yrag
Nice. The one problem I see though (and sorry to be such a pessimist), is what is easy to drive to a location and set up is also easy to break down and drive off with—by thieves—especially is remote locations.
Michael Mantion
yrag I completely agree with you and I appreciate people like myself that offer ups flaws with products. The device is $240,000. More likley it will be set up in locations where people are, as you don't need this much power to run a remote weather station for example. I am fairly sure if the power goes out in the middle of the night that people will take notice. But I do agree with you that it is possible and in some countries profitable to steal such things. I am sure a simple GPS or lo-jack like device be enough protection.
Wole King
$240,000/unit! Now I can just buy one and ship it to China where it can be properly mass produced
MQ
WK (or was that HK) Rip it off in china all you like....
Likely any patentable ideas within are locked down so you will have to be happy selling it for a pittance in the 3rd world, not in the major markets for these expensive toys....
All the best...
ivan4
OK, how and where do they store the supposed excess energy and how long will this stored energy last at the 50kW level?
Also what autonomy does this stored energy give?
If there are no reasonable answers to those questions then this is only an extremely expensive toy. Not the sort of thing anyone would could rely on to provide base load electricity.
Sandra Baxendell
Remote aboriginal communities in Australia may be a market for you -even if only as a back up for rapid deployment
Neil Frandsen
At _last_! I grew up in south Alberta, where we have the powerful Chinook Winds. They often blow at 50mph, with gusts to 80mph, which blows Yankee semitrailer trucks off Highways 3 and 2... So _I_ have mused about all-electric semitruck & trailer, Emergency Power systems, which have 2 folding tower windturbines (1 at each end of the trailer), plus 5 layers of solarpower panels, which fold out to both sides. All of the above is there to recharge the lead-acid batteries stuffed into the 60 foot long trailer. All wheels, truck and trailer, have electric motors built-in, in order to avoid problems with lack of diesel fuel in a disaster zone. : UNfortuneately, a mite of calculation shows that even a 60 foot trailer cannot hold enough lead-acid batteries to give enough plate area for a long-term no-wind condition. Long term is more than 3 days, by the way. And you can do your own calculations. Note: the Japanese-designed Gigawatt storage battery, such as has been installed in Texas, is huge and heavy = about 25 trucks to transport it from the US West Coast to Texas...
Vintech
just assuming that the system delivers kwh as projected : 1/winds of 12 m/sec are not the most usual; to be realistic 8 m/s should be used for cost calculations 2/ what is included in the 240,000$ price tag ? the container ? batteries ? 3/ what is projected full cost $/kwh ? as usual the devil is in the details
morriss003
How about a second container semi containing lithium batteries? For transportation, they could be rigged as a tandem.
Jonathan Knight
Energy from a renewable source in remote regions is the principle objective. To be free from the constraints of power transmission systems. To provide an option to diesel generators. The first goal is to capture the winds energy, and then decide how to use it. Energy storage comes in many forms; Choices include, pump water, compress air, charge batteries, make water from air, dissociate hydrogen from biomass, flywheel, or use the electricity like any other generator, fed directly, or into the grid. Cost per kW is 10 cents, but in some cases cost is not relevent. A similar capacity solar system requires 10,000 SF of panels and costs double to set up. Diesel, if you can acquire fuel and safely transport to the remote location without pirating, over $1.00 per kW.
No product is the perfect solution for every application. There are many considerations (including security) to the application and cost evaluation.
The PPC, with its power and portability, is a game changer. It offers options previously not thought to be available.
Best regards, Jonathan @ Uprise