SOURCE: McKenzie Bay International
March 09, 2006 11:00 ET
WindStor Wind Turbine Improvement
FARMINGTON HILLS, MI -- (MARKET WIRE) -- March 9, 2006 --McKenzie Bay International Ltd.'s
(OTC BB: MKBY) subsidiary WindStor Power Company has retained Analytical
Design Service Corp., an Ann Arbor, Michigan engineering firm, to enhance
the prototype WindStor design, as modified, for a 200kW unit, to improve
output and efficiency. Analytical Design Service Corp. has advised
WindStor Power that it expects that the output from the 200kW until will be
approximately 460,000kW annually in average winds of 15.4mph, as opposed to
the expected 262,000kWh annually output in the same winds from the original
200kW prototype design. At an assumed price of electricity of $.125 per
kWh each turbine could produce additional revenue annually of $22,000 to
$24,000 based upon such an assumed average wind speed. No 200kW turbines
have yet been installed by WindStor Power Company.
The WindStor turbine is designed to overcome basic disadvantages
encountered by previous vertical axis wind turbines. The primary
improvement is the elevation to the blades to the top of the tower with an
improved hub and attachment assembly designed to improve performance and
streamline maintenance. With the blade placement at the top of a tower,
WindStor is designed to take maximum advantage of its omni-directional
power generation capacities.
WindStor® is a wind energy system designed to generate and distribute
electricity at urban and off-grid facilities with a "WindStor® Vertical
Axis Wind Turbine" and a proprietary "System Integrator." WindStor® is
owned by WindStor Power Co., a wholly owned subsidiary of McKenzie Bay
International, Ltd. Additional information about WindStor® can be found
at www.mckenziebay.com.
For further information about this release contact, Investor Relations --
Richard Kaiser, YES INTERNATIONAL -- 800-631-8127,
yes@yesinternational.com and/or WindStor Power Co. -- 248-489-1961
info@mckenziebay.com
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