Small Wind Testing and Certification Brent Summerville, Technical Director Small Wind Certification Council

TM 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

TM 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

TM California  Inaccurate performance ratings (Power)  Field failures  Suspension of $3/watt rebate in March

TM New Jersey  REIP, Renewable Energy Incentive Program (rebate based on expected kWh)  Recent field failures = suspend program in March

TM 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

Consumer Labeling

TM Product Development Scenarios 1.“The Short Circuit” 2.Certification

TM Equipment Eligibility  Per the AWEA standard Newly manufactured, electricity-producing wind turbines with a swept area up to 200 m 2 200m 2 ~ 16m diameter rotor ~ kW (or less) HAWTs and VAWTs are welcome

TM Certification based on…  an evaluation of: Wind turbine design (strength analysis) Field testing

TM Trend: Understanding VAWTs

TM Field Testing  Performing test site evaluations Training Calibrations Proper equipment Procedures Quality assurance

TM States adding certification requirements  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?

TM 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

TM Trend: Reciprocity

TM 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)

TM SWCC Program Status  Began to Accept Notices of Intent in February 2010  As of June 10, turbines with Conditional Temporary Certification 5 turbines “Under Test” 19 additional turbines “Under Contract”  Expect up to 9 certifications in 2011

TM SWCC Certification Pending Applicants 6/7/2011

TM See the list on new website Also in the SWCC booth

Certified Strength, Durability, Function & Performance of turbine system Certified for Electrical Safety Certified Tower & Foundation design Certified Installer Wiring certified per Electrical Code Grid-tie Small Wind Turbine

Thank you Brent Summerville Technical Director, SWCC