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Contact: Adam Rein, Co-Founder and CFO
Phone: +1 (857) 244 1560
Email: adam.rein@altaerosenergies.com
Board of Advisors
Prof. Sheila Widnall, Wind & Aero
MIT Aero / Astro Institute Professor
18th U.S. Secretary of the Air Force
5-8x
350ft - Tower-mounted
2.2x
1x
100ft
Source: NOAA
350ft
1,000ft+
Technical Milestones
35-foot Prototype Loring, Maine (2012)
Ascended to 350 feet, produced power at altitude, and landed in automated cycle
Generate over 2x power from top-selling Southwest turbine when lifted to high altitude
Test Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rsHUALU--Wc
4 Patents Pending
Patent 1 (2009)
Patent 4 (2012)
Automated controls
& docking trailer
System
integration
Future IP
Lightweight turbine,
optimized power
production & controls
Wind
(Tower)
Solar
PV
0.6
$6-7
$6-12
$6-10
0.4
Cap. Factor
50-60%
15-30%
15-20%
Install (days)
<1
30
Payback
(no subsidy)
6month2 years
4-8
years
4-8
years
100kW
Cost/Watt
Altaeros
$.35-3.00
$.25-.50
0.2
0
$.18-.20
450kWh/yr
700kWh/yr
130kWh/yr
Install
O&M / Cost
Electrical
Infrastructure
11%
15% CAGR
Wind Turbine
28%
Logistics &
installation
10%
Support
Structure
13%
11
12
2012
FAA publishes draft
airborne wind regulation
GL Garrad Hassan
High Altitude Wind
Market Report
March 2011
Popular Mechanics Cover
Stanford Airborne
Wind Energy
Conference
Summary
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