Mass Megawatts to get US patent for enhanced wind augmenter

Oct 21, 2011 - US wind energy solutions developer Mass Megawatts Wind Power Inc (OTC:MMMW) said on Friday it had received a notice of allowance from the US Patent Office for its modified wind augmenter.

A notice of allowance notifies that the applicant is entitled to a patent.

The company said that it had cut construction costs of its patent pending wind augmenter system by more than 35% by replacing metal and wood renditions with a new polymer material. As a result, it said, it has been able to competitively price its MAT wind turbine system and start preparing it for a market launch. The company said it would finalise its pricing structure later in 2011 and added that the price of a 1-MW unit could drop to USD 995,000 (EUR 716,740) in certain cases.

An augmenter boosts power output by increasing the velocity of harnessed wind.

(USD 1 = EUR 0.720)

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