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L eaders in I mplementing F easible E nergy SYSTEMS. AeroShade TM. Project Manager : Mindy Sanchez Lead Design : Stephen Arlington Market Executive : Joe Munchel Research Development : Lindsay Master. LIFE is bringing you green wind energy. Problem Statement.
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LeadersinImplementingFeasibleEnergy SYSTEMS AeroShadeTM Project Manager: Mindy Sanchez Lead Design: Stephen Arlington Market Executive: Joe Munchel Research Development: Lindsay Master LIFE is bringing you green wind energy.
Problem Statement • The goal of our team is to build and develop an architecturally appealing integrated wind system that can be either retrofitted to existing buildings or added to new buildings. • This product will also utilize and incorporate existing C/S products and customer base.
Research • HAWT (Horizontal Axis Wind Turbine) • VAWT (Vertical Axis Wind Turbine) -Savonius -Giromill -Darrieus • Wind Belt
Genzyme Science Center • Framingham, MA • 230,000-square-foot • Worcester, MA: • Average yearly wind speed: 10.9 mph
Advantages of the AeroShadeTM • Easily retrofitted • Aesthetically pleasing and discrete • Uses Construction Specialties product • CS Sun Control blades • Customizability • Substitute turbines with sun control blades
Results BEFORE AFTER
Return on Investment AeroShadeTM Cost Calculator • Uses Input Variables • Cost per kWh • Wind speed • Number of Floors • Building Area • Sections of Aeroshade per Floor • Years Installed • Produces Cost/Output Results • Output per Installment • % Energy Reduction • Energy Savings per Year • Years to Payoff Initial Costs • Profit/Deficit after X years • Genzyme Science Center • $ .177 • 5 m/s • 6 Floors • 230,000 sqft • 175 Sections • After 20 Years… • Return On Investment • 90,300 kWh per Year • 3.93% Reduction • $15,985 • 9.59 years • $166,400 Profit
References • http://www.greenlivingtips.com/articles/65/1/How-wind-turbines-work.html • http://www.windturbine-analysis.netfirms.com/ • http://www.symscape.com/blog/vertical_axis_wind_turbine • http://www.awea.org/faq/vawt.html • http://www.ecologic-power.com/wind/vertical-axis-turbine.php • http://www.urbangreenenergy.com/turbine.php?id=4 • http://www.reuk.co.uk/Windbelt-Cheap-Micro-Wind-Generator.htm • http://lwf.ncdc.noaa.gov/oa/climate/online/ccd/avgwind.html • http://www.genzyme.com
Acknowledgements • Construction Specialties • John Klinger Thank you for the opportunity to work on this Design Project.