Wind turbine assemblies and deployment methods

A wind turbine assembly comprising:

• a telescoping mast having a top and a bottom, a mast roller system, and a plurality of mast sections, at least one of the mast sections being an internal mast section and at least one of the mast sections being an external mast section;
• an energy conversion system mounted to the top of the telescoping mast;
• a carriage assembly supporting the telescoping mast;
• and
• an outrigger assembly connected to the carriage assembly, the outrigger assembly including at least one control arm and at least one gate lock;
• wherein the mast roller system enables one or more of the at least one internal mast sections to be pulled out from the at least one external mast section, thereby facilitating extension of the telescoping mast;
• wherein the telescoping mast has a retracted position in which one or more of the at least one internal mast sections are contained within each other and an extended position in which at least one of the mast sections is pulled out;
• wherein when the telescoping mast is in the retracted position the telescoping mast fits in a 20-foot shipping container;
• and
• wherein the at least one control arm folds the outrigger assembly parallel to the carriage assembly and the at least one gate lock locks the outrigger assembly to the carriage assembly.