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Helix Wind to Demo Cell Towers in Southern Cal
Nov 17, 2009 (Close-Up Media via COMTEX) --
Helix Wind, a renewable energy company, announced it will begin a technology demonstration and test of two small wind turbines to power cell phone towers in Southern California.
The turbines will be installed by early 2010 and the test will run for one to three months.
In addition to powering the towers, Helix Wind said the test will explore the feasibility of selling power back to the electrical grid under a Power Purchase Agreement. In association with Core Communications Group on behalf of its tower company client, Vertical Green, the test will represent one of the first grid-connected cell sites powered by renewable energy in Southern California.
This market segment is of great interest to Helix. There are approximately 3,500 cell phone towers in Southern California, and due to the continued expansion of broadband wireless, the data volume of which has doubled in the past three years, an additional 1,000 to 1,200 towers should be brought on line over the next five years.
"Helix remains committed to developing solutions that can power cell phone towers with wind power," said Ian Gardner, Helix Wind CEO. "We are actively pursuing opportunities in this space, and are eager to be working with Core Communications on a test so close to home. Even grid connected cell phone towers can benefit from renewable energy, and wind power can reduce the emissions and carbon footprint associated with them."
Core Communications Group provides a vertically integrated suite of professional services, including site acquisition, architecture and engineering, construction management and turn-key services to the wireless industry.
Helix Wind, a global renewable energy company, is engaged in the design, manufacturing and sale of small wind vertical axis turbine designed to generate 300W, 1kW, 2.0kW, 4.0kW, and 50kW of clean, renewable electricity.
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