Southwest Windpower Joins U.S. Botanic Gardens
Keep Turning (Blog)
June 16, 2008
www.blog.keepturning.com
By Joshua Janes
Southwest Windpower Joins U.S. Botanic Gardens to Kick-off Sustainability Effort called One Planet-OURS!
Southwest Windpower features small wind generator at U.S. Botanic Garden’s summer exhibition on the Conservatory Terrace Washington, D.C. -- May 23, 2008 --Today, two leaders in sustainability, U.S. Botanic Gardens and Southwest Windpower, teamed up to bring Skystream – the first small residential wind generator to the U.S. Botanic Garden’s opening ceremony to kick off its summer exhibition. Southwest Windpower is pleased to be a part of the U.S. Botanic Garden’s summer exhibition which is held in the Conservatory Terrace, in the National Garden and in Bartholdi Park.
U.S. Botanic Gardens and Southwest Windpower are celebrating the theme of this year’s exhibition, One Planet – Ours!, which focuses on sustainability - not only how it applies to gardens and the landscape, but also how citizens and their communities can lead more sustainable lives.
“We are so honored to be involved,” said Andy Kruse, co-founder of Southwest Windpower. “Because we believe in sustainable living and we know that our Skystream residential wind turbine makes sustainable living more accessible for everyone.”
Skystream is changing the way many Americans power their homes and take control of their energy costs.
Southwest Windpower’s Skystream – the first backyard-sized, grid connected, wind turbine – is changing the way many Americans power their homes, allowing them to take control of their energy costs. Depending on the wind resource, a Skystream generates between 30-80 percent of the power required by an average home. Early adopters, who have had operational Skystream units for a year, are reporting a savings of more than 50 percent on their energy bills.
Southwest Windpower is among a number of government agencies, non-governmental organizations and individuals focused on leading sustainability efforts in the U.S. Botanic Garden’s One Planet-Ours! exhibition running from May 24-October 18, 2008.
About Southwest Windpower
Flagstaff Arizona-based Southwest Windpower is the world’s largest producer of small wind generators (400 to 3000 watts). The 21-year old company has been a pioneer in the development of wind technology and has produced more than 105,000 generators that provide power to residential homes, remote cabins, telecom transmitters, offshore platforms, water pumping and sailboats. Southwest Windpower’s newest wind turbine, the Skystream 3.7, is the first fully-integrated wind generator designed specifically for the grid-connected residential market. Southwest Windpower distributes in more than 88 countries. On the Web: www.skystreamenergy.com
About the U.S. Botanic Garden
The United States Botanic Garden (USBG) is a botanic garden run by the Congress of the United States. It is located in Washington, D.C., on the U.S. Capitol Grounds campus near Garfield Circle. The building itself, which includes a large Lord & Burnham greenhouse, is divided into separate rooms, each one simulating a different habitat. On the Web: http://www.usbg.gov/index.cfm |
