Z4 ENERGY SYSTEMS, LLC 25 Dizzy Horse Road Buford, Wyoming 82052 U.S.A. (307)766-5044
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Z4 solves problems for rural homes, farms, ranches and small business by developing useful, smart residential scale renewable energy products.
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Z4 is developing three products funded by grants from the National Science Foundation, U.S. Department of Agriculture and State of Wyoming SBIR/STTR Initiative (WSSI) Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program.
- Rotor blades for horizontal-axis residential scale wind turbines that self-adapt to varying wind conditions. The blades bend and twist along their length through a prescribed combination of blade shape and composite material properties to produce progressive feathering as wind speed increases.
- Off-grid water well pumping system uses wind power to produce compressed air that powers the well pump and stores air for pumping water during times with no wind.
- Solar powered heater for deicing livestock watering tanks. The heater melts ice that forms overnight and maintains a 2-foot diameter opening during the daytime when livestock normally drink.
NSF SBIR Grant No. IIP-0924695
USDA SBIR Grant No. 2010-3610-21820
USDA SBIR Grant No. 2012-33610-19942
- Automatically regulate rotor speed in high wind, including turbulence
- Harvest more energy
- Reduce blade stresses
- Upwind or downwind machines
- Customize for any residential-scale machine
- 100% Wind power, no fuel cost
- Non-toxic, Compressed Air Energy Storage (CAES) is not affected by cold or heat
- Aerate tank or pond water and delay freezing
- Locate in the best wind resource
- On-demand water for cabin and off-grid homes
- Protect riparian areas
- 100% Solar powered
- No fuel, no maintenance
- Plug in to portable generator to melt ice during fog or snow storms
- Pasture-feed as long as forage is available
- Move with pickup to rotate between pastures
- No need to chop or melt ice with overflow
- Final testing, winter 2015/2016
