Wind Turbines

Why it makes sense

The UK is an ideally suited to microwind turbine power generation with 40% of all the wind energy in Europe blowing over the country. They are great for delivering power to remote properties or those off the national grid at the same time as reducing any carbon footprint.

Saving you money

Wind is a free natural resource - so once you’ve paid for the initial installation, you will see a reduction in your electricity costs.

Making you money

What’s more with government feed-in tariffs giving 20 years’ worth of non-taxable ‘thank you’ payments for units generated and buying up any surplus units at a premium to feed back in to the national grid, there is some real income potential.
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Wind Turbines

Ideal for...

Homes in remote locations

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Wind turbines explained

Whether great or small, these turbines harness wind power. Their blades catch the wind and move round to drive a turbine, which, literally in turn, generates electricity.

The stronger the wind, the more electricity is generated. Smaller systems are known as microwind turbines and can produce enough electricity for lighting and electrical appliances in a typical home.

Are they right for you?

Microwind turbines work best in exposed locations without turbulence caused by obstacles such as buildings and trees.

To be effective such a turbine needs an average wind speed in excess of 6 metres/second (21 miles/ hour). Wind turbine systems are particularly well suited to homes that are off the national grid and in remote locations where mains electricity is unavailable.

Local topography and obstacles such as buildings and trees will have a significant impact on the annual energy production of a wind turbine.

Wind turbine generated power attracts government incentive payments.
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Deciding on types and options

Mast-mounted systems are free-standing and need to be erected in a suitably exposed position. Their electricity generation capacity starts at 1.8Kw and extends to 20Kw.

Roof-mounted turbines are available on the market, but East Green Energy does not recommend these systems as they can cause structural damage to the home and their output is negligible.

Maintenance needs

Wind turbines do require some annual maintenance. Costs vary depending on the size of the turbine.

A note on noise

Measured in decibels dB(A):

Speech is typically 50-60dB(A)
Rural nighttime background noise is 20-40 dB(A)
Micro wind turbines at 30m away are approx 50dB(A)

Winning efficiency

Power is a measure of energy flow and is measured in Kilowatts (kW). The amount of energy produced is measured in kilowatt-hours (kWh). Wind turbines are measured in kilowatt-hours peak (Kwp).

A 6 Kwp turbine will produce 6kw of electricity when spinning hard in high wind; as the wind speed reduces, so too does the output of the turbine. A wind turbine generating 3kW continuous output for 20 hours will produce 60kWh of electrical energy.

The annual output per 1Kwp is around 3000kw (for photovoltaic systems this is 880kw).

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