Yeah, me either...... (sigh)...
Kelly Keilwitz, P.E.
Whidbey Sun & Wind
Renewable Energy Systems
NABCEP Certified PV Installer
ke...@whidbeysunwind.com
360.678.7131
On Oct 20, 2010, at 4:25 PM, Dan Fink wrote:
Kelly;
I don't currently know of any product with which the words "VAWT"
and "last a while" can be used in the same sentence -- in terms of
company longevity, number of units flying in the field, *or* turbine
reliability record.
DAN FINK
Buckville Energy Consulting LLC
Kelly Keilwitz, Whidbey Sun & Wind wrote:
Hi Dan,
Project done been touched - we're committed to putting up something
with an upright axis in the wind....
Do you have any info about Urban Green Energy? Fellow we've been
talking with in NY is Ryan Gilchrist.
I've always thought it would be interesting if a client absolutely
insisted on VAWT's, no matter what I said, and we wouldn't be held
accountable for not dissuading them. The GC on this project has
offered to buy the turbines and carry the manufacturer's warranty
with the Navy, with us just responsible for the installation. I
don't know if it can get better than that. Monitoring and everything.
I just need to decide whether to give up the material sale. If we
managed to find a VAWT that could endure, and have a reasonable
output (it helps to get an additional 12ยข/kWh for production over
net metering in WA), we have several customers who would be
interested, even when fully informed about the low ROI compared to
PV. These folks just want to see SOME benefit to our long, windy
winters and don't have the moxy or money to put a VAWT up high. The
turbine - and company - just gotta last awhile.
Thanks,
-Kelly
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