Helix Wind Corp. Inks Groundbreaking Deal to Offer Financing of Small Wind Turbines to Individuals and Small Businesses
SAN DIEGO--Helix Wind Corp. (OTCBB: HLXW), a global renewable energy company, announced today that it has established a joint venture with Atoll Financial Group (AFG), Washington, DC, to develop products and financing mechanisms to offer individuals, small businesses, commercial users and its distributors’ financing of its small wind turbines.
Helix Wind CEO Ian Gardner said, “We are excited to be the only small wind company to offer individuals and small businesses financing for small wind turbines, which can make purchasing renewable energy much more accessible to consumers.” Under the terms of the joint venture, Helix Wind will finance turbines for distributors and end users.
The program will provide financing to individuals, businesses, commercial users of volume orders as well as short-term and trade finance to distributors. The benefit for individuals and small businesses is a smaller cash outlay and the ability to match expenditure with their electric bill savings. For commercial users with aggressive pay-back periods, the financing will also create cash flow. Importantly, Helix Wind distributors will be able to purchase and carry inventory. This will greatly minimize turnaround time for customers and help the company's distributors manage cash flows.
The arrangement will also enable Helix Wind to build manufacturing facilities, if needed, in those markets where demand supports the investment as well as finance export sales into countries were Helix Wind does not yet have a local partner.
Finally, the Joint Venture will offer financing to Energy Services Companies (ESCO) and Renewable Energy Services (RESCO) companies. ESCO’s and RESCO’s provide discounted energy services to commercial end users under Power Purchase Agreements or leasing models. Providing needed financing to ESCO’s and RESCO’s will help deliver increased energy savings to their customers and drive adoption of Helix Wind’s technology.
“This joint venture with Atoll Financial Group provides Helix Wind with the operational flexibility we need to grow. Being able to offer financing to our customers and distributors is a significant accomplishment,” Gardner said.
About Atoll Financial Group: A Washington, DC-based financial services company, Atoll Financial Group specializes in assisting public and privately owned corporations in raising funds in the capital market for the realization of long-term, multi-million dollar projects. For more information: http://atollfinancial.com/about/about_us.php
About Helix: Helix Wind is a global renewable energy company. Helix Wind is engaged in the design, manufacturing and sale of small wind vertical axis turbine designed to generate 300W, 1kW, 2.0kW, 4.0kW, and 50kW of clean, renewable electricity. Additional information can be found at http://www.helixwind.com
Safe Harbor Statement: A number of statements contained in this press release are forward-looking statements made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements involve a number of risks and uncertainties, including our ability to finance the projects and a mutually satisfactory joint venture agreement, our ability to raise capital when needed and on acceptable terms and conditions, the intensity of competition and general economic factors. The actual results Helix Wind may achieve could differ materially from any forward-looking statements due to such risks and uncertainties. Helix Wind encourages the public to read the information provided here in conjunction with its most recent filings, which may be viewed at www.sec.gov.