Composite Technology has announced that is its subsidiary DeWind, in association with Texas State Technical College (TSTC), has signed a Memorandum of Intent with the City of Sweetwater to establish a Wind Turbine Demonstration Site on city owned land. DeWind will install its 2 megawatt 60Hz DeWind D8.2 prototype on the site in the Fall of 2007. Further development and prototype turbines will be installed at the site over the next 5 years.
Benton Wilcoxon, Chairman and CEO of CTC, stated, "This is an excellent opportunity to establish our US Wind Turbine Demonstration Site. We currently have a similar site in Cuxhaven, Germany. We are pleased to be involved with the City of Sweetwater and TSTC, and look forward to the first American installation of our advanced DeWind D8.2 Wind turbine."
Michael Reeser, President of Texas State Technical College, acknowledged, "Having this test facility here in Sweetwater will be a great boom to our Wind Technician courses. Working with DeWind, who are prepared to partner with the community and the college to help promote wind energy, will bring great benefits to all."
Greg Wortham, Mayor of Sweetwater, commented, "With DeWind manufacturing in Texas, the advanced blade test facility recently awarded to Corpus Christi and now DeWind's establishment of a Wind Turbine Demonstration Site with Texas State Technical College, we believe this establishes Texas and Sweetwater as the leader in wind energy research and development along with wind power generation already present in Nolan County."
Edward Brown, City Manager of Sweetwater, added, "The city of Sweetwater is already the center of wind projects in West Texas and is enthusiastic to help in establishing this facility, which we believe can attract and grow more wind expertise in the local community. The city will work closely with DeWind and TSTC to ensure the successful deployment of the first DeWind turbine in the fall of 2007."
