Windspire “Best of What’s New” in Wind Power Technology

Innovative Wind Power Design for Homes & Businesses

The Windspire is the winner of the 2008 “Best of What’s New” Award from Popular Science Magazine. Congratulations to Mariah Power.

Popular Science magazine has awarded the “Best of What’s New” award in green technology to the Windspire wind power generator in the magazine’s upcoming December 2008 edition. The device suitable for urban, suburban and rural locations and is applicable to residential and commercial uses.

This is a second personal wind power solution to be featured at Writer to the World^TM that delivers at least 2,000 kilowatt-hours (kWh) of electric energy per year. The average American household consumes approximately 11,600 kWh electrical energy per year according to a 2005 report from the Energy Information Agency (EIA) within the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). Every fifth year of electrical energy for homeowners using only one unit of the technology would be entirely free.

Moreover these units are easily installed in tight quarters that make multiple units not only possible but quite practical. In ideal situations, the Windspire can be spread only eight feet apart, but the prevailing wind conditions are the ultimate deciding factor. Yet, there are remarkably low requirements for the amount of wind needed.

The Windspire can start generating electricity from a standstill position with a breeze as low as 9 mph, and the Helix can generate power at 8 mph. Additionally, the noise from these smaller units is negligible.

Wind naturally cause a noise of its own, and the Windspire generates only 8 decibels (dB) of noise above wind itself, and the Helix has a noise level of 5 dB above the ambient noise levels. These levels are equivalent to the sound the wind makes when blowing through the leaves of a tree.

Mariah Power, manufacturer of the Windspire, will have a have a high-volume manufacturing facility running next year. The small wind power industry is following the growing popularity of wind power generally across the U.S. that increased by 45 percent in 2007 and is projected to grow for years to come.

One of the biggest obstacles for Mariah Power and Helix Wind alike is the general obscurity of their existence within the energy market. A review of the DOE website that’s responsible for disseminating information about small wind power fails to mention either company. The DOE only features traditional horizontal wind power designs that are far more complex and require higher wind speed to be economical.

The wind speed maps at the DOE website are completely inaccurate as a result, because they don’t factor in horizontal designs. Writer to the WorldTM readers desiring to change the lack of information available at the greatest energy information repository in the world are encouraged to contact the EIA through the listings at their website or to simply email the EIA webmaster.

Please spread the word to everyone possible, because information is the most powerful tool a democratic citizenry has.

In the meantime, thank you for visiting Writer to the World^TM and learning the solution to our power issues are within our own hands. The energy of wind is always with us and possible to harness in significant amounts.