PacWind
Encyclopedia
PacWind, Inc. is a wind turbine
manufacturing company based in Torrance, California
, United States
.
In November 2008, certain intellectual property assets of PacWind were acquired by WePOWER, LLC. Since then, the original PacWind website has gone offline, and none of the original turbine designs are available for sale. The WePOWER product lineup as of the end of 2009 were the Falcon series turbines ranging from 600W to 12 kW.
personality Jay Leno
announced that, as part of an ongoing project with Popular Mechanics
, he would be having one of the 'Delta II' (10Kw) model turbines installed on the roof of his garage.
During the "I Spy Bill Nye" episode of Living With Ed
, Ed Begley, Jr.
has a 'SeaHawk' (500w) model turbine installed on the roof of his house.
Sixteen of PacWind's turbines were used in the design of the first eco-friendly billboard in Times Square
in 2008.
Wind turbine
A wind turbine is a device that converts kinetic energy from the wind into mechanical energy. If the mechanical energy is used to produce electricity, the device may be called a wind generator or wind charger. If the mechanical energy is used to drive machinery, such as for grinding grain or...
manufacturing company based in Torrance, California
Torrance, California
Torrance is a city incorporated in 1921 and located in the South Bay region of Los Angeles County, California, United States. Torrance has of shore-front beaches on the Pacific Ocean, quieter and less well-known by tourists than others on the Santa Monica Bay, such as those of neighboring...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
.
History
The company was founded in 1998, and released their first patented vertical axis wind turbines in May 2006. In 2007, they added another two models of turbines to their product lineup.In November 2008, certain intellectual property assets of PacWind were acquired by WePOWER, LLC. Since then, the original PacWind website has gone offline, and none of the original turbine designs are available for sale. The WePOWER product lineup as of the end of 2009 were the Falcon series turbines ranging from 600W to 12 kW.
Notable installations
On May 17, 2007, PacWind gained a large amount of publicity when TVTelevision
Television is a telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images that can be monochrome or colored, with accompanying sound...
personality Jay Leno
Jay Leno
James Douglas Muir "Jay" Leno is an American stand-up comedian and television host.From 1992 to 2009, Leno was the host of NBC's The Tonight Show with Jay Leno. Beginning in September 2009, Leno started a primetime talk show, titled The Jay Leno Show, which aired weeknights at 10:00 p.m. ,...
announced that, as part of an ongoing project with Popular Mechanics
Popular Mechanics
Popular Mechanics is an American magazine first published January 11, 1902 by H. H. Windsor, and has been owned since 1958 by the Hearst Corporation...
, he would be having one of the 'Delta II' (10Kw) model turbines installed on the roof of his garage.
During the "I Spy Bill Nye" episode of Living With Ed
Living With Ed
Living With Ed is an American reality television show.It was originally shown on HGTV in 2007. In 2009 a new version began showing on the new Planet Green channel....
, Ed Begley, Jr.
Ed Begley, Jr.
Edward James "Ed" Begley, Jr. is an American actor and environmentalist. Begley has appeared in hundreds of films, television shows, and stage performances. He is best known for his role as Dr. Victor Ehrlich, on the television series St...
has a 'SeaHawk' (500w) model turbine installed on the roof of his house.
Sixteen of PacWind's turbines were used in the design of the first eco-friendly billboard in Times Square
Times Square
Times Square is a major commercial intersection in the borough of Manhattan in New York City, at the junction of Broadway and Seventh Avenue and stretching from West 42nd to West 47th Streets...
in 2008.