Small Wind Manufacturing

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Small Wind Manufacturing

• Mike Hess, CEO Mariah Power
• March 4, 2009

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Mariah Power
Introducing the Windspire Wind to Power
Power to Inspire

• Mariah Power
• provides low-cost,
• truly aesthetic
• renewable wind
• power appliances
• to residential,
• business, and
• Government
• customers.

www.mariahpower.com ph 775-848-9375
mhess_at_mariahpower.com
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Renewable Energy Problems

• Solar based, dominated by Photovoltaic (PV)
• Wind focused on large propeller based systems
• Energy is currently produced away from
  consumption
• Requires expensive transmission
• Creates bottleneck problems.

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Huge Markets Common Platform

• Residential
• Commercial Building
• Agriculture
• Schools
• Remote Telecom
• Lighting systems
• Remote Highway
• Water Systems

• 30B Market
• 10B Market
• 10B Market
• 3B Market
• 2B Market
• 2B Market
• 1B Market
• 1B Market

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Applications

• Grid Tied - houses, buildings, lighting, schools
• Integrated unit with easy installation and low
  cost
• DC based off grid - agriculture, telecom, remote
  sites
• Integrated generator and power electronics
• Battery based storage opens more markets
• Dual Wind and Solar products

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VAWT versus HAWT

• Quieter - TSR
• 2-3 times speed of wind versus 6-8 times
• 44 dB at 50 mph versus 75-85 dB at 50 mph
• Cost advantage to VAWT
• Easier to make, less complex
• Other reasons
• Smaller inverter
• Narrow average wind approach
• No furling
• All electrical brakes no mechanical brake

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Why Manistee, MI for Manufacturing?

• Manistee, Michigan has
• Talent Best steel fabricators
• Place Great place to live and raise kids
• Entrepreneurial Activity
• Showed design
• Facilitated modifications to make lower cost
• Moved us to 98 made in Michigan, USA
• Supportive Community, New Capital
• City and County went to bat to get 400K grant
• Local company MasTech invested 1M in equipment

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Where we are

• 3 weeks behind schedule
• Producing first full units from Michigan
• 53 cost reduction from prototype build
• Within 15 of China Bid
• Review in 3 months and we will be same cost
• At least 15 locally employed
• Real growth in headcount in April-May as volumes
  grow

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Doosan Automated Lathe
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Doosan Universal Turning Center
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Mitsubshi Boring Mill
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PUC Building China Basin San Francisco
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Dubai Waterbus Stations
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Adobe Windspires
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• International Car Show Detroit 2009

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Oakland County International Airport
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Devon Bank Chicago
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Residential Home Reno Nevada
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Lighting Project
Mini-Vert.-axis-Turbine

• Integrated Energy management system solution
• Multi-Alternative Energy Source
• Low to zero maintenance product
• Largely grid independent solution

Electronics and Battery
Grid
UPF-Buck
PV panel
100W LED Lamp
Bi-Buck/Boost
SEPIC
µP
Battery
Int. Energy Store
PV panel
BUCK
SEPIC
LED matrix
Generator
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Product Roadmap 1.2kW
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Product Roadmap 1.2kW Low Wind
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Product Roadmap 3kW
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Product Roadmap 3kW Low Wind
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Cost of Electricity
Avg. cost 12 cents - Average expected increase
29 Take Hydro out at 5 cents average is more
like 18 cents
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www.mariahpower.com ph 775-848-9375
mhess_at_mariahpower.com