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Monday, September 14, 2009

Endurance Wind Power is helping Distributed Power Generation become a reality in North America

Ultra-safe and cost-effective, our turbines are designed for homes, farms, schools and businesses - basically anything that can be connected to a utility's power grid.

These truely grid-connected (inverterless) wind turbines come in 5KW, 35KW and 50KW sizes, all designed with state-of-the-art features for safety, efficiency, reliability and quietness of operation.

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Clean Energy. Just Plug it In.
Posted by Endurance Windpower on Monday, September 14, 2009


Herb Hill has Endurance

The local distributor (P&K Wind Energy) and their installation crew were wonderful, and the turbine is whisper quiet. - Herb HillFor 'trailblazers' like Herb, distributed wind power generation makes perfect sense.
It's GREEN ENENGY THAT WORKS.

Herb Hill supplements his retirement income by growing fruit on his 5 acre ranch in Oklahoma.

A former electric utility company employee, Herb heard about the Endurance Windpower turbine, and how it was rated best overall in cost, maintenance and longevity.

Based on his monthly 2,000 to 5,000 kWh power consumption, Herb did the math and realized the Endurance can drastically reduce his power costs, and safeguard his income when electricity costs rise like he projects they will.

"The local distributor (P&K Wind Energy) and their installation crew were wonderful, and the turbine is whisper quiet," says Herb, who gets 40-50 kWh per day from his Endurance turbine.

Endurance wind power works for Herb Hill. It can work for you too.

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Herb Hill has Endurance
Posted by Endurance Windpower on Monday, September 14, 2009


Turbine Kicks Off Renewable Energy Service

Tuesday, August 11, 2009

FISHERSVILLE - A spinning wind turbine has joined the fields, mountains and power lines on the bucolic skyline near Expoland in Fishersville.

J. Irvin Marshall, who owns the antebellum Red Beech Farm, said, "The farm had a windmill at one time, and now it's going to have one again."

But this is no ordinary windmill.

On Wednesday, Marshall, the vice president of James River Wind Energy, a subgroup of James River Equipment, erected an on-grid induction generator turbine on his property. His two goals were to offset the majority of his farm's energy costs and to pioneer a trend of privately owned consumer retail wind turbines people can use to power their properties.

Marshall said his company will offer a "complete turnkey" operation, installing and maintaining turbines for the owners. Marshall said this means job growth, as James River Wind Energy employees and local contractors are being trained and certified to serve this potential market.

Sean Cooper of Shenandoah Tower Service said his company knows the ropes of building towers, but he and his co-workers were happy to be trained on installing a turbine.

"Wind energy is just going to grow over the years, so it's good to get our foot in the door," he said.

'Not your grandfather's windmill'

The turbine looks a lot like EVE - the sleek, white robot sidekick from Pixar's "WALL-E" - with three additional black propellers on a huge pole secured with cables.

"This is not your grandfather's windmill," Marshall said.

This 5-kilowatt S-250 model from Endurance Wind Power stands about 126 feet high above Marshall's 130-acre farm. Height is key, he said, because it means more energy from smooth, "clean" wind as opposed to the turbulent wind bouncing off buildings and through trees below.

Marshall said his farm has ample space for the rig and has a prevailing wind that "shoots all the way to Stuarts Draft" at about 12.5 to 14 mph. He expects it to provide 9,000 to 15,000 kilowatt hours per year and hopes the turbine will provide 75 percent to 90 percent of the energy used in his home and farm.

Marshall had to get a special-use permit from the Augusta County Zoning Board in order to build the turbine. At a May public hearing, Marshall reassured neighbors it wouldn't obstruct their views or make much noise.

"So far, the neighbors have been supportive because everyone is interested in wind energy," said zoning administrator John Wilkinson.

Wilkinson said there are about five other turbines in the county, but Marshall said this is the only one he knows of that uses an induction generator, which produces ready-to-use AC electricity that runs directly into his house and local power grid. Most other turbines generate DC power, which often gets stored in a battery and needs to be converted before it can be used, which Marshall said is inefficient.

Not for everyone

In Marshall's net metering agreement, he'll be free to use the energy his turbine generates. If he needs more electricity, it will come from the Shenandoah Valley Electric Cooperative's power grid and he'll pay the balance each month. If he produces more energy than he uses, he may receive credits from the company.

Marshall, Wilkinson and John Coffey, vice president of engineering and operations for SVEC, say an arrangement like this requires a certain amount of free space and a constant source of wind. Plus, Marshall estimates a turbine like his can cost $40,000 to $70,000 to build.

Coffey said the SVEC sees a considerable interest in private wind and solar energy generation.

"We'll talk to a few hundred people a year about doing that. Out of the 39,000 members we serve, only 14 have taken advantage of the net metering option," Coffey said. "What people generally (find) is that the cost is more significant than they anticipated."

Marshall said no one has placed an order for a turbine yet. But, "we have a few confirmed persons saying, 'Let me see yours up first.'"

This article is provided by:
J. Irvin Marshall,
Vice President of James River Wind Energy, a subgroup of James River Equipment
www.jamesriverwindenergy.com

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Turbine Kicks Off Renewable Energy Service
Posted by Endurance Windpower on Tuesday, August 11, 2009


Ashland Announced Collaboration for Wind Power Market

Tuesday, June 2, 2009

Posted By - Your Renewable News (press release) - Aberdeen,UK


Endurance Wind Power Inc. is a North American producer of a complete line of small to mid-size induction generator, grid-connected (inverterless) wind ...

Ashland Performance Materials (USA), a global leader in unsaturated polyester resins and epoxy vinyl ester resins, announced collaboration with Amtech, LLC (USA) and Endurance Wind Power (USA) to produce wind turbine blades at Amtech's North American manufacturing facility in Washington state. Amtech, LLC is one of the largest fabricators of high quality, large scale and complex geometry composite products in the American market. Endurance Wind Power Inc. is a North American producer of a complete line of small to mid-size induction generator, grid-connected (inverterless) wind turbines. "Ashland has a long history of providing Amtech with resin chemistries to produce composite parts for the military and transportation industries," said Ruben Bake, global marketing director, wind energy, Ashland Performance Materials.

As Endurance looked to rapidly grow in volume, and lead the small and medium wind turbine market with advanced airfoil design and composites technology, they collaborated with Ashland and Amtech to develop a unique market approach. "Ashland's resins for wind energy enable Amtech to produce highly engineered, lightweight, high quality blades for Endurance," said Douglas Christie, Amtech's CEO. Ashland's significant investments in developing new resins and associated products for the wind power market over the past five years contribute significantly to this project. ""Amtech and Ashland have been working together for many years. Ashland has a long history of providing Amtech with resin chemistries to produce composite parts for the military and transportation industries," said Ruben Bake, global marketing director, wind energy, Ashland Performance Materials.

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Ashland Announced Collaboration for Wind Power Market
Posted by Endurance Windpower on Tuesday, June 02, 2009


Should Renewable Energy Be Written Into Law?

Friday, May 8, 2009

From VOA News


The demand for renewable energy sources has grown from a gentle breeze to a gale force wind. More than 20,000 people are in Chicago this week to study the power of wind. The group is calling for a comprehensive national policy on alternative energy. They come from all over the world to talk about the power of wind - and an industry that is no longer just an illusive goal of starry-eyed environmentalists. It's an industry that's making money. "We had no idea of the extent of the interest and how it would hit," said Doug Hicks, Endurance Wind Power.

Five years ago, Doug Hicks co-founded a Canadian-based manufacturer of mid-sized wind turbines for farms, businesses, schools and homes. Last year, they produced about 200 turbines. This year it'll be five times that amount.

The big manufacturers are cranking them out too. Forty percent of the country's new electricity generation is coming from wind. And one of the big reasons for that are financial incentives in the Obama stimulus package. Developers are getting tax credits or cash that can cover up to a third the cost of putting up a turbine.

"Energy is a policy driven business - no matter what energy you're in," said Declan Flanagan, E.On Climate and Renewables.

On Wednesday, some of the leaders of the wind power business used the occasion to call for national renewable energy standards. It's one thing, they say for the President to set a goal -- 20-percent of our energy from renewable resources by 2030-- but they want a law requiring it. "We're talking about big capital developments here. These companies need time to factor in economics and they need to work it. That doesn't happen overnight," said Gen. Wesley Clark (Ret.), Emergya Wind Technology.

"If we don't have renewable energy standards, we really would not see the full potential of renewable energy. We would not see half - not even a quarter," said Mike Polsky, Invenergy, Chicago.

Critics though say a law is not necessary because the free market is working fine and the wind power industry is just looking for a ticket to fatten its wallet. At least, for now, the wallets are growing, and so too are the number of players in the wind power business.

"As North Americans, we think the Europeans are ahead of the curve, but they're interested in our technology which is quite interesting to me," said Hicks. Twenty eight states - Illinois among them - have their own renewable energy standards. There is a bill in the U.S. Senate, in committee now, that propose national standards --25 percent of the nation's energy by the year 2030 would have to come from renewable resources.

There are many costs connected to that - not least among them the billions of dollars it'd take to build up a national electrical grid.


Written by Paul Meincke
Energy Tribune
www.energytribune.com

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Should Renewable Energy Be Written Into Law?
Posted by Endurance Windpower on Friday, May 08, 2009


Energie PGE Has Become A Part of the Endurance Family

Thursday, April 23, 2009

Endurance Wind Power of Surrey BC is pleased to announce their acquisition of Quebec based Energie PGE.

This acquisition results in Endurance having a combination of a full range of top quality products and legendary industry engineering expertise, providing a true market edge in the small to mid range wind power industry. Endurance now becomes the only company offering a full suite of true direct connect, on grid(inverter-less) wind power systems designed for our new age of clean energy.

"I am very pleased to have Energie PGE become a part of the Endurance family.Our company is much stronger with the addition of their experienced technical staff, and well designed turbines. This gives us the ability to achieve our goal of market dominance in the 100Kw and under space." stated Glenn Johnson, President and CEO of Endurance.

By offering customers unique induction based turbines (ranging from 5Kw to 30Kw and 50Kw models) that are equally efficient in both high and low winds, Endurance continues to provide market leadership for Distributed Power Generation. In our current uncertain economic times, people, schools, farms and businesses - even small towns - are being motivated and incented to produce their own power - hedging against inflationary energy costs and offsetting their carbon footprint.

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www.endurancewindpower.com

Energie PGE Has Become A Part of the Endurance Family
Posted by Endurance Windpower on Thursday, April 23, 2009


Endurance Wind Power Tax Credit

Wednesday, March 18, 2009

Endurance Wind Power among small wind turbines eligible for 30% tax credit, homewonwers and businesses benefit from American Recovery and Re-investment Act (2009 Stimulus Package) US Federal Government Signs into Law 30% Tax Credit for Small Wind

As part of the US economic stimulus package signed into law last month the Federal Government has provided a tax credit that is the largest in its history in an effort to support renewable energy and small wind power.

This new legislation is an update from last year's announcement of a tax credit that was capped at a maximum of $4000.00.

This new incentive package has eliminated the cap on the small wind investment so now a consumer or small business that is investing in an Endurance Turbine that can run a large sized home or small business is eligible for a full 30% tax credit or even grant.

How can I benefit from this stimulus package?

An Endurance wind turbine and installation can be reduced by 30% of the total cost provided you owe taxes in the course of a few years. In addition, depending on which state you reside and install your Endurance Turbine.

This year alone we have seen more than 25 states introduce renewable energy incentive programs that Endurance customers can take advantage of.

Imagine - due to Endurance's top quality product and reliability you are also able to get your turbine financed through some of our select finance partners. Something the small wind industry has never seen before.

Endurance is changing the landscape of Small Wind Power and making it both affordable and practical for homes, farms, small businesses, schools and many other corporate customers to produce green power that works.

A tax credit is money that you can claim and deduct from any tax amount that you owe to the federal government. You can carry over the small wind tax credit for upto two years from when you installed your Endurance Wind Turbine.
Further details can be received by a tax specialist or your accountant. An IRS form 5695 must be completed and sent in with your taxes. (you will need the updated form that reflects the updated changes)

This 30% tax credit applies to one or more Endurance Wind Turbines and businesses and schools may qualify for a grant from the treasury department instead of a tax credit.(details on this grant are still forthcoming)

You can review further details on the U.S. federal agencies' progress through several government web sites:

Comprehensive American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) Information: www.recovery.gov
Energy Department Information Related to ARRA: www.energy.gov/recovery/
Treasury Department Information Related to ARRA: www.treasury.gov/recovery/

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Endurance Wind Power Tax Credit
Posted by Endurance Windpower on Wednesday, March 18, 2009