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American Wind Energy Association and Canadian Wind Energy Association. December 2009

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This Guide is intended to answer these and other questions. It follows a basic “check-list” approach, from evaluating your wind resource and whether your site is suitable for a small wind turbine to choosing the right equipment, obtaining the necessary permits and approvals, selecting an installation contractor, and maintaining and operating your small wind turbine safely.

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The benefits for Britain of generating a significant proportion of our power from appropriately sited wind developments – on and offshore – are huge in relation to limiting climate damaging carbon emissions, securing energy supplies, protecting against fossil fuel price hikes and also creating skilled engineering jobs. Although the variability of energy supply from wind has been given great prominence, the costs associated with variability are in fact only a fraction of the overall costs faced by the energy sector.

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The environmental plan for Exhibition Place has several components, including a wind turbine, a trigeneration plant, a green roof and photovoltaic plant on the Horse Palace roof, a geothermal heating and cooling system for the Press Building, and a number of building retrofits. The idea is to reduce energy consumption in three ways: one third through on-site power generation; one third by installing new technologies and equipment such as absorption chillers; and a final third by optimizing and controlling the energy used in operating the facilities.

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The study results show that respondents who could see one or more wind turbines from their dwelling were more likely to notice the sound and to be annoyed by the sound. An explanation may be that when the view from the dwelling on a wind turbine is blocked the sound may also be (partially) blocked. The sound level will in these cases be lower than calculated (which was for a free sight), so of course the impact is less . A second explanation may be a cumulative effect: the movement of the rotor attracts attention to the wind turbine and when attention is focused on the turbine one is more likely to also notice its sound. Wind turbine sound annoyance was associated with a general negative image towards wind turbines, especially the visual impact on the landscape. From the results it is not possible to tell if one causes the other. To find relations between the factors influencing wind turbine perception by its surrounding residents, the odds ratio test was used. This test calculates the chance with which an effect occurs in the presence or absence of a crucial factor. For example, the WINDFARMperceptionroject calculated whether the chance of hearing the wind turbine (= the effect) depends on being able to see (= the possible crucial factor) the concerning turbine. The report shows an odds ratio of 4.16 with a confidence interval of 2.717 – 6.372. The chance one hears a wind turbine is 4.16 times as high when the turbine is visible than when it’s not. Because not all wind turbines were taken into the study, this value might differ somewhat in the field. Therefore the confidence intervals are calculated. In a field situation the chance of hearing a wind turbine will increase with 2.717 to 6.372 when the turbine is visible.

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Feed-in tariffs have been demonstrated to be the most effective policy mechanism that a country can use to foster the rapid development of renewable energy systems. Close to two-thirds of the world's wind energy and half of the solar PV systems have been installed as a result of feed-in tariffs. The purpose of this document is to introduce the reader to the key elements of feed-in tariffs and the ways in which they function to achieve rapid renewable energy deployment. The countries that first used feed-in laws regulating feed-in tariffs-notably, Germany, Denmark and Spain-have all developed robust manufacturing sectors in the renewable energy technologies they have supported by creating a long-term and stable market.

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The international community needs this global change of system, away from fossil and atomic energy sup- plies towards a decentralised supply generated from renewable energy sources – from the sun, wind, water, biomass and geothermals. Germany made its decision at the end of the last millennium to take this course and today it is one of the leading industrial nations in the renewable energy sources sector. The guarantor for this success is the Renewable Energy Sources Act (Erneuerbare-Energien-Gesetz, EEG), which came into effect on 1 April 2000. The EEG introduced a fundamental change in energy supply: every citizen can now become an energy producer. The grid system operators are committed to accepting this electricity, and to paying fixed fees for it.

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Renewable is Doable is a joint study by the World Wildlife Federation Canada and the Pembina Institute to identify electricity scenarios for Ontario that would meet future power demands without the use of nuclear power and coal, and that would generate lower greenhouse gas emissions than the plan currently proposed by the Ontario Power Authority.

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Renewable is Doable is a joint study by the World Wildlife Federation Canada and the Pembina Institute to identify electricity scenarios for Ontario that would meet future power demands without the use of nuclear power and coal, and that would generate lower greenhouse gas emissions than the plan currently proposed by the Ontario Power Authority.

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In June 2006, Council directed staff to develop a plan that addressed energy in Toronto on a short (to 2010), medium (to 2015) and long (to 2030) time frame. Toronto’s Sustainable Energy Plan was prepared by city staff and professional consultants with the input of stakeholders from the public, energy industry experts, and the staff of City divisions, agencies, boards and commissions. Based on this consultation, the following vision, goals, objectives and strategies have been developed for the Plan.

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Solar hot water systems capture energy from the sun to heat water for homes and businesses, thereby displacing the use of natural gas, or in some cases electricity, with free and limitless solar energy. Solar hot water could save California 1.2 billion therms of natural gas a year, the equivalent of 24 percent of all gas use in homes. To prevent global warming pollution, reduce dependence on imported fuel, and ease the price of natural gas, California should act now by jumpstarting a mainstream market for solar hot water.

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U.S. consumers face a crisis at the electrical outlet that is every bit as significant as the crisis at the pump. When faced with the threat of a seventy-two percent increase in electricity rates, Maryland ratepayers protested, resulting in a more modest fifteen percent increase. Still that did little to curb demand once another increase hit in June 2007. Meanwhile utilities in the state are scrambling for millions of dollars for investment in efficiency and conservation measures, while at the same time Governor Martin O’Malley is vying for a fifteen percent reduction in electricity consumption statewide1

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The guide was prepared for the Agricultural Co-operative Development Initiative in March 2007 and provides practical direction to groups wishing to explore the possibilities of developing biofuel projects further.

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Amaizing Energy Co-operative is a farmer-owned co-operative that operates a 40-million-gallon dry mill ethanol plant in Denison, Iowa. Harrison County Rural Electrical Co-operative (R.E.C) initiated the cooperative to expand its own business, support economic development and create jobs. From the beginning its been plaaned as a community economic development project benefitting local and rural economy.

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This article tells the story of the Seaway Valley Farmers' Enery Cooperative and their 16 year experience with developing a farmer-owned ethonal plant in eastern Ontario. Their challenge of being the first players in the industry, finding enough funding and gaining government support provide useful lessons for other cooperatives.

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Integrated Grain Processor Co-operative is a case study published by the Agricultural Co-operative Development Initiative (Ag-CDI). It describes the main challenges of developing an ethanol co-operative as well as keys to its success. From an idea in January 2002 to the construction of the most ambitious co-operative start-up ever attempted in Canada in 2007, Brant County Agribusiness group and the Ontario Value-Added Information Network describe the planning and development of an ethanol plant in southern Ontario. Challenges such as raising the funds, finding a location and engaging the community offer valuable lessons to be learned.

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Integrated Grain Processor Co-operative is a case study published by the Agricultural Co-operative Development Initiative (Ag-CDI). It describes the main challenges of developing an ethanol co-operative as well as keys to its success. From an idea in January 2002 to the construction of the most ambitious co-operative start-up ever attempted in Canada in 2007, Brant County Agribusiness group and the Ontario Value-Added Information Network describe the planning and development of an ethanol plant in southern Ontario. Challenges such as raising the funds, finding a location and engaging the community offer valuable lessons to be learned.

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Solar hot water has clear benefits for Canadians. By using free solar energy, you will reduce your energy costs. You will also reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The burning of fossil fuels is rapidly driving our planet into an unprecedented climate change crisis. Rising temperatures, rising sea levels, melting ice, and extreme weather events are just some of the most obvious impacts.

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The idea of the Middelgrunden wind project was born in a group of visionary people in Copenhagen already in 1993. However it took seven years and a lot of work before the first cooperatively owned offshore wind farm became a reality. Today the 40 MW wind farm with twenty modern 2 MW wind turbines developed by the Middelgrunden Wind Turbine Cooperative and Copenhagen Energy Wind is producing electricity for more than 40,000 households in Copenhagen.

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The Midwest Sustainable Agriculture Working Group (MSAWG) is a network of more than 30 farm, sustainable agriculture, environmental, food religious and rural organizations working together to develop a sustainable food and agriculture system.