Conference paper
The National Small Wind Turbine Centre
Solar09, the 47th ANZSES Annual Conference (Townsville, Australia, 29/09/2009–02/10/2009)
2009
Abstract
In August 2008, the Federal government announced funding for a National Small Wind Turbine Centre (NSWTC) to be operated by the Research Institute of Sustainable Energy (RISE), based at Murdoch University in Perth, Western Australia. The aim of the NSWTC is to promote the small wind turbine (SWT) market and industry in Australia by providing services in the areas of Testing, Standards and Labelling, Professional Development and Training, and Research. This paper summarises the work that has been carried out to date by the NSWTC in the area of Standards and Labelling. Existing certification and labelling schemes for SWTs are summarised and an overview is given of the NSWTC participation in the International Energy Agency (IEA) Task 27, a task aimed at research that will advance standards, improve the quality of SWT testing around the globe and lead to an international consumer label for SWTs. Options for certification and labelling for the emerging Australian SWT industry are analysed and the idea of introducing an Australian consumer label for SWTs is discussed.
Details
- Title
- The National Small Wind Turbine Centre
- Authors/Creators
- J. Whale (Author/Creator)B. Brix (Author/Creator)
- Conference
- Solar09, the 47th ANZSES Annual Conference (Townsville, Australia, 29/09/2009–02/10/2009)
- Identifiers
- 991005545418507891
- Murdoch Affiliation
- School of Engineering and Energy
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Conference paper
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