The Houston Astrodome

Now we are faced with a political push to spend a Billion Bucks or so we can save the Dome. Heres my take on the press frenzy surrounding the recent revealing of Dome use concepts. Some of the players know there is Stimulus money in the pipeline for Houston. The Solar roof is proposed to address any renewable energy requirements associated with the potential stimulus funds. The Planetarium concept with the associated science and math attributes Judge Ed referred to would address any educational requirements associated with potential stimulus funds. The use of a Renovated Dome would address any Properties with Historical Significance issue associated with potential stimulus funds. Houston needs to let the Sports Authority die off. It has lived beyond any useful purpose and is only good at spending public funds on Monuments to athletic endeavors. Billions of dollars for sports palaces utilized minimally during the course of a year but requiring year round upkeep. For the one billion dollars plus proposed to renovate the dome, the county could continue to make minimal payments of two million dollars a year for 500 years. The 300 plus millions of public money proposed is probably the matching funds requirement to receive the stimulus funds. How about this for a proposal: 1. The Dome will be used, as is, for a training and certification center to train and certify interested persons in the sale, design, construction and installation of alternative energy solutions. 2. Part of the billion plus dollars would be used to procure and install solar panels on 100,000 homes in Houston and Harris County. 3. Competitive pricing could be obtained by bulk purchasing. 4. Part of the billion plus dollars would be used to procure and install wind turbines, specifically the Honeywell Wind Turbines with the Blade Tip Power System (BTPS). 5. The Honeywell Wind Turbines gearless Blade Tip Power System creates a free wheeling turbine, generating energy from the blade tips (where the speed lies) rather than through a mechanical center gear. 6. The Honeywell Wind Turbine from WindTronics measures just 6 feet (182 cm) in diameter and weighs 170 lbs (77kg) providing 18 % of an average households (DOE) energy needs. 7. The MSRP is approximately $6,500.00 which could be lowered via bulk purchases. 8. The goal is to install 100,000 wind turbines at an installed price of approximately $5,500.00 each or a total of $550,000,000.00.

9. The goal is to install 100,000 solar arrays at an installed price of approximately $7,500.00 or a total of $750,000,000.00. 10. The systems would be installed at no cost to the homeowner. 11. The entity devised to implement the program would own the installed systems and be entitled to 60% of the energy generated and sold to the local utility and be reimbursed by said utility. 12. A federal income tax credit of 28% would be available to the homeowner. 13. The working assumption is that the wind generator would generate approximately 3000 kWh per year and the solar would generate approximately 3500 kWh per year. 14. At an approximate kWh rate of .15, the annual totals would be $450.00 for the wind turbine and $525.00 for the solar array. 15. 60% of these figures are $270.00 for the wind turbine and $315.00 for the solar. 16. 100,000 wind turbines would return $27,000,000.00 to the project sponsors. 17. 100,000 solar arrays would return $31,500,000 to the project sponsors. 18. A yearly total of approximately $58,500,000.00 would be realized by the project sponsors for reinvestment. 19. The sponsors would carry the entire system on their books as an asset. 20. Homeowners would realize 40% of the energy generated by the system installed. 21. These are low assumptions and very sunny days or very windy days could increase the return to the project sponsors. 22. In summary, the Dome could be used as a training and staging facility for the implementation of the worlds most comprehensive renewable energy program, homeowners could realize a 28% tax benefit and Houston, Harris County and Texas would lead the way in the renewable energy implementation field. 23. Total funds required for implementation would be approximately $750,000,000.00 for the solar, $550,000,000.00 for the wind turbines, $200,000,000.00 for training, certification and administration expenses. 24. Total stimulus funds required $1,500,000,000.00. 25. Thousands of new skilled jobs would be created, an enormous renewable energy footprint would be established, thousands of people would be trained, monthly cash flow to project sponsors, monthly cash flow to homeowners and we would lower the burden on the grid. 26. Now thats an idea.

A concerned citizen Max Meindl 832-693-2206

WT6500 Wind Turbine

Gearless Blade Tip Power System

Introducing a breakthrough wind energy system for home and business featuring a revolutionary gearless Blade Tip Power System (BTPS). The Honeywell Wind Turbine is a gearless wind turbine that measures just 6 feet in diameter, weighs 170 lbs (77 kgs) and is able to produce 2752 kWh/yr in Class 4 winds representing over 20% percent of an average households annual electricity needs. The Honeywell Wind Turbine creates power at the blade tips, rather than the complicated gearing of traditional turbines, drastically reducing mechanical resistance, resulting in far greater energy production even at low wind speeds. Traditional gearbox turbines require minimum wind speeds of 7.5 mph (12 km/h) to cut in and start generating power. The Honeywell Wind Turbine begins generating energy with winds as low as 2 mph (3 km/h).

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According to the National Wind Technology Center, more than 80 percent of the U.S. residential market experience winds of less than 10 mph (16 km/h) over 90 percent of the time. Standard gear box turbines require a minimum of 7.5 mph (12 km/h) to begin producing energy. The Honeywell Wind Turbines breakthrough technology can produce energy in as little wind as 2 mph (3 km/h) and can perform in winds up to 42 mph (67.5 km/h), enabling consumers who live in areas with low wind speeds to leverage wind as an energy source.
6 ft across 170 lbs (77 kg) Up to 200 ft

High resistance, starts producing at 7.5 mph (12 km/h) wind speed

Low resistance, starts producing at 2 mph (3 km/h) wind speed

Traditional Gearbox Turbine

Honeywell Gearless Wind Turbine

Honeywell Model WT 6500 Specifications

Smart Box Battery Box 120 VAC Outlet

Honeywell Gearless Wind Turbine Blade Tip Power System (BTPS) BTPS Permanent Magnet Electric Generator, Patents Pending ETL, UL, CSA, CE, EU Listed (Summer 2010) Installs on Pole, Roof Mount or Commercial Mount Lowest Cost kWh Installed Technology in Class

Auto Directional

Installation and Support The Honeywell WT 6500 automatically moves with the wind through its directional fins and can be installed on a pole, roof or commercial mount.

Enclosed Blade Tip Power System Wide Wind Acceptance Angle Acoustic Noise Emissions < 35dB Tip to Tip Blade Dimension 5.7 (170 cm) 170 lbs ( 77 kg) .2 120 AC 60 Hz 220 AC 50 Hz 2.2 KW Plate Power < 2 mph (3 km/h) Cut in Speed, Shut down 42 mph (67 km/h) .5 Renewable Electric Generation 2752 kWh/yr - Class 4 Winds
(D.O.E. average US household electric 11,000 kWh/yr)

Installs on Pole, Roof or Commerical Mount

Smart Box Control System includes: Optimal Power Transfer Controller True Sine Wave Inverter Battery Power Management System Wind Direction & Speed Measurement Control System Standard RS485 Communication Port 5 Year Limited Warranty Annual CO2 Displacement 2.2 Tons Product Design Life 20 Years

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