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Renewable Energy prices for Utility-Scale Wind Turbines from Avionex/USA for Commercial, Industrial Companies, including Farms or Cooperatives.

(*Municipalities, School Districts and Hospitals - see our Special Tax-exempt Lease/Purchase program for your organizations on our Home Page.)

Please Note: we also lease Wind Turbines to the N.J. State Government. (See typical quotation following to the N.J. Turnpike Authority) and the federal government.

Current Wind Turbines Prices:

Our Energy Power service and Wind Generators are the new source for grid connection Revenue and large, 1.5 and 2.1 MW Wind Turbines for businessmen entering the Renewable Energy field and seeking an American OEM Manufacturer to supply them with Large, 1.5 MW and 2.2 MW Wind Generators.

This is equally so for municipalities and government agencies seeking a new, profitable source of revenue; with net income from our Wind Turbines connected to the Grid, producing between $600,000 to $900,000 per year of profits, depending on the average, annual production of KILOWATT Hours loaded into the Grid, at a particular Wind generator site with between 3 to 6 class winds and respectively 1.5 MW and 2.2 MW in size.

Wind Energy Overview

• In 2010 China became the leading world wide developer of New Wind Energy Installations.
• Wind energy facilities currently installed in the U.S. will produce an estimated 31 billion kilowatt-hours
  annually or enough electricity to supply 10.9 million American homes in 2011.
• Wind energy's delivered cost has fallen 90% in the past 25 years and is now competitive with newlyconstructed,
  conventional generation sources (contract prices are typically 10-14 cents per kWh).

Wind Turbines

• Today's utility-scale wind turbines produce enough energy for 30,000 to 60,000 typical US households per turbine, are down for maintenance less than 2% of the time, and have a typical rotational speed of approximately 12 RPM.
• Onshore turbines from the leading manufacturers range from 1.5 MW to 3 MW with tower heights of 40 to 120 meters (131 to 394 feet) and rotor diameters of 52 to 94 meters (171 to 308 feet).
• The top selling onshore turbines are 1.5 to 2.0 MW with a typical hub height of 80 meters (262 feet).
• Larger offshore turbines range from to 3.0 to 6.0 MW with rotor diameters of 90 to 114 meter (295 to 374 feet) and towers up to 124 meters (407 feet). Offshore turbines can be larger because it is easier to transport large rotor blades by ship than by land. Avionex/USA offers both 1.5MW and 2.2MW Wind Turbines.

Developing a Project

• The 12 steps for developing utility-scale wind projects are: site selection, land agreements, wind assessment, environmental review, economic modeling, interconnection purchase agreements with the grid, permitting, sales agreement, financing, turbine procurement, construction contracting, and operations & maintenance.

Wind Resource Requirements

• A minimum class 3 wind resource, with an average annual wind speed of 6.3 m/s or 14.1 mph at 80 meters (246 feet) above the ground, is required for a successful wind project.
• Northern New Jersey contains 297,849 acres of mountain ridge top land with a wind resource ofclass 3 or greater.
• A wind map provides a good estimate of the wind resource at a site; however, on-site Latitude/Londitude positioning and satellite wind measurements are required to determine the economic feasibility and to secure financing.
• NREL National Windmaps @ 80 meters are now available online free

Capacity Factor, Availability and Energy Payback

• The capacity factor of a power plant is the ratio of the actual energy output over a period oftime and its output if it had operated at full capacity during that time period.
• Because of variations in speed, a wind farm will generate electricity 65-90% of the time, generate power at full rated capacity about 30% of the time, and on average throughout the year the plant will generate 30% to 40% of its rated capacity (capacity factor).
• The availability factor of a power plant is the amount of time that it is able to produce electricity over a certain period, divided by the amount of the time in the period.
• The typical availability factor for a modem wind turbine is 98%.
• The energy output of a wind turbine is optimized by properly matching rotor diameter to generator size for a given wind resource.
• Energy payback: a study by the University of Wisconsin...Madison calculated the energy payback of Midwestem wind farms to be between 17 and 39 times more energy than is embodied during manufacturing and construction, depending on the wind resource.

FAA Lighting

• New Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) guidelines for aviation lighting on wind energy projects went into effect on Feb. 1, 2007. A new chapter, Marking and Lighting Wind Turbine Farms, has been added.
• Synchronized flashing red lights (FAA L-864) are to be mounted to the nacelle for turbines on the perimeter of the wind farm with unlighted gaps of no more than ½ mile.
• Not all wind turbine units within a wind farm need to be lighted. Definition of the periphery of the installation is essential.
• Daytime lighting of wind farms is not required, as long as the turbine structures are painted in a bright white color or light off-white color most often found on wind turbines.

Ice

• Ice throw, while it can occur under certain conditions, is of little danger. Setbacks typically used to minimize noise are sufficient to protect against danger to the public.
• Ice buildup slows a turbine's rotation and will be sensed by the control system, causing the turbine to shut down.
• A recommended setback in cold climates is 1.5 x (hub height + rotor diameter).

Noise

• An operating modern wind farm at a height of 250 feet is noiseless (approximately 35 decibels, A-scale)
• Even in rural or low-density areas, where there is little additional sound to mask that of the wind turbines, background noise created by the wind is louder.
• In some hilly terrain where residences are located in sheltered dips or hollows downwind from turbines, turbine sounds may carry further and be more audible. This effect can generally be anticipated and avoided in the development process through adequate setbacks from homes.
• Low frequency and infrasound: It has been shown that there is no significant infrasound from modern wind turbines and that there is little low frequency noise. Problems with these types of sound did exist with early wind turbines installed in the US in the 1980s, (such as the Tehachapi Pass Wind Farm in California). New wind turbines have eliminated the problem.
• Standing at the base of the Qty. (6) 1.5 MW wind turbines turn in Atlantic City at 16 RPM; the blades turning at 246 ft in height are noiseless

Economic Development

• The main economic development benefits associated with wind projects are job creation, local project spending, annual property and sales taxes, and annual landowner easement payments.
• 80 to 140 jobs are created during the construction phase for every 100 MW of installed capacity; 6 to 10 new jobs are created during the operations phase for every 66 1.5 MW wind turbines of installed.
• $500,000-$2,000,000 in new annual property tax payments are generated for every 100 MW of installed capacity.
• Annual landowner easement payments are typically $2,000-$5,000 per MW of installed capacity. Leased farmland remains available for farming and grazing.
• All economic evidence of current properties located near wind farms discredits the notion that wind farm visibility negatively affects property value. Ten large US wind projects were studied and for the great majority of these projects, property values actually rose more rapidly within the view shed than they did in the comparable community.

Incentives

• The Federal Production Tax Credit (PTC) provides an inflation-adjusted 2.5 cents (currently at 2.7 cents at end of 2011) for each kilowatt-hour generated, over the first ten years of the project, which reduces the tax liability of a wind farm. State and federal incentives and annual energy sales can increase the ROI to 2 years in certain states
• Federal new incentive: 100% depreciation of all costs in the first year (Expires 12/31/11)
• Federal Investment Tax Rebate is 30% of the cost of a wind turbine, including all installation costs.

Utility Integration

• Few operating impacts occur when wind represents less than 15% of the system capacity and in many cases they increase system performance.
• Wind energy's variability is not a critical transmission integration issue, and many transmission service providers have adopted effective procedures for integrating wind energy into their existing transmission systems at costs of less than 0.10 cents per kWh (wind variability issue is a media fabrication).
• The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) adopted a new regulation that aims to allow greater access to transmission lines for power generators of all types, including renewable energy projects. The new rule exempts intermittent power generators, such as wind power plants, from excessive "imbalance" charges when the amount of energy they deliver is different than the amount of energy they are scheduled to deliver.
• In contrast to conventional power plants, wind farms need not shut down altogether for maintenance and repairs—a turbine fault, when it occurs, can be repaired while the other turbines continue to operate.

Avian Impacts

• Wind energy development's overall impact on birds is extremely low compared with other human-related activities, because birds see them turning @ 12 RPM and can fly around them without any problem..
• Pre-construction wildlife surveys help mitigate bird and bat impacts and are now common practice throughout the industry.

Sources and Links for Further Information

• Global wind news and statistics: http://www.gwec.net
• Wind Energy Guide for County Commissioners: http://www.nrel.gov/docs/fy07osti/40403.pdf
• AWEA Wind Power Myths vs. Facts: http://www.awea.org/pubs/factsheets/050629_Myths_vs_Facts_Fact_Sheet.pdf
• Report on Infrasound from Wind Turbines: http://wind.appstate.edu/reports/06-06Leventhall-Infras-WT-CanAcoustics2.pdf
• FAA requirements: http://www.oeaaa.faa.gov
• Wind Powering America factsheet: http://www.nrel.gov/docs/fy05osti/37657.pdf
• Ice Shedding and Ice Throw: http://www.gepower.com/prod_serv/products/tech_docs/en/downloads/ger4262.pdf
• Incentives database: http://www.dsireusa.org
  
• Avionex/USA does all projects on a turnkey basis which includes site design, construction engineering, plus project management
  
  
• Our company also provides Financing and Leases for our Wind Turbines and project Electrical grid Interconnection Switch Gear/Transformers. Call: 1-201-825-3090 Office or call direct to Capt. L Peter Richards, USMM; President

Note: Installation-Technical and Logistics Support. Home Office Marketing, Sales and Technical Training Course (2 days....$945.) Computer Monitoring of one or multiple Wind generators Remote Access and Performance Control; both Real-Time & Historical. (2 days....$1,656.)

Renewable Energy—Wind Energy

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115 Franklin Turnpike, No. 128
Mahwah, NJ 07430
Capt. Peter L. Richards, USMM
President
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Inquiries: (201) 825-3090
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