2009 CPEO Military List Archive

From: Lenny Siegel <lennysiegel@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 23 Sep 2009 19:47:30 -0700 (PDT)
Reply: cpeo-military
Subject: [CPEO-MEF] ENERGY: MMR (MA) wind turbine stuck in port
 
Delayed parts postpone unveiling

By George Brennan
Cape Cod Times (MA)
September 23, 2009

The Air Force has scrapped a ribbon-cutting ceremony scheduled to celebrate its new 1.5-megawatt wind turbine while it waits for essential parts sitting in a New York port, a spokesman said yesterday.

The Air Force Center for Engineering and the Environment had planned the ceremony for Monday to unveil the turbine, which is expected to generate electricity to operate a water treatment plant used in the massive cleanup of pollution at the base. When it's up and running, the wind turbine will save an estimated $600,000 on the annual $2.2 million electric bill for the cleanup program, spokesman Doug Karson said.

The $4.6 million Fuhrlander turbine is expected to pay for itself in six to eight years after it starts generating power, officials have said.


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For the entire article, see
http://www.capecodonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090923/NEWS/909230331/-1/NEWSLETTER100

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