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20 Small, Modular Wind Turbines Will Generate Renewable Energy
MONROVIA, Calif.--(Business Wire)--
AeroVironment Inc. (NASDAQ: AVAV), a leader in unmanned aircraft
systems and efficient electric energy systems, has announced that its
Architectural Wind system has been installed at Boston's Logan
International Airport Office Center as part of a project commissioned
by the Massachusetts Port Authority (Massport). The installation
comprises 20 five-bladed wind turbines and ties in with a
comprehensive energy management plan that Massport has established for
all its facilities.

"At Massport, we are continually striving to improve our
facilities - making them more energy efficient as well as
environmentally and user friendly," said Project Manager Terry Civic.
"The installation of the Architectural Wind turbines at Logan Airport
is one of the many initiatives underway designed to exceed national
standards for energy efficiency, and we look forward to significant
energy-saving results." Logan International is home to the nation's
first airport terminal awarded Gold Level certification for Leadership
in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED(R)) by the U.S. Green
Building Council.

AV's Architectural Wind is a small, modular building-integrated
wind turbine system. It is designed for quick and easy installation
onto the parapet of a concrete tilt-up, pre-cast, or other low-profile
building. Installation results in little or no structural impact and
tall support towers are not required. For the Logan Airport
installation, AV worked closely with Massport to incorporate the
turbines on their building without any occupancy disruptions. The
patented design and positioning of the system on a building takes
advantage of the natural acceleration in wind speed resulting from the
building's aerodynamic properties. This increased wind speed can
increase the turbines' electrical power generation by more than 50%
compared to the power generation that would result from systems
located outside of the acceleration zone.

Architectural Wind systems have been installed on buildings
throughout the country - including the new Kettle Foods potato chip
factory in Beloit, Wis.; Laughlin Air Force Base near Del Rio, Texas;
and the St. Louis County Government Service Center - providing not
only reliable, non-polluting, renewable energy, but also a visual
demonstration of customers' commitment to clean energy. AV's
sleek-looking wind turbine recently won the Red Dot International
Design award (for design concept in the "green" category) and the
Annual Design Review award (in the equipment category) from I.D., The
International Design Magazine.

More information about the Architectural Wind system is available
via email at wind@avinc.com or on the Web at www.avinc.com/wind.

AV is a pioneer in advanced energy system technologies. Since
1977, it has maintained a continuous presence in wind power
technology, conducting more than 250 sponsored projects and investing
in and developing wind farms. AV's new building-integrated
Architectural Wind wind-turbine system provides an attractive
clean-energy-generating technology for use in both urban and suburban
environments and is especially suitable for airport facilities.

About AeroVironment, Inc. (AV)

Building on a history of technological innovation, AV designs,
develops, produces, and supports an advanced portfolio of Unmanned
Aircraft Systems (UAS) and efficient electric energy systems. The
company's small UAS are used extensively by agencies of the U.S.
Department of Defense and increasingly by allied military services to
provide situational awareness directly to tactical units through
real-time, airborne reconnaissance, surveillance, and target
acquisition. AV's PosiCharge(R) fast charge systems eliminate battery
changing for electric industrial vehicles in factories, airports, and
distribution centers. More information about AV is available at
www.avinc.com.

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Editorial Contacts
AeroVironment
Steven Gitlin, 626-357-9983
pr@avinc.com
or
Focus Communications
Stan Michelson, 562-437-9933
stan@4focus.com

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