Vento360
The Vento360 is a commercial grade, long lasting, low maintenance wind turbine consisting of a proprietary alternator which is installed at the top of a metal pipe mast. An ASA (acrylonitrile styrene acrylate) plastic 3D printed three bladed vertical axis turbine is slid over the alternator and affixed to it. The entire construction is extremely durable, yet in the event of extremely high forecasted wind, the light-weight turbines can easily be slid off the generator and removed from the roof by our local partner.
ASA plastic, used worldwide in Lego blocks, is UV protected and non-yellowing, has a high resistance to moisture and is re-cyclable. We never put any plastic in the ground. We recycle in-house used turbine parts into small pellets which are extruded and used to produce new turbines using our additive manufacturing equipment.
If the volume of turbines to be installed on the Caribbean Island or group of islands warrants it, we install a commercial grade 3D printer on the island for the local production of the turbine parts, reducing our carbon footprint of otherwise having to ship completed parts.
A Vento360 produces between 600 and 800 watts per hour in wind between 18 and 24 mph of wind. Assuming the wind blew at the median point, one Vento360 would produce over 6,000 KwH annually eliminating about 1.5 metric tons of CO2 emissions a year. One hundred turbines would eliminate 150 metric tons yearly.