1. About Oregon Wind Corporation

  1. Company Profile

  2. Oregon Wind is a vertical axis wind turbine developer based in Portland, Oregon. Oregon Wind is currently in the research and development stage of bringing its first product, the Helyx™ HE-40, to market with the help of its primary Development Partner, Trimet.

  3. In the Press

  4. Daily Journal of Commerce, April 21, 2008
    "Change is blowing in the wind for Oregon architects and designers"
    Download the full text article here as a PDF (103kb).

  5. Our Beginnings

  6. The Oregon Wind Helyx™ Urban Turbine™ is the product of many years of research and testing. It was invented by Oregon Wind’s technical director, Toby Kinkaid, in 2002 to fill the need for an efficient wind turbine that would work well in an urban environment.

  7. In 2004, Kinkaid teamed up with Brad Malsin and Timothy Ray, both of whom brought capital and business expertise to the project. They hired engineers and manufacturing experts in order to produce and test their first models. Eric Kaster and Sattie Clark were brought on as consultants in 2006 and then became shareholders and board members in 2007.

  8. Since 2002, Oregon Wind has produced several prototypes and conducted several feasability tests. The current prototype capitalizes on the strength of each of its successors and promises exceptional efficiency at an unprecedented low cost.