[RE-wrenches] VAWT recommendation

[Darryl Thayer]

I have been known to be an idiot, but put it up for the labor IF you can be sure you are done.  I have tested some, and not only did they not last, they did not produce.  

--- On Wed, 10/20/10, Kelly Keilwitz, Whidbey Sun & Wind <kelly at whidbeysunwind.com> wrote:

> From: Kelly Keilwitz, Whidbey Sun & Wind <kelly at whidbeysunwind.com>
> Subject: Re: [RE-wrenches] VAWT recommendation
> To: "RE-wrenches" <re-wrenches at lists.re-wrenches.org>
> Date: Wednesday, October 20, 2010, 6:49 PM
> 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
> 
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