According to the U.S. Department of Energy's news release dated March 25, 2009, entitled, "Solar Energy Grew at a Record Pace in 2008," solar energy deployment increased at a record pace in the United States and throughout the world in 2008. On March 19, 2009 the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) released its "2008 U.S. Solar Industry Year in Review," which found that U.S. solar energy capacity increased by 17% the past year, reaching the equivalent of 8,775 megawatts (MW). The SEIA report also notes that the United States installed 342 MW of solar photovoltaic (PV) electric power, 139 thermal megawatts (MWTh) of solar water heating, 762 MWTh of pool heating, and 21 MWTh of solar space heating and cooling in 2008.
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According to the American Wind Energy Association, the U.S. Department of Energy announced a goal of obtaining 6% of U.S. electricity from wind by 2020. From 1990 -- 2002, wind has been the fastest-growing power source worldwide on a percentage basis, with an annual average growth rate exceeding 30%. An average U.S. household uses about 10,655 kilowatt-hours of electricity each year. One megawatt of wind energy can generate 2.4 to more than 3 million kilowatt-hours per year. At the end of 2009, the installed capacity of wind power in the United States was just over 35,000 megawatts.
Texas, with 9,410 MW of capacity, has the most installed wind power capacity of any U.S. state, followed by
Iowa with 3,053 MW.
Company Overview Kalahari Greentech, Inc. (OTC.PK: KHGT) Kalahari Greentech Inc. is an energy company focused on developing, constructing and operating wind and solar energy projects, either on its own or in partnership with other energy companies. The company’s main focus is to seek out opportunities to utilize its technology to develop renewable energy sources.
Growing concern for the health of the earth has led to an increased level of interest in sustainable energy resources. Wind and solar are fast becoming the leading sources of renewable energy. Kalahari Greentech designs, produces and provides wind turbines, solar collectors and other sustainable energy technologies.
Kalahari Greentech Inc. is an energy company focused on developing, constructing and operating wind and solar energy projects, either on its own or in partnership with other energy companies. The company’s main focus is to seek out opportunities to utilize its technology to develop renewable energy sources.
Growing concern for the health of the earth has led to an increased level of interest in sustainable energy resources. Wind and solar are fast becoming the leading sources of renewable energy. Kalahari Greentech designs, produces and provides wind turbines, solar collectors and other sustainable energy technologies.
The company also specializes in the development and marketing of integrated GPS stereo camera products for applications in insurance, emergency management, and first response markets. The company’s technology uses novel integrated GPS and stereo photography to provide digital images with embedded GPS coordinates. Through the company’s proprietary image analysis software, GPS data on any objects within the captured digital image and relative distance between objects within the image can be calculated and displayed. The exact location of objects and relative distance between them on digital images can be very useful source of information for automobile accident investigations conducted by insurance companies, as well as for local police, emergency response teams, and for disaster assessment and recovery.
What makes Kalahari's Wind Generator different from other Wind Generators?
Kalahari Greentech’s Wind Generator concentrates wind energy in a manner such that it can generate electric power at speeds usually too slow for conventional wind generators to produce any meaningful energy, or to even operate.
Kalahari’s Wind Generator can be modified to operate in water. For instance, it can be utilized in streams, rivers and tidal basins.
Kalahari's Wind Generator is safe for birds and wildlife
Many wind generators on the market today are a hazard for birds and other wildlife. Kalahari’s Wind Generator avoids the bird strike problem. Each Kalahari Wind Generator comes standard with a shield that blocks birds from being hit by the turbine blades. The screen is sufficiently fine, such that not even a hummingbird can get through. The unit also releases short-range ultra-sonic waves that deter insects from nesting within the apparatus.
Placement of Units
Kalahari Greentech’s core competencies are:
- Evaluation of projects
- Management of development processes
- Financing solutions
These core competencies are handled by a permanent organization. Kalahari Greentech has chosen to outsource other assignments, either because it is not profitable for the Company itself to maintain in-house expertise in these areas or because the assignments are complex and require external assessment. Experienced local developers and local advisers with in-depth industry know-how and a large network are some of Kalahari Greentech's most important partners.
Why Wind Power
There are several major benefits to wind power. One of the most important is that wind power is the least expensive of all other forms of alternative energy. Wind turbines generate electricity at around 5 cents per kWh (Kilowatt Hour), which is comparable to the new coal and/or oil burning power plants. The costs are projected to decline even more as technology improves, and this is very important because most of the cost with wind power is in manufacturing. Once the wind turbines are in place there is little cost to maintain and wind power is free.