home wind generator - STEM Wind Energy to Focus Their "Green" Efforts on West Texas

Dallas, Texas (PRWEB) May 14, 2008

STEM WIND ENERGY, a Dallas-based energy company, is set to take advantage of one of West Texas' most infamous qualities - those windy days. After extensive research, STEM has chosen West Texas to launch a series of wind energy development projects that it hopes will make West Texas a little 'greener'.

STEM WIND was launched in 2006 and has spent the last two years focusing on two project areas in Lamb and Lynn counties. STEM has gathered over 18,000 acres which could translate into over 300 turbines for the residents of West Texas., STEM has erected multiple test towers and has gathered months of data that has statistically proven how beneficial and successful these projects will be.

Lynn County, TX:
The Grassland I test has recorded figures that have exceeded expectations. With enough data to support a full scale commercial wind project and many of the development processes already completed a commercial operation date should not be more than 20 months away, depending on the supply chain and availability of turbines.

Lamb County, TX
With certain partnerships in place with local groups and authorities STEM Wind is poised to develop a commercial wind project known as Bull Lake I which has the energy potential at this point to power as many as 250,000 homes. The data compilation is in the first quarter of a full year however the #'s look quite promising for the continued development of this acreage.

The Technical Standpoint
STEM WIND is positioned to procure hundreds of DeWind Wind Turbine Generators(WTGs) which due to high demand for 'green' solutions have become very hard to come by. Each have the potential to produce 2 mega watt (MW) per machine operating at 100% efficiency. They stand 80 meters (260 feet) tall with blades that are 40 meters (130 feet) long, each weighing 6 tons and reaching a maximum height of 125 meters (410 feet). They operate in as little as 7 mph wind and up to 56 mph wind, reaching maximum power with a wind speed of just 29 mph. They rotate between 18 and 20 revolutions per minute with a tip speed of near 200 mph. The entire machine can rotate to keep the turbine pointed into the wind while the blades pitch to maintain optimum performance.

Once the wind turbines are installed, there is no fuel or water consumed in the electrical generation process as traditional power plants do. At a recent renewable energy conference hosted at Texas A&M University, it was stated that a circle, as small as 200 miles across, could contain enough wind turbines to power the United States- emission free.

STEM WIND and the Community
In an energy sector that has been largely foraged by industries overseas, STEM Wind finds itself in a unique situation as a development group that is actually from West Texas. Understanding the concerns of the local community, government and municipalities is a major concern of STEM as they have already initiated discussions with officials regarding utilization of the local workforce, scholarship opportunities and the impact of new jobs that will be brought to the areas of interest.

STEM WIND Moving Forward
STEM views these development projects as an opportunity to ensure the participating land owners will no longer fear climate changes or other forces of nature that may affect their crops and therefore their livelihood. STEM looks forward to easing the financial concerns for their current landowners as well as generations to come.

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