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UTILIZING A PILE of dirt put there just for the occasion, officials "broke ground" on Wednesday at SCCC for the first-of-its-kind vertical windmill. From the left are Project Manager James Carrigan Jr., SCCC Board Chair Phyllis Coombe, County Legislature Chair Jonathan Rouis (hidden), Assemblywoman Aileen Gunther, SUNY Vice Chancellor Dennis Golladay (hidden), ETC CEO Sam Ikeda, SCCC President Mamie Howard Golladay, Ikeda's wife Tomoko, Congressman Maurice Hinchey's representative Chris White, and Partnership for Economic Development President Tim McCausland.

A 'revolutionary' development

By Dan Hust
LOCH SHELDRAKE - History was made in the nation on Tuesday.
On Wednesday, Sullivan County followed suit. Ground was officially broken for the first-of-its-kind vertical shaft wind turbine on the campus of Sullivan County Community College in Loch Sheldrake.
With electric cars quietly shuttling guests to a tent filled to capacity, local officials touted the creation of a windmill that they hope will attract major attention to the area and kickstart a green technology park.
"The construction of the world's first vertical turbine... puts Sullivan County on the cutting edge," remarked Legislature Chair Jonathan Rouis.
SCCC President Mamie Howard Golladay noted that windmills used to exist all over the Hudson Valley.
"So today, what is new is old, in a sense," she said.
Her husband, SUNY Vice Chancellor Dennis Golladay, was one of several state-level speakers to join the festivities.
"With you, I wait in eager anticipation as plans for the green technology park unfold," he stated.
Even Governor David Paterson, via Assemblywoman Aileen Gunther, sent words of praise.
"This new wind turbine is a tremendous asset to both the college and our state," he wrote.
Construction has already begun, with concrete being poured this week into an 80'x80' site near the Liberty entrance to the campus.
When completed in January (weather-permitting), the 111-foot structure will capture the plentiful wind from all directions and convert it to electricity for use by the college and the windmill's owner, Environmental Technologies (ETC), which has already prefabricated the components in Taiwan.
ETC CEO Osamu "Sam" Ikeda's hope is that this prototype - 20 years in the making - will realize efficiencies more than two times greater than traditional windmills.
SCCC's hope is that it will complement the college's effort to not only go green (its heating and ventilation system is already geothermal-based, and a green building curriculum is being offered) but to attract investment from companies in a planned green tech park on the other side of the campus.
And in the process, it just may stamp Sullivan County into a national consciousness increasingly focused on sustainable practices.
"Sullivan County has really begun to distinguish itself," observed Congressman Maurice Hinchey's spokesperson, Chris White, "as a leader in green technology and alternative energy."

http://www.sc-democrat.com/news/11November/07/news.htm

Source: Sullivan County Community College - November 5, 2008

ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGIES LLC AND SULLIVAN COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE CELEBRATE GROUNDBREAKING FOR NEW VERTICAL SHAFT WIND TURBINE

LOCH SHELDRAKE, NY (November 5, 2008) - Manhattan-based Environmental Technologies LLC (ETLLC) and Sullivan County Community College (SCCC) today held the official groundbreaking ceremony for the company's new vertical shaft wind turbine to be erected on the college campus this fall.
ETLLC's 1.25-megawatt, vertical shaft wind turbine (model ETC-LU) is based on nearly 19 years of research and development by the company and its partners, including early prototypes previously erected in Pennsylvania, Taiwan and Japan. With the start of construction taking place under the direction of Albany-based engineering firm Clough Harbour & Associates LLC, ETLLC plans to complete the installation of its wind turbine on the SCCC campus in January 2009 and be in full operation by early spring, making it the world's first grid-scale, vertical shaft wind turbine.
According to ETLLC, the turbine's unique blades - which are designed to catch the wind from all directions - will resemble Venetian blinds stacked on top of each other in an array about the size of a 10-story building. In addition, the turbine will stand at just over 111 feet, about one-third the height of traditional propeller-style wind turbines, yet is estimated to produce twice the output. ETLLC believes these innovations give its wind turbine a more efficient design that also is relatively quiet, unlike traditional turbines, and easy-to-maintain. For example, all of the mechanical elements will be located in a ground-level power room rather than at the top of a 300-foot mast, which allows the turbine to be outfitted with a set of DC motors and AC generators that will work like the transmission of a car that kicks into a higher gear as wind speed increases. Another feature of the ETC model is the slow rotor rotation (estimated at 10-15 rotations per minute) which causes no motion smear or blur, a reason for many bird and bat deaths related to traditional turbines.
"Environmental Technologies's corporate philosophy is 'Enjoy Life Doing for Others,'" said Sam Ikeda, company founder, president and chief executive officer. "Given our mission to help solve the problems facing our planet as a result of global warming, we are very excited to install our internationally patented, 1.25 megawatt-class vertical shaft wind turbine here at Sullivan County Community College. This will be the world's first installation of our ETC-LU model wind turbine; the first, we hope, of many to come."
ETLLC�fs wind turbine, along with an educational kiosk describing the technology and how it works, will be constructed on approximately one acre of land located at the intersection of College Road and the campus traffic circle. The land is being leased from the college and Sullivan County. While still experimental, any power generated by the turbine will be sold to the college for its energy needs. ETLLC anticipates that its turbine can produce more than three - four million kilowatt hours of power per year at an average wind speed of more than six meters per second.
"Today is a notable day in the history of Sullivan County Community College and our surrounding community," said College President Dr. Mamie Howard-Golladay. "As an institution of higher education, we're excited to serve as the site for Environmental Technologies' first grid-scale vertical shaft wind turbine. Not only will this turbine complement our existing campus sustainability initiatives, it also will serve as a unique, hands-on learning opportunity for our students, particularly those in our Green Building Maintenance & Management and Environmental Studies programs."
ETLLC was established in February 2007 by Osamu (Sam) Ikeda, founder, president and chief executive officer. The company is focused on the development of holistic solutions to environmental issues, including a unique systems approach to global warming which includes the operation of its patented vertical shaft wind turbine and the electrolysis of hydrogen. ETLLC has offices in Manhattan and Monroe, New York. For more information, visit www.etllc.org.
Founded in 1962, SCCC is a two-year community college and a unit of the State University of New York. It offers approximately 40 associate degree and certificate programs, as well as a variety of continuing education and specialty courses, on its 405-acre campus, online and through its distance learning program. For more information, visit the �gYour Community, Your College�h website at www.sunysullivan.edu.
Editor's Notes: a rendering of the ETLLC vertical shaft wind turbine is available upon request.
For more information and to schedule interviews regarding the ETLLC wind turbine's design, site selection, construction and operation, please contact Sam Ikeda at 212-686-8383.
Dr. Mamie Howard-Golladay is available for interviews to discuss the college's role in this project by contacting Director of Public Relations Jennie Donohue at 845-434-5750, extension 4351.

http://www.sullivan.suny.edu/News/default.asp?newsnum=343

Source: BY North American Wind Power STAFF ON THURSDAY 06 NOVEMBER 2008

WIND TURBINE TO BE ERECTED ON SCCC CAMPUS

Manhattan-based Environmental Technologies LLC (ETLLC) and Loch Sheldrake, N.Y.-based Sullivan County Community College (SCCC) officially broke ground on the company's new vertical shaft wind turbine that will be erected on the college campus this fall.
ETLLC's 1.25 MW vertical shaft wind turbine (model ETC-LU) is based on nearly 19 years of research and development by the company and its partners. Early prototypes were erected in Pennsylvania, Taiwan and Japan. With the start of construction taking place under the direction of Albany-based engineering firm Clough Harbour & Associates LLC, ETLLC plans to complete the installation of its wind turbine on the SCCC campus in January 2009 and be in full operation by early spring.
According to ETLLC, the turbine's unique blades - which are designed to catch the wind from all directions - will resemble Venetian blinds stacked on top of one other in an array about the size of a 10-story building. In addition, the wind turbine will stand at just over 111 feet, about one-third the height of traditional propeller-style wind turbines, yet the wind turbine is estimated to produce twice the output, according to the company.
"Not only will this turbine complement our existing campus sustainability initiatives, it also will serve as a unique, hands-on learning opportunity for our students, particularly those in our green building maintenance and management, and environmental studies programs," says SCCC President Mamie Howard-Golladay.
ETLLC's wind turbine, along with an educational kiosk describing the technology and how it works, will be constructed on approximately one acre of land. The land is being leased from the college and Sullivan County. While still experimental, any power generated by the turbine will be sold to the college for its energy needs. ETLLC anticipates that its turbine can produce 3 million to 4 million kWh of power per year at an average wind speed of more than six meters per second.

SOURCE: Sullivan County Community College

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Officials sip sake Wednesday at a Japanese-style ceremony for the wind turbine to be erected at Sullivan County Community College this fall. From left, Sam Ikeda, president of Environmental Technologies; his wife, Tomoko; Assemblywoman Aileen Gunther, D-Forestburgh; Sullivan County Legislature Chairman Jonathan Rouis; and Dr. Mamie Howard-Golladay, president of Sullivan County Community College.Times Herald-Record/MICHELE HASKELL

Huge wind turbine will be built soon
Officials break ground at SCCC for energy-producing phenomenon

By Adam Bosch - Times Herald-Record - November 06, 2008
LOCH SHELDRAKE - Sullivan County Community College broke ground on Wednesday for construction of an energy-producing wind turbine that will be the first of its kind in the world and could cut the college's electricity bill by half.
Crews will pour a concrete base for the 111-foot-tall, vertical-shaft wind turbine on Thursday, a few dozen yards from the circular road that leads to the college. Vertical-shaft turbines have been used on a small scale, but one this large has never been built, said Sam Ikeda, president of the company that developed the turbine.
When asked if he feared that such a large turbine might falter, Ikeda said, "I'm pretty confident because we have data and we've tested it."
The turbine's 10 blades will require roughly 9 mph of wind to make them turn. Ikeda expects the turbine to produce 1.5 megawatts of electricity, enough to power roughly 400 average homes each year. Construction of the wind turbine should be finished by January, and engineers said it will be online by spring.
College students will use the turbine as part of their new green-building and renewable-energy curriculum.
Roughly 150 college officials, local lawmakers and other guests gathered on the college lawn to celebrate the groundbreaking, but the wind turbine hasn't always drawn a happy crowd. One resident, Kenneth Walter, whose mother's house sits roughly 500 feet away, has staunchly opposed the turbine, arguing that its noise would destroy his mom's quality of life.
And the project had created tense moments between the college and county brass. On at least one occasion, college lawmakers were caught skirting public information laws, which prompted a reminder from the county attorney's office. Just hours before the ceremony, some lawmakers wondered if the college wasn't jumping the gun by holding its groundbreaking before the land lease was signed. Legislature Chairman Jonathan Rouis was expected to sign the lease by late afternoon.
Still, the groundbreaking was jovial and replete with Asian flare to mark Ikeda's Japanese customs. He and college President Mamie Howard-Golladay used a mallet to crack open a wooden keg of sake, an Asian liquor. Dignitaries wore little blue kimonos for the toast.
"Here's to new friends and tremendous electricity," Golladay said.

abosch@th-record.com

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Source: National Wind Watch

Huge wind turbine will be built soon;
Officials break ground at SCCC for energy-producing phenomenon

By Adam Bosch - The Times Herald-Record
LOCH SHELDRAKE - Sullivan County Community College broke ground on Wednesday for construction of an energy-producing wind turbine that will be the first of its kind in the world and could cut the college's electricity bill by half.
Crews will pour a concrete base for the 111-foot-tall, vertical-shaft wind turbine on Thursday, a few dozen yards from the circular road that leads to the college. Vertical-shaft turbines have been used on a small scale, but one this large has never been built, said Sam Ikeda, president of the company that developed the turbine.
When asked if he feared that such a large turbine might falter, Ikeda said, "I'm pretty confident because we have data and we've tested it."
The turbine's 10 blades will require roughly 9 mph of wind to make them turn. Ikeda expects the turbine to produce 1.5 megawatts of electricity, enough to power roughly 400 average homes each year. Construction of the wind turbine should be finished by January, and engineers said it will be online by spring.
College students will use the turbine as part of their new green-building and renewable-energy curriculum.
Roughly 150 college officials, local lawmakers and other guests gathered on the college lawn to celebrate the groundbreaking, but the wind turbine hasn't always drawn a happy crowd. One resident, Kenneth Walter, whose mother's house sits roughly 500 feet away, has staunchly opposed the turbine, arguing that its noise would destroy his mom's quality of life.
And the project had created tense moments between the college and county brass. On at least one occasion, college lawmakers were caught skirting public information laws, which prompted a reminder from the county attorney's office. Just hours before the ceremony, some lawmakers wondered if the college wasn't jumping the gun by holding its groundbreaking before the land lease was signed. Legislature Chairman Jonathan Rouis was expected to sign the lease by late afternoon.
Still, the groundbreaking was jovial and replete with Asian flare to mark Ikeda's Japanese customs. He and college President Mamie Howard-Golladay used a mallet to crack open a wooden keg of sake, an Asian liquor. Dignitaries wore little blue kimonos for the toast.
"Here's to new friends and tremendous electricity," Golladay said.

http://www.wind-watch.org/news/2008/11/06/huge-wind-turbine-will-be-built-soon-officials-break-ground-at-sccc-for-energy-producing-phenomenon/

Source: Mid hudson News

(LEFT) Ikeda explains how the turbine will work
(RIGHT) Image, from ETLLC website, shows the lower profile vertical turbine, compared to the more familiar windmills

First of its kind wind turbine to be built at SCCC

LOCH SHELDRAKE - College and Environmental Technologies LLC officials Wednesday broke ground for a 1.25 megawatt, vertical shaft wind turbine to be constructed on the campus of Sullivan County Community College in Loch Sheldrake.
Company President Sam Ikeda had approached college officials about building the turbine, the first grid-scale, vertical shaft wind turbine in the world. It is expected to be installed by next January and be in full operation by early next spring.
College President Dr. Mamie Howard Golladay said the project is trailblazing.
"To be able to have the first vertical shaft wind turbine on this campus, it's going to put Sullivan County on the map, it's going to put the college on the map and we expect we will have people coming from all over just to take a look at this," she said.

The device, which will stand just over 111 feet, about one-third the height of traditional propeller-style wind turbines, is estimated to produce twice the output.
The turbine will be used to power part of the campus as well as provide a learning tool for students as the college develops its green technologies campus.

http://www.midhudsonnews.com/News/November08/06/SCCC_turb-06Nov08.html

Source: Paystolivegreen.com

November 7, 2008 • Filed Under Green

College To Host First Grid-Scale Vertical Shaft Wind Turbine

College and Environmental Technologies LLC is going be building the first large-scale vertical shaft wind turbine on the Sullivan County Community College campus in Loch Sheldrake, NY. They has been designing this their ETC-LU vertical shaft wind turbine for almost 20 years and have several prototypes already erected. The wind turbines planned to produce 1.25 megawatts of electricity and should be constructed by early next year and operational by the spring. The wind turbine will stand at about 111feet tall and produce twice the electricity output of a traditional wind turbine at a third of the size. It will also be relatively quite and be friendly to flying animals like birds and bats.

Vertical-Shaft Wind Turbine

    The ETC-LU vertical shaft wind turbine does not look anything like the traditional fan blades wind turbine you are used to seeing. The company claims that their wind turbine is the most efficient, trouble free and much more cost-effective. Under the same wind conditions as normal wind turbines and same generator capacity, it can produce twice as much electricity as traditional models. What makes this wind turbines so great is that it can accept wind from any angle and adjust their angle as wind hits the retractable blades. This new design prevails over traditional version because:
   •  More Durable - Weight distributed evenly over entire devices, so there are fewer damages.
   •  Quieter - Only 65 decibels are emitted making it fairly quite.
   •  Smaller - Lowers cost of maintenance as well as more a viable option for more locations.
If these perform as well as the company says they do, this new wind turbine design could be revolutionary for the renewable energy industry. Not only could they be more efficient, but this could make wind turbines a realistic option for smaller areas where you would normally not think wind turbines could be put. Just imagine wind turbines hovering over city buildings and college campuses across America being run of of wind energy. It starts out at Sullivan County Community College and hopefully spreads throughout the nation. To find more details about this new technology, check out Environmental Technologies LLC website.

http://www.paystolivegreen.com/2008/11/college-to-host-first-grid-scale-vertical-shaft-wind-turbine/