wind issues/ Bergey [RE-wrenches]

Matt Tritt solarone at charter.net
Thu Jul 1 07:24:58 PDT 2004


 

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Jay,

I agree.

Did you know that the State actually farms out the wind equipment
certification to a private company, for money?
Does this sound like a good idea? It's totally up to the individual at this
company to allow or dis-allow a turbine even though this person might not
know Jack about small wind equipment. They don't physically test anything.

We should have something like the RISO labs in Denmark; they're government
run but they do an extremely fair and un-biased job of testing wind
turbines, controllers and inverters. Plus they don't charge an arm and a leg
to do it.

Matt T
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From: "Jay Peltz, Peltz Power" <jay at asis.com>
To: <RE-wrenches at topica.com>
Sent: Thursday, July 01, 2004 6:32 AM
Subject: Re: wind issues/ Bergey [RE-wrenches]




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HI Matt,

It just goes to prove my point that until we get a "independent" testing
program for all components of the solar industry, we'll be in this situation
all the time.

jay
Peltz Power


> Who's mad?
>
> I don't believe that the accepted testing procedures are the same for wind
> as they are for PV as far as the CEC is concerned though; at least that
was
> what I was driving at.
>
> My beef is with the methodology used in deciding what equipment is allowed
> and what isn't. Just consider the bedlam that would follow if all PV
modules
> would be required to have operated for at least one year at a1,100 Watt/M
> sq. site with complete operational AND insolation data! Forget it! This
> means each and every obscure module made.
>
> If this were the norm, PV technology would take eons to develop and
advance.
>
> If we actually want wind technology to advance to the same level as PV,
> things need to change.
>
> Matt T
>

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