[Fresh Ink] Wind to Power Alaska’s Largest Fisheries Research Facility

[RICHARD MENEC]

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NOAA AWARDS WIND ENERGY CONTRACT TO MARIAH POWER 
 
Windspire® Wind Turbines to Provide Power to Alaska’s Largest Fisheries Research Facility 
 
09.24.2009 – JUNEAU, ALASKA -- Mariah Power (www.mariahpower.com) was awarded a contract with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to provide the wind system for Ted Stevens Marine Research Institute – Alaska’s largest fisheries research facility. Six Windspire vertical axis wind turbines will generate 7.2 kWh of clean, renewable energy at the Ted Stevens Marine Research Institute in Juneau, Alaska in a deal inked earlier this month. 
 
The 66,000 square feet of office and laboratory space is the home of Auke Bay Laboratories, and employs up to 100 scientists working to expand the understanding of Alaska’s marine and fisheries resources. The Institute, which opened to public acclaim in May, 2007, was designed to achieve tremendous environmental efficiencies. 
 
The solicitation from the staff at NOAA identified multiple requirements. The system was required to provide a clean, reliable and affordable source of renewable power for what some have called one of Alaska’s most environmentally friendly federal buildings. The wind system also needed to withstand the sometimes brutal climate of Juneau, Alaska, demanding that any wind system be able to withstand “freezing spray, icing conditions, and over 36 inches of annual snowfall.” Finally, in a complex that houses nearly 100 of the agency’s top fisheries scientists, laboratories and fish and shark tanks, the system would have to be both quiet and visually attractive. The Windspire exceeds all of these requirements, with a noise level just 6 decibels above ambient noise (essentially silent) and an attractive design that correlate perfectly to the building’s existing design. The Windspire system will produce 7.2 kWh of power at a cost less than $50,000. 
 
“As our country focuses on a renewable energy future, it is wonderful to see government agencies utilizing American-made renewable energy products,“ said Mike Hess, Mariah Power CEO. “The Windspire is the perfect wind turbine to accompany the great environmental work of the center.” 
 
 
About Windspire 
 
The Windspire wind turbine is a low-cost, low-noise, attractive wind power appliance for use in urban, suburban, rural and remote locations. Manufactured in the U.S. by Mariah Power, Windspire turbines are propeller-free, vertical-axis designs that feature patented technology that maximizes energy conversion from wind into electric power, regardless of changing wind speed and direction. The Windspire portfolio includes a 1.2 kW version, a special High Wind version and a 230V European Grid version. Later this year, Mariah Power will introduce multiple new products based on the Windspire technology including: off-grid capabilities, larger rotors and a system that is able to generate more energy at lower wind speeds. The Windspire has been featured in Fortune, Popular Mechanics, Popular Science, and on “20/20”, CNN and NPR. For more information, visit www.mariahpower.com.
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