American Wind, Inc.

The journey of American Wind grew out of a relationship with the inventor of THE MicroCube, Mr. Robert Yost. The primary reason for the invention was an idea generated by his wife, Shirley Yost, during the aftermath of the Alabama tornadoes of April 27, 2011. For over a week, power was lost by many individuals across North Alabama. Fortunately, for the few who had alternative power generators and fuel for those generators, some people survived without too many difficulties. Outside the home of Robert and Shirley sat a large pedestal fan that was used on hot summer days. The pedestal fan was not connected to any electrical power source, but the fan was spinning rapidly due to the wind created after the storms. Shirley asked Robert why a device as small as a pedestal fan could not be used to generate alternative electrical power without requiring a large investment of massive wind turbines.