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Kaze Power reports safe operation and modest output from Kakaako vertical-axis turbine demo
Summary
Kaze Power told the HCDA board the 25-foot vertical-axis turbine installed at Lot C in Kakaako has produced about 3 kWh on average, shows no evidence of bird or bat strikes, uses vibration and video monitoring, and will expand public data availability once a display board is programmed.
Kaze Power (formerly Kanoa Winds) presented an update to the Hawaiʻi Community Development Authority Kakaʻako Authority on Jan. 7 about a vertical-axis wind turbine demonstration installed in Lot C of the entrepreneurs' sandbox parking area.
Company principals Robert Cundiff and Jason Fotrepay described site selection, installation details, and monitoring systems. They said the unit stands about 25 feet tall, is…
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