In Action


In our series “In Action," the opportunities and benefits of personal wind turbines are shared through customer testimonials and regional case studies.
Cutting ‘fixed’ overhead and going green

Skystream by Southwest Windpower Chevron Station Power

On-site wind power is part of the energy savings mix for one Arizona station Read more »

Arizona school pioneers a contemporary eco-education

An update from a Wind for Schools participant Read more »

In the news: research and developments in renewable energy, small wind markets

 

Wind Energy Today: A Look at Wind Energy Projects Around the World

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With around 239 GW of wind power installed last year globally, the renewable resource is continuing to rise thanks to government incentives and environmental concerns. Read more »

Doing whatever it takes

An off the cuff story from co-founder Andy Kruse Read more »

Dealer Training: Wrapping Up

An inside look to our Dealer Training course Read more »

Raising a Skystream 3.7™? No problem

An inside look of our Dealer Training Course

With the sun shining high against a cloudless blue sky Wednesday, the students of Southwest Windpower's Dealer Training class were energized and eager to combine classroom knowledge with hands-on experience. Trenching in snow and mud, Ross Taylor, training manager, lead the class off-campus to disassemble and re-assemble an existing Southwest Windpower Skystream 3.7™ installation at a local site. Read more »

Wind 101: wind theory, evaluation and siting

An inside look of our Dealer Training Course Read more »

The nuts and bolts of Southwest Windpower

An inside look of our Dealer Training Course

Southwest Windpower offers a Training and Service School course, which is fully accredited to the International ISPQ standard by the Interstate Renewable Energy Council (IREC). The latest course offering is being held this week, March 19-23 at our Flagstaff, Ariz. Training Center. Dealers who attend all five days of the training are issued a completion certificate certifying they are an authorized Southwest Windpower dealer. Read more »

Wind, solar and diesel: Let the numbers tell you the story

Prof. Paul Wessels, owner of Southwest Windpower’s Whisper 200 (1 KW) and Whisper 500 (3.2 KW) wind turbines, provided the Company his complete system metrics. The two turbines are components of a larger hybrid system that is completed with solar and diesel. Read more »

Whisper preserves natural beauty of aboriginal cattle farm

A 19TH CENTURY HOME MEETS 21ST CENTURY TECHNOLOGY   Read more »