Have you discovered the power of Southwest Windpower’s renowned Whisper™ wind turbines? Our Whisper product portfolio, which consists of the Whisper 100, Whisper 200 and Whisper 500 produce dependable energy in areas where the power company is out of reach. Read more »
Everything you need to know about Southwest Windpower’s product certifications Read more »
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An inside look of our Dealer Traning Course
Day four of the March 2012 Dealer Training was a gambit of information. Ross Taylor, training manager for Southwest Windpower instructed his students on how to correctly install a Skystream 3.7™, the electrical considerations to do so, as well as the precautions on how to use a hybrid system off-grid using battery charging installations. Read more »
An inside look of our Dealer Training Course
With the sun shining high against a cloudless blue sky Wednesday, the students of Southwest Windpower's Dealer Training class were energized and eager to combine classroom knowledge with hands-on experience. Trenching in snow and mud, Ross Taylor, training manager, lead the class off-campus to disassemble and re-assemble an existing Southwest Windpower Skystream 3.7™ installation at a local site. Read more »
An inside look of our Dealer Training Course Read more »
An inside look of our Dealer Training Course
Southwest Windpower offers a Training and Service School course, which is fully accredited to the International ISPQ standard by the Interstate Renewable Energy Council (IREC). The latest course offering is being held this week, March 19-23 at our Flagstaff, Ariz. Training Center. Dealers who attend all five days of the training are issued a completion certificate certifying they are an authorized Southwest Windpower dealer. Read more »
Over the years, we’ve learned a few things about building the best wind turbine in the market. AIR has gone through a series of continuous refinements from the AIR 303, AIR 403, AIR-X and AIR Breeze. Each successive model has been more successful – in fact, AIR is still the world’s best-selling machine; with more than 135,000 units sold. Even with this success, there is always room for improvement. As technology advances and we learn about people’s needs, we evolve our products to do more while fulfilling customer expectations.
Today we’re releasing our latest and most reliable generation of AIR turbines: the AIR Breeze Marine, for sailing and off-grid coastal applications, the AIR 40, for off-grid remote homes, industry and telecommunication towers in non-corrosive environments, and the AIR 30, for hobby, RV and educational use. Read more »
In order for a personal wind turbine to capture optimal wind energy it must be able to always face the wind dead on. The yaw, or yaw drive, is a component of a horizontal axis wind turbine that allows the turbine to continually pivot into the wind.
The video below shows our Skystream model turning to adjust to the direction of the wind thanks to the yaw:
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