# A Busy Autumn for Wind Harvest | Wind Harvest

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- Published at: 2024-10-01 17:01:29 UTC
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## Author
Kevin Wolf

## Subject
Wind Harvest

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Late summer brought important progress with the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) granting a 3rd patent for our innovative turbine design. Now it’s shaping up to be a busy and exciting autumn ahead:Manufacturing has begun on the blades for the Wind Harvester® 4.0 A scale model of our turbine will be on display at 2 international expos We have a new pilot project in the worksRead on for details about these promising developments.3rd Patent Granted: A VAWT with Vertical BracesThis innovation replaces supporting cables with braces from the mast to the arms of our vertical axis wind turbine (VAWT). Vertical braces make our turbines stronger, more durable, and more efficient. Read more about this patent on our blog. Each patent we are granted can increase the royalty income from other companies that will need our patents to make competitive and durable VAWTs for turbulent wind conditions. So far the USPTO has granted us three patents this year, with six pending. Take a guided tour through our whole patent portfolio in this video.Blade Manufacture Begins at STEP-GWith part of the funds raised in our most recent crowdfunding campaign, we ordered the custom die needed to extrude the aluminum blades for our Wind Harvester 4.0 prototype. Now the first blades are coming off the production line at STEP-G in Germany.Aircraft aluminum blades are more durable and environmentally friendly than the fiberglass blades on traditional turbines. We’re proud to be partnering with STEP-G, one of the greenest manufacturing plants in the world, to produce this component of our turbines. You can learn more about its extrusion process in this video.WindEnergy Hamburg & ALUMINIUM ExhibitionLast week I attended WindEnergy Hamburg, the world’s largest wind energy exhibition. Our EU manufacturing partner Weissenborn, who made our Model 3.0 and 3.1 prototypes, allowed us to display a scale model of the Wind Harvester 4.0 at the Danish export association's booth. This event was a great opportunity to have in-person discussions with some of the biggest players in the wind industry.Next, the model will travel with our contact at STEP-G to the ALUMINIUM Exhibition in Düsseldorf in October. To make our blades, STEP-G is using the largest extrusion die they’ve ever worked with. They are proud to show off this groundbreaking work at the world’s most prestigious trade fair for aluminum.Pilot Project in St. CroixWe’re developing a project with the Port Hamilton Refining and Transportation Company to deliver up to 1 MW of wind energy to the internal grid that runs their refinery in St. Croix, U.S Virgin Islands. We expect this project will be ready for turbine installation at the end of 2025. Because the project is in the U.S., it is eligible for a 40% Investment Tax Credit. More details will be coming soon, so stay tuned for updates.As you can see, we have a busy fall ahead of us and a lot of promising developments. Word is getting out about Wind Harvest. We are optimistic that we will soon meet the criteria of major investors who have been waiting for us to have defensible IP, demonstrated customer interest, and clarity on when we will realize sales and a revenue stream.In the meantime, we keep going with loans from existing investors. If you’d like to support us through the home stretch with a loan that earns interest and warrants, please contact me.