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REDI Facts:

Solar Energy – not just the suns rays captured by solar panels or photovoltaic (PV) system. Solar Energy is also responsible for generation of wind, another renewable energy source. The sun is the engine powering PV and wind turbine systems.
Avg Sun possible: Kansas City, MO 60% See NOAA Forecast
Avg Wind speeds: Kansas City, MO 10.66 (data collected over 30 years)
Potential rooftop space for PV installation in US: 6 to 10 billion sq meters (even after 35% to 80% eliminated due to shading and inappropriate orientation)
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Wind Turbine Facts

Name: Vertical Axis Twin Rotor Turbine Horizontal Rotation
Foundation: Concrete
16 feet square
42 inches deep
Turbine: Each 2.5 kW section (without pole in the middle) = 7500 lbs
Pole: Three 19-foot sections
1500 lbs
5kW = power to generate 80 60-watt light bulbs
Wind speed: 6 mph to make power
ALH does not store power, will use power generated
ALH base usage = 13 kW per hour (average over 24 hours)
Wind speed to reach 5 kW is 11 meters per second
Manufacturer: Alternative Energy Solutions (Formerly Aeronet)
Assembly Time: 3 days
Hoist: 1 day
Current Wind Speed at Location (per recorded anemometer)
Avg night – 5.25 mph
Avg day – 12 mph
Cut-Off Speed: Cut off at 20 meters per second
Wind speed: 6 mph to make power. Turns at 6-7 mph (2.24 meters per second). When up to 10 mph more energy produced. 15-20 significant energy produces (about 6 meters per second). Annual avg wind of 8 mps, (20 stories up in Chicago or San Francisco are about 8 mps). Western Kansas gets significant winds of 8 mps.
Max turbine speed: = 25 mph wind speed, maximum to 39 mph until it furls.
Max power will serve ALH with 1/3 of daily power use
Why this turbine style vs. typical horizontal blades?
Minimizes bird kill because birds can see it. Minimizes ice throw due to slow turn speed. No noise. On a typical 3-blade horizontal turbine, the tips of the blades are going faster than the middle, thus creating sound. This turbine spins at the same rate of speed as the wind, thus producing no noise.
A.L. Huber REDI-NOW Renewable Energy Demonstration Initiative

REDI-NOW Renewable Energy Renovations


Sun Screen

Sun Screen

  • The wooden sun screen shades the south facade of the building from the hot summer sun.
  • Reduce building’s heat load.
  • Nice architectural feature – extends the height our building to shield views of air conditioners. The wood is reclaimed from a two100-year-old warehouses in Missouri.
Green Wall

Green Wall

Green walls (a.k.a. “green screens”) have a great potential for positive environmental change in densely populated areas. For example, the emissions that can concentrate near busy streets or highways can be reduced by the presence of large leafy areas.

A green wall with a mass of plant leaf material can absorb carbon oxides and heavy metal particles while shading and screening large structures and parking areas. Some benefits are for the building occupants while others are shared by the community at large.

In addition to cleaning the air that we breathe the Green Wall will also offer shade for our building, which will increase the comfort levels in the office space as well as decrease energy consumption during the hot summer months.

Green Wall
  • A steel structure with vines that will quickly grow through and cover the screen.
  • The covered screen will shade the building from the intense morning sun.
  • Aesthetically, it makes a strong “green” statement when you arrive at the front door.

SolaTubes

  • Replacement of some fluorescent lighting in general office & private office areas with SolaTubes.
  • SolaTubes are the 21st century skylight.
  • Made with the most reflective tubing on the market.

Dimmable Fluorescent Ballast

  • Installation of new ballasts in the fluorescent fixtures in rooms with natural light.
  • These ballasts monitor the light level and dim the fluorescent lights to keep the total light level consistent and to save energy.

Car Charging Station – Future Phase

  • Parking spot for plug-in vehicle with power charged from 100% solar or wind.
Energy Demonstration Room

Energy Demonstration Room

  • A demonstration room that contains the electrical equipment, monitors, graphics, and educational material so that demonstrates to the public how the systems work. They can see real time what’s going on with the wind, what’s going on with the solar.