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Growing the Small Wind Market Through Testing and Certification

Growing the Small Wind Market Through Testing and Certification. Brent Summerville, Technical Director Small Wind Certification Council. SWCC: Small Wind Certification Council. New independent, third-party certification body to serve North America

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Growing the Small Wind Market Through Testing and Certification

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  1. Growing the Small Wind Market Through Testing and Certification Brent Summerville, Technical Director Small Wind Certification Council

  2. SWCC: Small Wind Certification Council • New independent, third-party certification body to serve North America • Certify that small wind turbines (SWTs) meet the requirements of the new AWEA Small Wind Turbine Performance and Safety Standard • Used as incentive eligibility

  3. Problem • Small turbine performance specifications are not standardized • Agencies and utilities providing financial assistance are asking for performance assurance to increase support for incentives • Consumers need greater certainty of function, performance, and durability • Less than half of turbine models on the market have been tested

  4. Growth www.awea.org

  5. California Inaccurate performance ratings (Power) Suspension of $3/watt rebate in March, stakeholder meeting in April www.greentechmedia.com

  6. New Jersey • REIP, Renewable Energy Incentive Program (rebate based on expected kWh) • Field failures = suspend program in March and call a stakeholder meeting in April www.njcleanenergy.com

  7. Why Certification? • Allow consumer comparison of products • Funding agencies will gain greater confidence that small turbines installed with public assistance have been tested for safety, function, performance and durability and meet requirements of consensus standards • Consumer protection and industry credibility

  8. Trend: Require certification for incentives • Energy Trust of Oregon • Focus on Energy (Wisconsin) • New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) • Massachusetts Clean Energy Center (MassCEC) • California Energy Commission (CEC) • Colorado, Iowa, Maine, Maryland, Minnesota, Nevada, Vermont • New Jersey?

  9. UK/MCS leading the way • 8 turbines now on the MCS list www.microgenerationcertification.org

  10. SWCC Certification Pending Applicants

  11. Trend: Status reporting • SWCC Status reporting • Previous • Application Pending • Conditional Temporary Certification • Certified • New • Under Contract • Under Test • Reports Submitted • Limited Power Performance Certification • Conditional Temporary Certification • Certified

  12. Trend: Consumer LabelingExample: AWEA StandardComing soon…International Labeling

  13. Product Development Scenarios • “The Short Circuit” • Certification

  14. Trend: “Cash flow hybrid”

  15. Certification based on… • an evaluation of: • Field testing • Wind turbine design

  16. Trend: Understanding VAWTs

  17. Trend: Reciprocity

  18. Certification to AWEA vs.MCS Certification in the UK MCS Certification to BWEA Required • Limited Design Evaluation • Power Performance • Safety and Function • Duration • Acoustic Noise (reporting differs) • Factory Production Control • SWCC Certification to AWEA • Required • Limited Design Evaluation • Power Performance • Safety and Function • Duration • Acoustic Noise (reporting differs)

  19. Trend: Reciprocity • UK and North America • Harmonization of BWEA/AWEA Standards • Example: Acoustics Analyzed for BWEA Standard Testing performed per IEC 61400-11 with some modifications Analyzed for AWEA Standard

  20. Trend: Reciprocity • SWCC/BRE Global agreement signed in April 2011 • "Conditional Temporary Certification"

  21. Trend: Installer Certification • North American Board of Certified Energy Practitioners (NABCEP) has certified 1st round of installers www.nabcep.org

  22. SWCC certifies Mechanical Strength, Durability, Function & Performance of turbine systemto the AWEA standard NRTLs certify ElectricalSafety of Turbine & Controller (new UL Standards in development) PE certifies Tower & Foundation NRTLs certify Inverter to IEEE 1547/UL 1741 Grid-tie Small Wind Turbine in the US NABCEP certifies the Installer Wired per National Electrical Code (NEC) (new in 2011)

  23. Thank you Brent Summerville Technical Director, SWCC Brent@smallwindcertification.org

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