Aeroturbines are:

Wind turbines designed for urban settings.  Invented by University of Illinois industrial design professor, Bil Becker, Aeroturbines are a new development in wind turbine technology.  Aeroturbines can be installed on existing rooftops or built into the architecture of new buildings to provide clean renewable electricity at its site of consumption.  Aeroturbines are uniquely suited to urban environments because they are:

• Noise and vibration-free
• Safe for birds
• Able to utilize multi-directional and gusting winds
• Self-regulating (no overspeed protection required)
• Low maintenance
• Made from low-cost and readily available materials

Aerotecture Paradigm:

• where wind farms are big, we are small
• where wind farms are rural, we are urban
• where wind farms avoid buildings, we attach to them
• where wind farms seek single monster units, we deploy many units
• where wind farms are hundreds of miles from their 'users', we are right there

The structural features of the Aeroturbine allow for its easy integration into new or existing buildings: the modular/stackable cages are additive and can be mounted in a vertical, horizontal, or diagonal orientation.

There are currently four models of Aeroturbines available, the 610V, 520H, 610V1 Hybrid and the 610V2 Hybrid. All models of the Aeroturbine may be easily integrated with solar photovoltaic systems and some are already integrated with solar photovoltaic systems making them "Hybrids".

In order to operate efficiently, Aeroturbines must be installed at least 40 ft. above the ground (because every 40 ft. the wind speeds tend to double), roof mounted or building attached, above or away from surrounding trees and other obstruction, and in an area with average wind speeds of at least 10 mph.

We are currently developing and testing a larger, commerical model as well as a smaller, residential model.  Once perfected, residential Aeroturbines will be available for residential buildings, and a larger - 3,000 Watt Aeroturbine will be available for larger institutional buildings and commercial buildings needing more power.

We currently do not have an extensive dealer network in place. You would need a certified dealer in your area to take delivery of the Aeroturbine, install it and maintain it properly. We currently have dealers located in Chicago, Illinois and Oconomowoc, Wisconsin. Any projects outside a radius of 50 miles from one of our dealers will be carefully considered by the CEO.

Once manufacturing is in place for the Aeroturbines we will be able to supply them to a larger customer area, but until then we are doing small batch production runs here in Chicago, Illinois.