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Wind Turbine Towers and Installation, May 2012, Nebraska

When and Where: May 6 - 8, Chadron Nebraska
Instructors: Dan Bartmann and Dan Fink
Price: $360.00
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Wind turbines need smooth, fast-moving air to live up to their potential. The only place to find that is high in the air, up on a tall tower. But towers are extremely complicated to fabricate, and dangerous to erect, especially if you've never had hands-on experience.
This intensive three-day hands-on class covers tower types, the theory of tower design, tower foundation design and engineering, rigging, wind turbine installation and balance of system, and culminates with raising and lowering a wind turbine on a tilt-up tower.
Agenda:
- Fabricate and assemble 93 foot tilt-up tower for 12 foot diameter wind turbine;
- Install turbine and control equipment;
- Install wind data acquisition system;
- Raise tower and turbine;
- The class will be about 1/4 lecture, 3/4 hands-on.
- This class is an optional module of Wind Turbine Design and Construction, and is accredited by both NABCEP and IREC / ISPQ, and all students who successfully complete it are eligible for 24 Continuing Education credits for both organizations. Please see our Accreditation Page or contact us for more information.






