At Sustainable Solutions Inc., we completed on our first wind turbine installation in Newberg, OR in June of 2009. The project consisted of a 10kW 442 designed and built by Abundant Renewable Energy and a tilt up, self supporting lattice tower with a 70 ft hub height.It was a privilege to contribute to this project, a collaborative effort among Abundant Renewable Energy, Hostetler Construction, Andersen Electric, and Sustainable Solutions.
We chose the ARE 442 for its solid engineering, built right here in Oregon. Technical information is available at www.abundantre.com.
This project was constructed in three stages by participants in ARE's ongoing wind technician training workshops. Special thanks to the ever-gracious homeowners at this site in Newberg, and to all the workshop participants. Your ingenuity and determination helped to make this project possible.
Pics of various stages of the install can be viewed below.
For commercial and residential renewable energy inquires, please contact Sustainable Solutions Unlimited at 503.227.2047 or shoot an email to michael@solutions21st.com.
I recently spent a month researching small wind turbines. Eventually, I found a great resource.
ReplyDeletehttp://www.small-wind-turbine.com
I wish I had found this months ago...
Hi, i'm a french websurfer going from blog to blog, and i stopped on yours especially cause of that article about the turbine. What a job! Go on, i think this effort is necessary around the world. Glad to say to you.
ReplyDeleteThanks for your comments. http://www.small-wind-turbine.com is indeed a great resource-- glad to see it! It's important to note that the AWEA Rated Annual Energy listed on the site assumes an 11.2mph windspeed as a comparative baseline. obviously, kWhours produced will depend ground conditions, turbulence, and wind speed.
ReplyDeleteI plan to add technical info to this blog, and the above website is a good start-- thx again! -M