Carter Wind Energy is a manufacturer of next generation wind turbine technology.
Project and turbine size within the industry has steadily grown. The result is a void in the market between very large central wind plants requiring transmission infrastructure upgrades and small residentially operated turbines.
The identified void in the wholesale electricity generation market for projects in the 10-50MW size provides Carter with a niche for utilizing an existing product previously manufactured (Carter 300/500 kW turbine). In this way the time/risk associated with bringing the cost of energy advantages of the Carter technology to the market is significantly reduced.
The Carter 300 kW turbine will be redesigned utilizing the latest design tools and manufacturing technologies. The new turbine will be very similar to the previous turbine but with a 100 ft rotor diameter. Carter will produce both a 300 and 500 kW model. Ultimately, a multi-MW version is planned.
Carter's plan begins with developing a 100MW portfolio of high value, 10-50MW "Smaller, Faster, Cheaper" Distributed Generation wind projects. This plan is feasible because of the maturity level of the Carter technology, a history in the industry that includes over 800 turbines built/installed, and because of the Carter technology cost of energy advantage.
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