Building Turbines
Building Turbines, LLC is an Austin-based start-up company focusing on designing and manufacturing
revolutionary wind turbines, for generating electricity. Building Turbines (BT) builds horizontal-axis wind turbines (HAWT) for roof-top installation on commercial buildings with flat roofs. BT’s unique and patented design takes advantage of what is called a ‘parapet vortex’ which naturally occurs as wind accelerates up the side of a building and crests over the roof top. The innovative turbine design utilizes the air rotation from this vortex resulting in the generation of electric power. There is a working prototype that is installed on the Building Turbines headquarters building on N. Lamar Blvd. in Austin, Texas.
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AUSTIN, Texas – July 13, 2010
Building Turbines, LLC, goes into full production on Patented “Urban Turbine™”
AUSTIN, Texas, July 13, 2010 — Building Turbines, LLC, (Building Turbines) an Austin- Based
commercial “Small Wind” Turbine Company, announced today it has signed an Joint Venture
agreement (JV) with Platron Manufacturing Inc. (Platron) of Pflugerville, Texas. Building
Turbines and Platron have strategically aligned to manufacture and distribute the innovative,
patented BT Urban Turbine™. The BT Urban Turbine™ is a roof-mounted, proprietary design of
a revolutionary Horizontal Axis Wind Turbine (HAWT) that provides On-Site Generation and On-
Site Use of Wind Energy. Companies and Government Agencies exploring Renewable Energy
Initiatives choose the BT Urban Turbine™ as a stand alone energy generation solution or couple it
with solar units for a dual-source renewable energy solution. The first production units from
Platron are expected in early August 2010.
Building Turbines president, John Graham, Sr. commented, “We are impressed with the scope and
depth of Platron as a Joint Venture partner. Platron’s history, work ethic and ability for process
and cost optimization, will enable us to provide an efficient roof-mounted wind energy source to
all of our customers.” Graham stated, “The market seeking a solution of an on-site commercial
Urban Wind Turbine has been waiting for a cost-effective design that can fit into a budget and
provide a positive impact on the production and consumption of electricity. We offer a product
(BT Urban Turbine) that has an attractive price, performance, or ROI for our clients. Our hope is
to make a world wide difference in the drive for renewable and sustainable energy solutions. This
opportunity for our team is exciting and humbling at the same time.”
Building Turbines, through the Platron JV, will now have the ability to scale production to the
rapidly increasing demand for the BT Urban Turbine™. Platron’s ISO registered facility in
Pflugerville is a complete one-stop source for CNC machining, raw material acquisition as well as
complete Turbine manufacturing and assembly. In addition, to establishing a leadership position
in the Wind Energy Marketplace, the JV partnership between Building Turbines and Platron also
has the ability to impact the local economy through the potential of creating more sales,
engineering and manufacturing jobs in Austin and Central Texas.
The Platron JV is the first in a series of strategic alliances Building Turbines has set in motion for
2010. Building Turbines is currently in strategic dialogue with individuals and companies offering
the ability to catapult Building Turbines into the Global Marketplace within the next few months.
In addition, purchase requests and location deployment dialogue continue to increase with large
Regional Retailers, National Retailers, US Government Departments, local government agencies
and multiple commercial real estate developers.
For more information on the BT Urban Turbine™ or other opportunities with Building Turbines,
call 512.206.4263 or go online at www.buildingturbines.com.
SOURCE: Building Turbines, LLC
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