Venger Wind and US renewable distributor
SWG Energy just installed the world’s largest rooftop wind farm atop the
Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation (OMRF)
in Oklahoma City. The project saw Venger Wind construct 18 V2 vertical
axis wind turbines on the medical center’s roof as part of OMRF’s
sustainability strategy to create a zero emissions research tower.
The
omni-directional wind turbines have
been integrated into the design of the building and precisely
positioned to collect wind from both the North and South sides of the
rooftop farm. The installation of the 18 wind turbines makes the entire
project the largest building integrated wind energy system in the U.S.
Unlike most vertical wind turbines, which are relatively modest in size, the
V2 wind turbines
are massive. They stand 18.5 feet tall and are rated at 4.5 kilowatts
each. Unlike conventional wind turbines that use energy from the grid to
start, the vertical turbines start producing electricity at 8.9 mph,
which is well below Oklahoma City’s annual wind speed average.
Venger Wind is a
global clean technology company
engaged in the design, manufacturing and marketing of small wind
turbines developed to generate clean electricity. Their V2 turbines are
based on the work of Finnish engineer Sigurd Johannes Savonius who first
invented the Savonius wind turbine in 1922.
Speaking about the project,
Ken Morgan, Venger Wind’s Chairman and CMO said; “This project took a
lot of hard work and long hours from all involved. This is a
groundbreaking success for Venger Wind and the small wind industry
worldwide. The potential to provide wind energy at the point of use,
within urban environments is a major paradigm shift from the typical
large wind scenarios where multi megawatt systems are forced to be
installed farther and farther away from populations where the energy is
needed most.”
“The small wind industry still has a long way to go in educating
ourselves and our customers on properly assessing and installing wind
turbines on buildings. It truly is a whole new science that has emerged
and we are very excited with the Architects and Engineers we currently
work with whom are pioneering new concepts for wind turbine integration
into buildings. The OMRF building is an exemplary example of what is
possible.”
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here to view a video of the installation of the turbines.
