In September of last year, when my first assignment with the Peace Corps was delayed due to a sports injury, it seemed appropriate to research ways to expand our niche high voltage, industrial and commercial electrical design and install business; Electrical Systems and Services, Inc. Running an operation in 'bear market conditions' left Jay with very little time to research the field for clean energy, green initiatives to complement our business. So both Angeli and I were in a position to do this important research as our plans for graduate study/peace corps respectively, were delayed due to unforeseeable reasons.We organized our work to cover the market, incentives, training, certification and other related issues. We also took the first step of attending workshops, site visits and researching products and manufacturers before making any recommendations. The strategic decision Jay made based on this data was to add viable 'green, clean' power need solutions for our clients in our immediate area, who could not afford huge capital outlays, yet wished to participate.
He took the initiative immediately and installed an off-grid solar powered LED parking lot light, which comes on at dusk and turns itself off 6 hours later. Last Friday, Aug 14th he held a grand opening event to install the first small wind vertical-axis wind turbine in Wisconsin! It was so well received as it's wind needs are only 6-12 mph at a height of 30 feet, looks like lawn art and does not need heavy equipment to install and maintain. Check out the following two links: http://tinyurl.com/qswzxr with son RJ and http://tinyurl.com/ofuwhd featuring Jay.
Maybe, just maybe there may be an opportunity for this kind of small wind turbine in Macedonia!
