WORCESTER, Mass., April 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Mass Megawatts
Wind Power, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: MMGW)(http://www.massmegawatts.com)
announces the development of a new adjustable augmenter (patent pending)
designed to lower the cost of wind power. The new augmenter increases the
wind power plant cost by only 30 percent, while generating five times the
revenue. The augmenter utilizes a canvas panel system that funnels, and
accelerates, wind into the company's Multi-Axis Turbosystem (MAT). The
augmenter is expected to increase harnessed wind velocity by 70%,
translating into an increase of over five times the power output at each
MAT power plant.

    With this new innovation, Mass Megawatts has created an augmenter
system to capture, and funnel, the wind into its MAT units to dramatically
increase the power output without a proportional increase in structural
size and cost. The company plans to begin implementation over the next few
months. This is a major development bringing the kilowatt/hour cost down
significantly.

    The augmenter system is a canvas panel system with integral dump panels
and top panel lift systems to minimize damage during wind gusts. Further,
Mass Megawatts has developed side wall dump panels and top panel lift
systems to minimize the pressure spikes in the augmenter during extreme
wind events. These side dump panels will swing open when sufficient
pressure differences exist between the inside and outside of the augmenter.
The top panel lift system provides a bracket that allows the suspension
cable to lift above the next panel to vent air velocity to the outside of
the augmenter.

    The side dump panels and top panel lift system allow the system to be
built with lighter components, reducing the cost of the augmenter system.
The panels and lift system also reduce the potential damage to the canvas
panels, suspension cables, and poles during extreme wind events, decreasing
maintenance costs during the life time of the MAT wind power plant and
augmenter system.

    Every site has extreme wind events during some point of the annual
weather cycle. These wind events provide an opportunity for the MAT wind
power plant design to produce the maximum amount of power that the
traditional, horizontal axis generators cannot harness, including damage to
traditional augmenter systems.

    In the past few years, Mass Megawatts has developed a wind generation
system for reducing the cost of wind power. The Multi-Axis Turbine (MAT) is
designed to operate in turbulent wind conditions where the more prevalent
horizontal axis wind turbine is unable to be utilized.

    For more information, the web site is http://www.massmegawatts.com and
the company can be reached at the phone number of (508) 751-5432.

    This press release contains forward-looking statements that could be
affected by risks and uncertainties, including but not limited to Mass
Megawatts Wind Power, Inc. ability to produce a cost-effective wind energy
conversion device. Among the factors that could cause actual events to
differ materially from those indicated herein are: the failure of Mass
Megawatts Wind Power, Inc. to achieve or maintain necessary zoning
approvals with respect to the location of its MAT power developments; the
ability to remain competitive; to finance the marketing and sales of its
electricity; general economic conditions; and other risk factors detailed
in periodic reports filed by Mass Megawatts Wind Power, Inc.

SOURCE Mass Megawatts Wind Power, Inc.

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