Wind Turbines
In the UK we hae over 40% of Europe’s wind resources so we are ideally positioned to capture this renewable source of free energy with the latest generation of small wind turbines also known as micro wind turbines.
When installed in the right location the Wind Generators that Eco Innovations supply and install can give the highest return on your investment with payback period of 3-5 years being achieved.
We install a range of small scale Wind Turbines, from 2kW to 50kW. You will need a reasonable amount of space for your wind turbine to work at their best so they are ideal for farms, country estate, golf courses and domestic properties with large gardens.
The Engineering team at Eco Innovations can very quickly review your location and topology to see if one of our range of domestic wind turbines would be suitable for you. This survey would be completed from the office initially and if this shows positive we then can follow up with a site visit to complete the full details and provide a full quotation.
The advantages of wind turbines are clear to anyone aware of today's rising energy costs. Unlike fossil fuels, wind power is a renewable energy resource that never runs out. This green electricity can not only cut company fuel bills, but also help reduce the harmful CO2 emissions that contribute to climate change.
It perhaps comes as no great surprise to learn that for the last seven years, wind power has been the world's fastest-growing source of renewable energy.
Businesses, farms, public bodies and even homeowners are all tapping into the advantages of wind energy.
The Government is backing microgeneration 100% by providing grants, interest free loans and in April 2010 they quadrupled the support from 5p per kWh on the ROC’s (Renewable Obligation Certificate) scheme to 23p per kWh on the FIT (Feed in Tariff).
The BWEA and Energy Trust estimate that the growth of the microgeneration market could see installations rising from just over 1000pa to 10,000pa in a few years. They predict that generation values could be 1.7tWh per annum from 156,000 installations by 2020. There is no doubt that we are following the example of Germany, Holland and the USA who have seen a tenfold growth in the use of microgeneration.
For more information on FIT see:
www.fitariffs.co.uk/FeedInTariffs.html
For more information on grants and interest free loans see:
www.berr.gov.uk/energy/environment/etf/lcbp/page30472.html
For average wind speeds in your area see:
www.berr.gov.uk/energy/sources/renewable's/explained/wind/wind speed-database/page27326.html
BERR microgeneration energy strategy see:
www.berr.gov.uk/energy/sources/sustainable/microgeneration/strategy/page27594.html