Cape man markets mini wind turbines (Mass.) [View All]

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http://www.capecodonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080309/BIZ/803090302

For more than two decades, Brian Braginton-Smith has had big dreams for wind energy on the Cape.

Originally, he envisioned a vast array of towering wind turbines in the waters of Nantucket Sound, a concept that eventually evolved into the proposed Cape Wind project.

Though no longer involved with that venture, Braginton-Smith's hopes for wind power on the Cape have not diminished. The turbines he expects to use, however, have gotten considerably smaller.

The alternative-energy entrepreneur is now selling Swift turbines, small-scale devices that are designed to be mounted on top of buildings.

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Community Wind Power charges $10,500 for a Swift turbine; for $22,000, a customer can get a turbine and a small electric car with a 40 mile range. The company will also help customers navigate the turbine permitting and installation process.

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