Each Wind Harvester Project in 2024 and 2025 will advance our commercialization objectives.
Bird and Bat Friendly
We will monitor how well birds and bats avoid the Wind Harvesters and use motion detection technology to slow or stop our turbines in time if species can see and avoid their rotors.
Synergy in Wind Farms
Early projects will use Doppler LiDAR to collect “wake” data that will calibrate computer modeling for how Wind Harvesters can create synergy with propeller-type turbines and increase the energy outputs of both short and tall turbines.
Flexible, Reliable Energy
Wind Harvester projects with energy storage and solar panels will provide a flexible power supply that can improve grid quality and reliability. Such projects reduce the problems of cloudy or non-windy days.
Some Projects in Development
Wind Harvest Barbados
Trade winds moving west across the Atlantic could provide a near continuous supply of inexpensive renewable energy in Barbados. Tall turbines and solar farms are problematic for many reasons. Wind Harvesters, being shorter than the island’s Royal Palm trees, will fit in quite well there. Their simple design allows 50% of the manufacturing labor to be done in facilities already operating in Barbados.
Local Bajan Dr. Ariana Marshall has been championing our turbines and sustainable projects since she returned to the island after earning her PhD in Environmental Communication. She has lined up properties on the island that have great wind speeds and will start the process of collecting the data needed before hundreds of our turbines are installed.
Anza Hills Projects, Anza, CA
On the windy Anza Hills in Southern California, 5 MW of Wind Harvesters can be installed. The geography of this area makes for exceptional mid level wind on the hilltops, making Wind Harvesters a great match for these sites. The first project is slated for 2024, followed by the next five in 2026. Once a Power Purchase Agreement is agreed to with the Arizona G&T Energy Cooperative Wind Harvest will advance a permit for an installation, ideally in 2025.
Frost Peak Project, Wrightwood, CA
Wind Harvest will apply to the US Forest Service for a two turbine demonstration project at Frost Peak. This site has an exceptionally high average annual wind speed of more than 18 mph at 50 feet above ground level. A demonstration project would prove that our turbines won’t negatively affect views, airplanes, birds, or other wildlife. It could lead to a larger project that could provide the nearby town of Wrightwood with a reliable energy supply when public safety power shut-offs affect its transmission lines during times of significant fire danger.
