The "Next Generation" Wind Turbine Challenge.....

What small to mid-sized wind turbine architecture is the best in terms of life cycle cost-of-energy? Could it be one of the "new" vertical axis or ducted turbine designs that have been in the news lately? We don't think so. All of these ideas have been tried decades ago, and all have failed in the marketplace, and the three blade horizontal axis turbine now dominates the market in all sizes, from the smallest to the largest, for a lot of very good reasons. However, there is still a lot of room for improvement.

We are now seeking strategic partners with a global sales and service presence to collaborate with us to develop and manufacture a line of small to mid-sized wind turbines that will feature a unique architecture that we have been working on for the last three years.

At the start of 2007, the decision was made to focus the company's resources on wind turbine technology in the 5 to 125 kW range. Much has been written about the explosive growth of this market in developed countries, and studies have shown that even small amounts of electrical energy can make a very large difference in the lives of residents in less developed areas.

We have now defined a system architecture that, in our view, will offer the most comprehensive set of advantages in meeting our system objectives, given what is currently available in the fields of materials, manufacturing processes, power electronics and digital controls.

Every aspect of the technology has been evaluated in terms of being able to meet these three primary objectives:

• Minimize the Cost-of-Energy (COE) for the 40 year life of the system.
• Minimize noise levels near the base of the tower in any wind up to rated speed.
• Provide for scalability and system expandability for distributed applications with growing energy needs.

This is the critical architectural set that will allow us to accomplish these objectives:

• Three blade, flex-rotor technology using our "Falcon II" rotor
• The world's first expandable array architecture, using modular, counter-rotating, scalable turbines
• Variable speed operation with full span pitch control.
• Direct drive "TransAxial Flux" generator technology.

A more detailed description of this architecture can be found here.

Interested and qualified companies can obtain more information by contacting Greenward's CEO, Larry Haworth by email or phone:

Larry.Haworth@Greenward-Technologies.com

(512) 331-0386

All inquiries will be kept in strict confidence