The company will also install a wind unit without the new low cost augmenter next to the augmented system to show potential customers the reduction in the cost of producing wind energy.
It said the wind augmentation system utilizes a less complicated and inexpensive wind-focusing technique to increase the wind velocity directed at the turbine by an average of 70%, thereby tripling the increase in the electrical power generated by the turbine.
The company’s augmentation system reduces material and installation costs while expediting zoning approval in many locations by eliminating the need for turbine structures to exceed a height of 80ft to realize adequate wind velocity.
According to the company, the new system uses horizontal or propeller type turbine blades that lead to the projected cost per rated kilowatt to be less than $1000 and anticipated to approach $600 in mass production, when compared to traditional systems that generate electricity at a cost of $1500 to $2000 per rated kilowatt.
