[RE-wrenches] VAWT recommendation

[Kelly Keilwitz, Whidbey Sun & Wind]

Yeah, me either...... (sigh)...

Kelly Keilwitz, P.E.
Whidbey Sun & Wind
Renewable Energy Systems
NABCEP Certified PV Installer
kelly at 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 12¢/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