wind power projects. WEATS is supported by
the U.S. Trade and Development Agency, the U.S. Agency for International
Development, the U.S. Dept. of Energy, the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, and the
U.S. wind industry.
After leaving Norman, Oklahoma the WEATS attendees traveled to the National Wind Technology Center in Boulder, Colorado and then to Tehachapi, California to visit large-scale wind energy developments (windfarms). WEATS is held the week before the annual conference of the American Wind Energy Association so that the WEATS attendees can also participate in the conference. In 2000 the AWEA conference will be held April 30-May 4 in Palm Springs, California, so WEATS will be held the week of April 23-29. Anyone interested in participating in WEATS should contact Jorge Ayarza at AWEA, T: 202-383-2500 or F: 202-383-2505 or their local office of US-AID. All expenses for the WEATS attendees are provided by the sponsoring agencies. |
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For further information, please contact:
Steve Wilke, Customer Service, Bergey WindPower Co. T: 405-364-4212 F: 405-364-2078 E-mail: swilke@bergey.com |
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At
BWC, the WEATS attendees received 1 1/2 days of seminars, toured the BWC factory
and nearby BWC installations, and participated in the installation of a 10 kW
BWC wind turbine on a distributed generation research project in Tuttle,
Oklahoma. The seminars focused on the issues relating to designing,
implementing, and supporting rural electrification and water supply/irrigation
projects utilizing small wind systems. Some of these lectures can be found
in the