Jul 31 2010
Urban Green Energy, a globally known company for small-sized vertical axis wind turbines, has installed a 4-kW wind turbine at Valley Baptist Church premises in Illinois.
The vertical design of the wind turbine allows it to generate wind energy disregarding the wind direction and makes it convenient to use in places where the wind direction changes often.
The wind turbine is mounted on a 23 foot tall tower near the altar of the church and is expected to reduce the carbon generated, and power bills of the church considerably, and will enable the church to sell back the superfluous power generated to the grid while allowing it to propagate the use of green energy in Chicagoland area. Though all the vertical axis wind turbines are qualified for 30% federal encouragement and other rebates and credits, Valley Baptist Church being a not for profit institution, and the wind turbine being a donation from the congregation, such incentives are not available for the church.
Nick Blitterswyk, who leads Urban Green Energy as its CEO, said Urban Green Energy aims to make alternative clean energy available for every one and he called the Valley Baptist Church a perfect place to spread the doctrine of clean energy to its disciples. He added the gifting of the 4kW wind turbine by the parishioners shows how people value green energy close to their heart.
Source: http://www.urbangreenenergy.com/