Introduction To The

Residential Wind Industry

Andy Kruse
Southwest Windpower,
p , Inc
 Compan Overview
Company O er ie
• Founded in 1987
• World’s largest producer of 400-3000 watt
wind generators
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• 15,000+ turbines manufactured annually
• Over 105,000 turbines shipped and
installed worldwide
• S l representation
Sales t ti iin over 80 C
Countries
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worldwide
• Installations in 120 countries worldwide
• Fully
y integrated
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p y R&D, Design, g
Flagstaff Arizona Mfg
Flagstaff, Mfg. Facility
Manufacturing, Sales & Service

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Product Overview

AIR Breeze Whisper 100
h Skystream 3.7
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AIR is the world’s best  Whisper is the best selling  Skystream is the newest 

selling wind turbine for  Wind turbine for the cabins  addition to the Southwest 
sailboats, cabins and 
ilb t bi d and telecom markets.
and telecom markets.  Windpower family. Though
Windpower family. Though 
offshore platforms. More  Whisper’s are  installed in  designed for the grid 
than 100,000 AIR’s have  more than 100 countries. connected market, a 
been produce over the Over 10,000 Whispers have  battery charging model
Last 12 years.  been produced. is also available

Price range: $600‐900   Price range: $2600‐2900 Price range: $5450‐5800

 How Small Wind Systems are Used

Remote Stand-alone system

Grid Connected Home

Micro-Grid for Village

g Electrification
 Battery Charging Applications
Antarctica (Remote Monitoring)

Sailboat

Wyoming (water pumping)

Mongolia (Rural Development)

Texas (Pipeline Protection)

Offshore platforms
Residential Applications
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New Jersey
Kennebunkport, ME
One Skystream will typically reduce a home’s
grid consumption by 20-90% depending on the
wind speed and typical energy consumption.
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Currently,
tl th
the iinstalled
t ll d costt off a Sk
Skystream
t on a
33’ mono-pole tower ranges from $12-14,000.
This is expected to decrease significantly over
the next 5-7 years.

Pahrump, NV
Commercial Applications
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Visitor Centers (NASA)

Schools (Colorado)

Electric Co-op
Co op (Colorado) Restaurant (Utah)
 The power generation trend is moving to
distributed networks rather than bulk p
power
production
Commercial Distributed
generation generation
Power
electronics
Residential
Power Plants - Residential Wind
(Oil, Gas, Coal) - Solar
- Fuel cells ??
- Micro-turbines

Commercial/Industrial
Nuclear Power - Micro-turbines
- Fuel cells
Distribution -Solar
y wind
-Small to Community

Network
Wind
management

Hydro
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Grid Connected Residential Renewables
What ‘s driving the market?

1) Cost of Electricity: Electric rates are on the rise

2) Climate Change: Concerns with pollution

3) Energy
E S
Security:
it Concerned
C d th
thatt energy resources are
coming from unstable countries

4) Control: Feel better being less dependent on the utility

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 Jobs for Rural America
• Residential
R id ti l wind
i d iis ttypically
i ll sold
ld
through local dealers that are close
to their customers
• Most of these dealer jobs are in
rural areas
• Market growth is dependent on
economics of the technology
• As many as 50,000 new jobs could
be created over the next 10 years
installing and sighting residential
wind systems
Today’s Technology: Reliable,
S f and
Safe d Quiet
Q i t
¾ Minimal moving Parts

¾ Produced with Corrosion resistant materials

¾ Survives winds in excess of 140 mph

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¾ Maintenance is annual inspection from the ground

¾ Low speed (50-300

(50 300 rpm)

¾ Electrical standards require compliance with all the

latest IEEE and UL 1741 Safety Standards such as
anti-islanding
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¾ Mechanical standards have been created by the IEC.
Small wind systems must comply with the new
standard

Skystream is the result of a SWWP/DOE partnership

Tomorrow’s technology: Greater
R li bilit and
Reliability d Lower
L C.O.E.
COE
• Developing
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processes to pproduce longer
g
turbine blades will increase energy production by over 80%
• Larger blades will also allow the product to work in lower wind speed
areas
• Advanced wireless communications that will allow connection of
every machine for software updates, operational monitoring, and
“green-tag” production.
• Refined installation methods will decrease time to get the product in
the ground.
• Advanced computer modeling programs will allow quick site analysis
to determine appropriate sighting.
sighting
• Smart controls will communicate with appliances based energy
production from Skystream to minimize grid consumption
The Roll of Small Wind in the
National/Global Market
• Allows consumers to supplement their monthly
energy consumption
• Reduces their overall carbon footprint
• Protects consumers from future electrical rate
hikes
• Reduces stress on already aging power lines
which are often at capacity
• Energy is used at the place where it is produced
minimizing transmission losses
• Reduces consumption of imported LNG used for
electricity (National Security).
Thoughts
g about Policy
y
Changes
• Continued investment in renewable
energy research. Current annual budget
for wind energy, large and small, is less
than $80M/yr.
$80M/yr Distributed wind is less
than $4M/yr.
• A National Net-Metering/Interconnection
standard should be adopted
• Investment incentives (ITC’s)
(ITC s) that level
the field with other technologies such as
solar.
• Investment in deployment research for
the military and other remote
installations
Installation of a Skystream for
President Bush Sr.

Day one - Excavation

 F
Forms for
f the
th Foundation
F d ti

Installation is above ground due to the rocky

surface
A
Assembling
bli Wind
Wi d Turbine
T bi
A
Assembling
bli BlBlades
d and
d Foundation
F d ti
Lifti Into
Lifting I t Place
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 Completed
C l t d

Installation takes approximately

pp y two days
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With 10 days between the foundation and
The installation for concrete to cure.
 THANK YOU
Southwest Windpower, Inc.
1801 W. Hwy 66
Flagstaff, Arizona 86001- USA

Phone: 928-779-9463
Fax: 928-779-1485

Web: www.windenergy.com
www windenergy com
Web: www.skystreamenergy.com
Web: www.airbreeze.com

Contact: Andrew Kruse

Email: andy@windenergy.com

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