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Producing Renewable
Electricity with a Hybrid
Bluenergy Solarwind Turbine
™
inspired design in a work of art
For Architects, designers and homeowners, the new Bluenergy Solarwind™ Turbine delivers the optimal
blend of quiet, clean, renewable energy in urban or rural settings. No solar panels, no windmills, no tall
towers. Simply elegance in a double-helix Solarwind™ Turbine with solar cells encapsulated on the wind
vanes. The best of solar and the best of wind …
The world’s first Solarwind™ Turbines in 2kW (home), 5kW (large home and office), and 8kW (business or
industrial) models are being developed for Santa Fe-based manufacturing, with installations available
starting Summer 2007.
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The Bluenergy Solarwind™ Turbine (5kw) – located in Santa Fe, New Mexico
in a breezy and sunny location, without nearby obstructions.
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Annual Mean Wind Speed: 14 mph
Predicted Electricity Output: 1,100 kWhrs / month; 13,200 kWhrs / year; 330,000 kWhrs in 25-year lifetime
Our Average Electric Utility’s Cost over the next 25 years - forecast energy inflation of 6% / year: 18 ¢ / kWhr.
Average Annual Worth of Electricity Produced: $2,376.
Purchase of Bluenergy 5kW Solarwind™ Turbine, plus installation: $35,000.
Total cost over 25 year life (including maintenance and 1 extra generator):
New Mexico – Unsubsidized
New Mexico – Rural (non-PNM)
New Mexico – PNM customer
~ $42,000.
Electricity cost: ~ 13¢ / kWhr
~ $36,000. (with tax credits)
~ 11¢ / kWhr
~ $24,000. (with tax and solar production credits)
~ 08¢ / kWhr
Average Payback Period:
New Mexico – Unsubsidized
New Mexico – Rural
New Mexico – PNM customer
~ 18 years (no Fed, NM, or PNM credits)
~ 15 years (with Fed and NM credits)
~ 10 years (with Fed, NM and PNM solar credits)
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Bluenergy Solarwind, Inc. • 3900 Paseo del Sol • Santa Fe, NM 87507 • 505.474.3166 • www.bluenergyusa.com
Compare Traditional Solar and Traditional Wind Turbines with the Bluenergy Solarwind ™
Systems Needed to Produce 5 kW, for a Large Home or Office using 45 kWhrs/day Electricity ($150/month)
TRADITIONAL SOLAR
Technology
Footprint
Approximate
Cost &
Production
Installation &
Maintenance
Unsubsidized
Kilowatt Hour
Cost Projection
(lifecycle = 25 years,
no batteries, including
purchase, installation
and maintenance)
BLUENERGY SOLARWIND™ TURBINE
Converts sunlight to electricity in solar cells
mounted in panel arrays on roofs, the
ground or "tracker racks" that follow the
optimal angle of the sun. Inverter delivers
solar currents as 120/240 VAC
Wind turns traditional "windmill" blades on
horizontal axis mounted on tower. Blades
turn generator producing electricity.
Inverter delivers generated electricity as
120/240 VAC
Wind turns the 5 kW Bluenergy Solarwind™
Turbine‘s "double-helix designed" curved
wind vanes mounted on a vertical axis and
covered with solar cells double-sealed in
clear film. Electricity produced by both
turning generator and solar cells is merged
in an enclosed inverter and delivered as
120/240 VAC.
~ 35 150-Watt solar panels cover ~ 500
square feet on the ground or roof.
Installation angle determines productivity,
(6’-10’ high), or if using sun tracking arrays,
requires tracker rack, poles, and concrete
base (12-15’ high).
Horizontal 3-blade propeller requires a 60’
to 140’ high high tower with 3-5 sets of
guyed wires, requiring a dedicated 2-5,000
square-foot area.
The Solarwind™ is self-contained in only 60
square feet. The 5 kW model is 18’ tall and
6’ wide including turbine, generator and
inverter.
$9-10/Watt installed or $50,000.
Produces 720 kWhrs/month.
$5-6/Watt installed or $30,000.
Produces 840 kWhrs/month.
$7/Watt installed or $35,000.
Produces 1,100 kWhrs/month.
(5kW x 6 hrs x 24 days/mo = 720 kWhrs/mo)
(av. mean speed 12mph @4kW x 7 hrs x 30 days/mo =
840 kWhrs/mo)
(av. mean speed 12mph @3kW x 9 hrs x 30 days/mo =
810 kWhrs/mo from wind + 2 kW x 6.5 hrs x 24 days/mo
= 312 kWhrs/mo from sun)
Industrial in
appearance and
occupies valuable
land.
Aesthetic &
Environmental
Considerations
Production
Limitations
TRADITIONAL WIND TURBINE
Dominates physical setting,
not urban-friendly, produces
varying noise levels, and is
potentially harmful to birds.
Dramatic, organic design is an
architectural and artistic
statement. Scalable size and
design elegance enhance rural,
residential and urban settings.
Silent, harmonious and safe for
plant, animal and human life.
No night or overcast production. Diminished
with seasonal day-length variations. In sunny
New Mexico, production averages 6 hours
per clear day, about 24 days per month:
~ 22 % production time (capacity) factor.
No generation below 7-10 mph wind speed
and must be shut down above 45 mph to
avoid damage. In breezy New Mexico,
production time averages 7 hours per day:
~ 29 % production time (capacity) factor.
Generator starts at 4 mph with no upper wind
speed limit; power rated > 90 mph. Generates
with no sun in a breeze, day or night, or with
sun on calm sunny days. Solar and wind
power is additive and cumulative 24/7:
~ 37 % production time (capacity) factor.
Complex installation of arrays on ground or
rooftop with added installation of separate
charge controller and inverter to connect
to electrical system. Periodic cleaning
advised, generally maintenance free.
Complex installation at 60’ to 140’ requiring
3-5 sets of guyed wires, heavy equipment
and crew for installation. Added installation
of inverter. Significant, regular maintenance
required at height of blades or generator, or
complicated tilt-down of tower required.
Recommended installation on ground
requires minimal equipment and crew (no
crane), with generator and inverter
mounted and sealed in a single 6’ diameter
base. Ready to interconnect into building or
net-meter into electrical grid. Minimal, easy
maintenance.
Total cost: $50,000.
Projected Total System Output: ~ 216,000 kWhrs.
1 kWhr cost averages: 23 ¢ / kWhr.
Total cost (including replacing one generator): $48,000.
Projected Total System Output: ~ 252,000 kWhrs.
1 kWhr cost averages: 19 ¢ / kWhr.
Total cost (including replacing one small generator): $42,000.
Projected Total System Output: ~ 330,000 kWhrs.
1 kWhr cost averages: 13 ¢ / kWhr.
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Elegance in Motion … Powered by Art
Bluenergy Solarwind, Inc. • 3900 Paseo del Sol • Santa Fe, NM 87507 • 505.474.3166 • www.bluenergyusa.com