The funding will assist four groups to improve their turbine designs and manufacturing processes to reduce hardware costs, and improve efficiency and eventually earn certification from accredited third-party bodies.

These bodies issue easy-to-understand labels showing a turbine has met performance and safety testing requirements set by the wind industry.

Distributed wind systems are typically installed on residential, agricultural, commercial, industrial, or community sites, and can range in size from 5kW to multiple megawatts depending on their application.

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