Our turbines stand apart from anything else in the industry
with advantages no other turbine company can match!
Stealth Wind Turbine in Action
To summerize why our units are the best choice in small wind today:
Aesthetically appealing, the “Legacy Windmill Design” looks familiar to you and your neighbors.
Low start-up wind speed = 7 MPH and will continue to make 10KW of power even in Gail force winds.
Incredibly quiet.
Construction and durability is unmatched = NO fiberglass or plastic parts.
Low maintenance and easy access to turbine head.
Grid tie systems are standard but grid independent systems are available.
The production plant has over 50 years of machine manufacturing.
Made in the windy mid-west.
Includes free standing 85’ tower with 25’ blade.
5 year warranty on all manufactured parts.
RSI’s unmatched support staff, available when you need them to answer questions.
No permanent magnets and true sine wave power.
No FFA approval needed, unlike most of our competition.
Special Stealth/Concealed towers for duel use as telecom/cell antennas towers and wind-gen units.
The RSI price includes:
Turbine “10KW+”
Tower 85’
A bank of three Xantrax model 4024 inverters with four batteries (for inverter power )
Key pad with Control Panel
Concrete work for base
Assembly
Freight
System startup
Can be arranged
Trenching to the meter
Bidirectional meter and hookup which may be supplied by your power providor
Permitting
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Stealth Wind Turbine
Large HD Grid-Tie Inverters "Xan Trex™ Series" True Sine Wave
All Grid-Tie Systems Are Standard
Controls for Extreme Severe Environments
Homes, farms, businesses, schools and even cities can produce their own power cost-effectively!
You watch it turn, not hear it turn!
Lower blade speeds mean much lower noise (one of the leading complaints of three-blade systems).
Also, higher speed means higher friction (and therefore higher wear and maintenance concerns). The WindGen's lower rotation speed means a
unit that is more dependable with much lower maintenance and one that is actually pleasing to live with!
The WindGen’s use of induction generators, is well proven worldwide, to be more dependable and reliable. In fact this technology is
well-established and is commonly used in most of the larger wind farm turbines. Other small turbines use Permanent Magnets and small inverters.
“ON the Grid”, or “Off the Grid” WindGen is both. The standard unit connects directly to the power grid, but the owner has many options.
The WindGen inverter is oversized to handle large wind changes events which are common, other small turbines that are grid-tie only, have a very
small inverters. With WindGen the user can also add battery banks for going “off the grid” or just for more backup power (this option is built
into the standard unit so you can add later). Also the WindGen can be used with other forms of backup power, like Solar or any type of gen/set.
High Wind no problem, all other wind units have to shut down to protect their rotor glass blades and gear boxes from runaway(which in high winds can result
in thrown blades or falling towers). The WindGen system has been thoroughly tested, and we stand behind our units. We know that rotor runaway is not an option.
The WindGen uses proven “windmill design” but still keeps producing power, even in high wind when others have to shut down.
10KW Power Curve
WindGen Power Curve
The following graph represents the power curve of the Triad WindGen. The values are based on actual initial test data. This table will be updated as more data is collected.
WindGen Power Curve
Wind and Energy Assessments
A Wind and Energy Assessment at site is very involved and requires the person performing the assessment to be trained, competent, and qualified to perform the assessment. The assessor must have some basic knowledge of the site prior to showing up so that the proper equipment and expertise is taken to the site. RSI is a “Green Company”, and has been performing Environmental studies for over a decade.
RSI has performed thousands of assessments at various types of sites for independent verification. RSI started out as a University based service organization. Our reports have been reviewed by and are on record with government agencies. The report is a general assessment of the site (in some cases as required by the agencies for compliance or used in grant and loan approval), and is not intended to be an engineering document. An engineering report would not reflect the various environmental and safety issues that are encountered at many sites. RSI uses competent and qualified professionals to review and develop programs. All of RSI Assessments and report documents exhibit this expertise. The methods and procedures RSI uses will meet all the criteria required for the project as well as others that individual clients may have.
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Federal
Incentives/Policies for Renewables & Efficiency
Business Energy Investment Tax Credit (ITC)
Last DSIRE Review: 06/10/2009
Incentive Type:
Corporate Tax Credit
Eligible Renewable/Other Technologies:
Solar Water Heat, Solar Space Heat, Solar Thermal Electric, Solar Thermal Process Heat, Photovoltaics, Wind, Biomass, Geothermal Electric, Fuel Cells, Geothermal Heat Pumps, CHP/Cogeneration, Solar Hybrid Lighting, Direct Use Geothermal, Microturbines
Applicable Sectors:
Commercial, Industrial, Utility
Amount:
30% for solar, fuel cells and small wind;
10% for geothermal, microturbines and CHP
Maximum Incentive:
Fuel cells: $1,500 per 0.5 kW
Microturbines: $200 per kW
Small wind turbines placed in service 10/4/08 - 12/31/08: $4,000
Small wind turbines placed in service after 12/31/08: no limit
All other eligible technologies: no limit
Eligible System Size:
Small wind turbines: 100 kW or less
Fuel cells: 0.5 kW or greater
Microturbines: 2 MW or less
CHP: 50 MW or less
Equipment/Installation Requirements:
Fuel cells, microturbines and CHP systems must meet specific energy-efficiency criteria
Summary:
Note: The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (H.R. 1) allows taxpayers eligible for the federal renewable electricity production tax credit (PTC) to take the federal business energy investment tax credit (ITC) or to receive a grant from the U.S. Treasury Department instead of taking the PTC for new installations. The new law also allows taxpayers eligible for the business ITC to receive a grant from the U.S. Treasury Department instead of taking the business ITC for new installations. The Treasury Department issued Notice 2009-52 in June 2009, giving limited guidance on how to take the federal business energy investment tax credit instead of the federal renewable electricity production tax credit. The Treasury Department will issue more extensive guidance at a later time.
The federal business energy investment tax credit available under 26 USC § 48 was expanded significantly by the Energy Improvement and Extension Act of 2008 (H.R. 1424), enacted in October 2008. This law extended the duration -- by eight years -- of the existing credits for solar energy, fuel cells and microturbines; increased the credit amount for fuel cells; established new credits for small wind-energy systems, geothermal heat pumps, and combined heat and power (CHP) systems; extended eligibility for the credits to utilities; and allowed taxpayers to take the credit against the alternative minimum tax (AMT), subject to certain limitations. The credit was further expanded by The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, enacted in February 2009.
In general, credits are available for eligible systems placed in service on or before December 31, 2016:*
Solar. The credit is equal to 30% of expenditures, with no maximum credit. Eligible solar energy property includes equipment that uses solar energy to generate electricity, to heat or cool (or provide hot water for use in) a structure, or to provide solar process heat. Hybrid solar lighting systems, which use solar energy to illuminate the inside of a structure using fiber-optic distributed sunlight, are eligible. Passive solar systems and solar pool-heating systems are not eligible. (Note that the Solar Energy Industries Association has published a four-page document that provides answers to frequently asked questions regarding the federal tax credits for solar energy.)
Fuel Cells. The credit is equal to 30% of expenditures, with no maximum credit. However, the credit for fuel cells is capped at $1,500 per 0.5 kilowatt (kW) of capacity. Eligible property includes fuel cells with a minimum capacity of 0.5 kW that have an electricity-only generation efficiency of 30% or higher. (Note that the credit for property placed in service before October 4, 2008, is capped at $500 per 0.5 kW.)
Small Wind Turbines. The credit is equal to 30% of expenditures, with no maximum credit for small wind turbines placed in service after December 31, 2008. Eligible small wind property includes wind turbines up to 100 kW in capacity. (In general, the maximum credit is $4,000 for eligible property placed in service after October 3, 2008, and before January 1, 2009. The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 removed the $4,000 maximum credit limit for small wind turbines.)
Geothermal Systems. The credit is equal to 10% of expenditures, with no maximum credit limit stated. Eligible geothermal energy property includes geothermal heat pumps and equipment used to produce, distribute or use energy derived from a geothermal deposit. For electricity produced by geothermal power, equipment qualifies only up to, but not including, the electric transmission stage. For geothermal heat pumps, this credit applies to eligible property placed in service after October 3, 2008.
Microturbines. The credit is equal to 10% of expenditures, with no maximum credit limit stated (explicitly). The credit for microturbines is capped at $200 per kW of capacity. Eligible property includes microturbines up to two megawatts (MW) in capacity that have an electricity-only generation efficiency of 26% or higher.
Combined Heat and Power (CHP). The credit is equal to 10% of expenditures, with no maximum limit stated. Eligible CHP property generally includes systems up to 50 MW in capacity that exceed 60% energy efficiency, subject to certain limitations and reductions for large systems. The efficiency requirement does not apply to CHP systems that use biomass for at least 90% of the system's energy source, but the credit may be reduced for less-efficient systems. This credit applies to eligible property placed in service after October 3, 2008.
In general, the original use of the equipment must begin with the taxpayer, or the system must be constructed by the taxpayer. The equipment must also meet any performance and quality standards in effect at the time the equipment is acquired. The energy property must be operational in the year in which the credit is first taken.
Significantly, The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 repealed a previous limitation on the use of the credit for eligible projects also supported by "subsidized energy financing." For projects placed in service after December 31, 2008, this limitation no longer applies. Businesses that receive other incentives are advised to consult with a tax professional regarding how to calculate this federal tax credit.
History The federal Energy Policy Act of 2005 (EPAct 2005) expanded the existing federal business energy tax credit for solar and geothermal energy property to include fuel cells, microturbines and hybrid solar lighting systems installed on or after January 1, 2006, and raised the credit for solar to 30%. Prior to the provisions of EPAct 2005, a 10% credit was available to businesses that invested in or purchased solar or geothermal energy property.
* Note that the credit for geothermal property, with the exception of geothermal heat pumps, has no stated expiration date. The credit for solar energy property reverts to 10% after December 31, 2016.
Contact:
Public Information - IRS
U.S. Internal Revenue Service
1111 Constitution Avenue, N.W.
Washington, DC 20224
Phone: (800) 829-1040
Web Site: http://www.irs.gov
