Bemidji Area Natural Resources Continuing Education Consortium: Wind Energy

The Bemidji Area Natural Resources Continuing Education Consortium series: “Wind Energy Matures: The Second Generation of Wind” by Dave Bahr be held at 3 p.m. Monday, June 15, at the Bemidji State University Center for Research and Innovation, 3801 Bemidji Ave. N. This 60-minute session is free of charge and open to the public. Bahr will discuss wind generation on two levels. First, he will detail at the utility level by describing a geographic survey of wind resources and installed as well as planned generation capacity; utility turbines and generating equipment; resource assessment and siting issues; regional power grids and transmission access; ownership; and government policy and incentives. Bahr will then detail institutional-level generation, giving an evaluation of storage and grid tie-in challenges; recovery of low- level energy; development of a smart regional power grid; and a distributed complement to the utility supply for a local grid. The presentation is part of an on-going series of Bemidji Area Natural Resources Continuing Education Consortium programs, typically held on the third Monday of each month. While covering topics of general interest, the sessions are designed for professionals working in the natural resource area and may be technical in nature. Groups participating in organizing the consortium include the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, the Chippewa National Forest, Leech Lake Division of Resource Management, Ainsworth, and the Red Lake Reservation.

Location:
CENTER FOR RESEARCH & INNVTN
3801 Bemidji Ave. N
BEMIDJI, MN 56601-2600

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