NewsWhore
09-18-2006, 07:10 PM
When you go by the INFOTEP building in Santo Domingo, you might notice the little "airplane" on the roof. Many curious observers are wondering what it could be. The National Professional Technical Training Institution (INFOTEP) is one of the few government agencies promoting alternative sources of energy in a proactive manner. The "airplane" is actually a small wind turbine that provides between 5 k/hr and 10k/hr, which is transferred to the institute's internal circuits. The wind energy is being used in the INFOTEP offices whether there is mains electricity or not. According to INFOTEP director general Melanio Paredes, this particular generator was installed with the help of the Japanese International Agency at a cost of RD$1.9 million. The energy produced by the wind generator costs US$0.01 a k/hr versus the US$0.26 cost for electricity from the distributors.
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