Wind power innovator, Mariah Power, and Connecticut’s Quinnipiac University are installing the first micro-wind farm at a U.S. university. The 25 turbine installation, which will be installed along the new York Hill Campus’s main walkway, will power about 50% of the campus’s exterior lights. The 35 to 45 foot Windspire vertical axis wind turbines will create a “wind terrace”, or “kinetic sculpture garden” that, when combined with a sweet view of Long Island Sound, will hopefully become student destination.
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Techie fun, marketing innovation and wind speed site analysis all on your iPhone? Mariah Power and Create with Context will soon release an iPhone app that will let you know how much wind is whipping through your property and if it’s enough to spin a Windspire small wind turbine. Just hold your iPhone into the wind and it will measure the wind speed and do the math. The app will also estimate how much CO2 your potential Windspire installation will save the environment.
You can sign up at Mariah Power’s website to be notified when the app is available.
Related: previous Altcon posts on Mariah Power and its vertical axis wind turbine
Mariah Power is participating in the nation’s first rooftop Wind Turbine Lab at the Museum of Science in Boston, Massachusetts, with the installation of one of its Windspire vertical axis wind turbines on the Museum’s rooftop. Windspire is the only vertical (more…)
We originally posted about Mariah Power’s Windspire turbine last year when its sleek, “propeller-free” design first caught our eye. The company recently announced commercial production, sales and shipping their small wind turbine. The bad news is the fully integrated unit is back-ordered for the next few months as Mariah Power tries to meet consumer enthusiasm for the product.
The Windspire is a vertical axis wind turbine, or VAWT, and as such, turns at a much slower speed than traditional “propeller-driven” turbines and is extremely quiet. With its sleek look and variety of colors the Windspire is one of the more aesthetically pleasing turbine 
designs. The company recommends installation on a minimum of 1/2 acre of land and an average wind speed of 12 mph to produce 2,000kWH per year. The unit takes just a few hours to install and is rated for winds up to 100 mph.
The fast growing wind power industry has seen many designs come and go so to ensure product reliability and standards the company has subjected the product to independent, third-party testing at Windward Engineering in Spanish Oaks, Utah (initial test results).
The fully intergrated, “plug ‘n produce” unit sells for a modest $4,995 (plus installation) and comes with a 5 year warranty.
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Mariah Power has created a beautiful, tower-like wind power appliance: the Windspire. This propeller free design rises 30 feet into the air and is just 2 feet wide. Rotating at the speed of wind, it is quiet and safe for avian life, so there is no need to take down your bird-feeders. You can expect this 1 kw Windspire to produce 1,900 kw hrs annually if winds average 12 mph. Producers promise easy, DIY installation and low maintenance. Their website includes a calculator for determining how fast your Windspire will spin.
Windspires are expected to be available this fall. Reserve your own @ mariahpower.com
Price: $3,995
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