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SheerWind Reports Its Commercial-Grade Field Unit Significantly Outperforms Traditional Wind Generation and is Competitive with Natural Gas and Hydroelectric Generation
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Created 02/20/2013 - 8:14am

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  • Minnesota
  • United States
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SheerWind Reports Its Commercial-Grade Field Unit Significantly
Outperforms Traditional Wind Generation and is Competitive with Natural
Gas and Hydroelectric Generation

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SheerWind, Inc., an innovator in high-performance, cost-efficient wind energy technology, announces initial field-testing results, which compares INVELOX [1] commercial-grade wind energy generation with the same turbine on a traditional tower-mounted system. The test results indicate that INVELOX [2] significantly outperforms the traditional turbine and is competitive with natural gas and hydroelectric generation by:

  • Producing 600% more electrical energy (kWh)
  • Operating at wind speeds as low as 1 mile per hour and in low wind regimes (class 1 and 2)
  • Reducing installation capital cost to less that $750 per KW
  • Increasing energy production capacity to record high of 72%

“This exciting performance superiority over traditional wind and competitiveness with natural gas and hydroelectric generation is attracting significant interest from Fortune 500 and moderately sized companies; government entities; industry experts; and others,” states Dr. Daryoush Allaei [3], CEO of SheerWind, Inc. “Our ability to operate efficiently and effectively in areas never considered viable with traditional wind energy and at costs as low as $10 MWH makes SheerWind a true game-changer in electric power generation.”

SheerWind’s INVELOX [4] wind energy system captures the breeze from an above ground portal and funnels the wind through a tapering passageway that naturally accelerates its flow. This kinetic energy drives the INVELOX [5] generator that operates at ground level. INVELOX [6] has the following advantages:

  • Costs less than 1 cent per KWH, making it competitive with natural gas and hydroelectric powered generation
  • Requires no government subsidies to be profitable
  • Reduces operating cost by 50% of current wind turbine technology
  • Minimizes environment, animal, bird and human impact

About SheerWind, Inc.

SheerWind’s breakthrough wind technology is changing the course of power generation. The patented INVELOX [7] electricity generation technology operates efficiently at wind speeds as low as 1 mile per hour, requires no government subsidies, is price competitive with traditional energy and has far less environmental impact than traditional generation technologies. The US electric power generation market is $250 billion and globally exceeds $1 trillion. The high performance and efficiency capabilities of INVELOX [8] offer a global renewable energy solution that easily integrates with the power grid for small and commercial operations. For more information go to www.sheerwind.com [9]


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<p> For SheerWind, Inc.<br />Kris Sundberg, 612-332-4222<br /><a href="mailto:kris@linksresults.com">kris@linksresults.com</a> </p>
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SheerWind, Inc. [10]

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[1] http://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=http://sheerwind.com/technology&esheet=50570529&lan=en-US&anchor=INVELOX&index=2&md5=e1ac01ea393bf4a2b5372160ae6b2a99
[2] http://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=http://sheerwind.com/technology&esheet=50570529&lan=en-US&anchor=INVELOX&index=3&md5=742ae7e2876632e11394ffa79aa2e9a8
[3] http://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=http://sheerwind.com/about/management/dr-daryoush-allaei&esheet=50570529&lan=en-US&anchor=Dr. Daryoush Allaei&index=4&md5=87a0f233dc9e3a377876bc4629c2e3b6
[4] http://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=http://sheerwind.com/technology&esheet=50570529&lan=en-US&anchor=INVELOX&index=5&md5=19fca1eda3775814b467bfddfb6e93c8
[5] http://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=http://sheerwind.com/technology&esheet=50570529&lan=en-US&anchor=INVELOX&index=6&md5=44fc8c268d87da587a00bcfee89c4ef1
[6] http://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=http://sheerwind.com/technology&esheet=50570529&lan=en-US&anchor=INVELOX&index=7&md5=efda316012cb0c803dfaa0e3b7837673
[7] http://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=http://sheerwind.com/technology&esheet=50570529&lan=en-US&anchor=INVELOX&index=8&md5=57215f7903da8309d548f213ab83039d
[8] http://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=http://sheerwind.com/technology&esheet=50570529&lan=en-US&anchor=INVELOX&index=9&md5=2c6162e3d1a0dc305802281e3edf822f
[9] http://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=http://www.sheerwind.com&esheet=50570529&lan=en-US&anchor=www.sheerwind.com&index=10&md5=0fba5de3b4efd51ddfc66a79418867f0
[10] http://www.freshnews.com/node/762901