Compact wind acceleration turbine

<p>Compact Wind Acceleration Turbines (CWATs) are a class of <a href="/facts/Wind_turbine/lUfWqfLg">wind turbine</a> that uses structures to accelerate wind before it enters the wind-generating element.
The concept of these structures has been around for decades but has not gained wide acceptance in the marketplace.  In 2008, two companies targeting the mid-wind (100 kW-1 MW) marketplace have received funding from <a href="/facts/Venture_capital/yeH3m7zo">venture capital</a>.  The first company to receive funding is Optiwind, which received its series A funding in April 2008, and the second company is Ogin, Inc. (formerly FloDesign Wind Turbine Inc.), which also received its series A funding in April 2008.  Optiwind is funded through <a href="/facts/Charles_River_Ventures/yanW7z4d">Charles River Ventures</a> and FloDesign is funded through <a href="/facts/Kleiner_Perkins/jxKQqle1">Kleiner Perkins</a>. Other CWATs under development include the WindTamer from AristaPower, WindCube, Innowind (conceptual offshore application) and Enflo turbines.
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Compact wind acceleration turbine