The search for greater efficiencies is undeniable. While photovoltaic arrays are great in many ways, they only make sense economically in a limited number of places. Until prices come down and efficiencies increase, there will be a market for “snake oil.” Perhaps something like the Bloom Energy Servers (http://www.bloomenergy.com/products/) will be the answer. While human ingenuity and innovation is vast, conservation is less so. The holy grail may or may not be out there. Until we know, there will be a number of technologies that tease us before we find something that works. There’s always nuclear fusion.

Rooftop VAWT is practical in some situations, but the total installed cost per watt better be somewhere well under $1 or else its a waste. I am totally confused how they are building a factory without a prototype? Engineering? Patents?

I can’t say I’m familiar with the Kansas facility, but as the Wall Street Journal (http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704364004576132453701004530.html) reported on Range Fuels, also from Colorado, there are numbers of these types of projects that get massive capital, but never produce. That is part of how our current system works.

Thank goodness someone is trying to use technologies that are used in Americas Space Program to lower energy costs down here on Earth….. with units that are “next” to or “On” a building.  The era of acres of solar panels and the fields of huge, ugly bird killin, wind catchers has to evolve sooner than later.

I trust that enough folks have looked into companies like this to pay for a building….. or they simply don’t care about their jobs!

Keep the faith.  Be a part of the Technology Evolution Invention Revolution.