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Today’s students are tomorrow’s trade workers, designers, and engineers so it’s our job to educate young people about renewable energy and perhaps even inspire them to pursue a career in the industry. At TWN Wind Power, we know that children are the future and we believe that providing them with knowledge at a young age [...]
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What exactly are Demand Side Management and Supply Side Management and how do they relate to each other? Demand Side Management (DSM) involves actions that influence how much energy you use or when you use energy. The goal of DSM is to encourage users to use less energy during peak hours, or to move the [...]
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They say good things come to those who wait and wind systems are no different. Investing in wind power involves a larger upfront cost for a significant savings in the future. The initial investment can often scare many people away from the prospect of investing in a wind turbine but it’s important to remember that [...]
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What Is A Wind Turbine And How Does It Work? To keep it simple, wind turbines are a way for us as a population to generate clean, renewable, non-polluting energy for the future. By using the kinetic power of the wind to generate clean power for our everyday needs, we can minimize our dependance on [...]
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There’s been a lot of talk online about vertical axis wind turbines (VAWT) and how much more beneficial they are than a regular Horizontal-Axis wind turbines (HAWT). VAWTs are commonly referred to as an “egg-beater” design, and are commonly found in small wind applications. HAWTs are the most common wind turbines, the “prop type” turbine. They typically [...]
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North Vancouver, BC – TWN Wind Power has completed two wind projects at White Earth Nation, located in Northwest Minnesota. The two sites, Ojibwa Building Supplies in Waubun and White Earth Community Service Center in Naytahwaush, are now both benefiting from wind energy. “White Earth Nation is thrilled to have our two new wind turbines [...]
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We recently finished two projects with White Earth Nation in Minnesota. The first was a small wind turbine installation for Ojibwa Building Supplies, a Tribally-owned business in Waubun that is now proudly powered by small wind energy! The second was a small wind turbine installation that is being used to power the White Earth Community [...]
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Recently, we’ve been approached by potential customers inquiring about small wind turbines and how they might help their community generate energy. We get a lot of questions about the type of turbines we provide, and how they compare to other turbines on the market. To explain things further let’s start with the basics of wind [...]
Continue Reading →Two 40kW wind turbines to power Tribal community buildings. TWN Wind Power has signed an agreement with the White Earth Nation of Minnesota to supply two 40kW wind turbines . The small wind turbines will be used to power the White Earth Community Service Center in Naytahwaush and the Ojibwa Building Supplies facility in Waubun. [...]
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