Friday, December 30, 2011

Mass Megawatts sells first wind-powered prairie pump system

By Rodney Brown

Colorado is turning out to be a good market for Mass Megawatts Wind Power Inc. which reported the delivery of its first wind-powered water pump system in that state, following a report this spring of a sale to a Denver roofing company of wind power systems.

While no cost of the water pump system was release, Worcester-based Mass Megawatts did say in a release that construction has been completed on the initial unit which “provides a low-cost solution for water pump applications commonly needed on farms and ranches throughout the central plains of the United States.” The primary purpose is to provide low-cost irrigation and water for livestock in remote locations. To get the extra torque needed for mechanical application of wind power instead of electricity generation from a turbine, Mass Megawatts uses a patented, wind augmenter technology that increases the wind velocity directed at the wind turbine, officials said.

In March, Mass Megawatts landed a deal with A-1 Roofing of Denver, selling three wind power units for an unspecified amount to the company. At the time, Mass Megawatts (OTC: MMMW) said it had one wind power unit ready for construction with a New York customer and three wind power units currently being planned in central Massachusetts.

Two years ago this month, Mass Megawatts began testing its wind augmenter and wind diverter following the completion of its first commercial wind power installation in Hunter, N.Y. The company reported three-fold increases in energy production, related to its 50 percent boost in wind speed for its wind augmenter. The wind diverter, meanwhile, aids a doubling of power output from the blades.