Wind power

The UK renewable energy market was transformed on 15th July 2009 with the release of the consultation document for the new Feed-In Tariff (FIT) regime. The consultation is now closed and the regime is due to be implemented from 1st April 2010.  These changes mean that it is easier to calculate with confidence the return on investment for a wind turbine installation project, using the known FIT values, the performance of each turbine model, and the altitude and average windspeed of a given site. All these data are readily available.

Ecodyn has developed a model which uses these data to calculate the return on investment for any of the turbines in our portfolio and for any location in the UK. This exercise yields a predicted return on investment for a typical new turbine (in typical areas with wind speed of 5 to 8.5 metres per second) of up to 33%, giving a simple payback period in as little as three years, and of course income at a guaranteed rate for 20 years, provided the wind continues to blow.

Turbines

Ecodyn has taken care to select what we consider to be the most reliable and established turbine designs and to ensure that we are not tied to any one manufacturer, so that we can recommend the best turbine for your situation with complete impartiality.  We are able to offer a complete turn-key installation (or partnership, see below) at very attractive rates on a wide range of turbines up to 250kW output.  These include:

·         AOC 50kW

·         Hannevind 2.2, 5.5, 11, 15, 22 and 30kW

·         Northern Power N100 100kW

·         Proven 3.2 and 6kW

·        Quite Revolution qr5 VAWT 5kW

·         Vergnet 275kW

Partnership

A wind power project can seem like a complicated, risky and daunting prospect. As well as the physical constraints of wind regime, access, foundations, grid connection etc., you have to deal with planning, Ofgem, tariffs agreements and, potentially, issues such as ecology, ornithology, archaeology, geology, communications, aviation, radar, visual impact etc. And at the end of all that, you may not get planning permission anyway.

Ecodyn has developed a partnership approach to wind power projects to help our clients avoid this risk and stress. For a small percentage of the income from the completed project, we will undertake the whole planning process, as well as installation, commissioning and maintenance at our risk and for free. If the capital outlay for the turbine is also a problem, we can take this on too, so if you have a suitable site, you can benefit from the new renewable energy regime without risk or cost.

To see if your site is suitable, give us a call to arrange a free site survey.