Wind Turbine at Bantry Show
We went to Bantry Show with our turbine last weekend. There was huge interest in the turbine, particularly amongst farmers interested in doing part of the installation themselves. In the picture, you can see the finished version of our turbine, complete with its cowling, pinnacle wing etc. Although the resolution on the photo isn’t great, [...]
Turbotricity turbine update!
One thing we wanted to avoid like the plague is selling turbines and then having to run around modifying twenty or thirty turbines. We had a few teething problems which, while not critical, needed to be resolves properly. In an earlier post we outlined the vibration issue. We now have a turbine head with two [...]
Proven 6kw Turbine Removal Ordered by Bord Pleannala
We are saddened to hear that An Bord Pleannala has ordered the removal of a Proven 6kw wind turbine near Dundalk because it believes the planning exemptions did not apply. Many in the industry had not read the small print in the planning exemption. There are many developments (house extensions, solar panels and some wind [...]
Noise, technical hitches and delays
We apologise to those who had expected us to sell turbines in the third week of April. We hit a technical hitch with vibration and some noise as a result. Because our turbines don’t have an iron core, they have much sharper pole changes as the magnet passes the coil, and this seems to cause [...]
Pinnacle wing to reduce tower shadow
Our new pinnacle wing and cowlings are finally in production after many delays. These mouldings give a superb finish to the appearance of the turbine, but they are more than a pretty face…. The cowling reduces wind drag at the hub, giving a free flow of air over the generator to the root of the [...]
Raising and lowering the tower
We believe it is essential to have a safe and simple way of raising and lowering the wind turbine. There are various systems used, the most popular one being to have an anchor point and winch using a “gin pole”. This requires an extra cubic meter of concrete for the anchor, and a fair bit [...]
The Business RTE
Turbotricity featured on The Business RTEs Sunday business programme on April 19th. If you’d like to hear the full interview, you can click here
Generator for Wind Turbine
We’re very proud of the standard of generator we use in our 2.5kw turbine. This is a high efficiency precision built axial flux generator, weighing over 45kg and capable of producing well above its 2.5kw rating. All components are made from stainless steel, aluminium, plastic or copper so the generator is completely corrosion resistant. It [...]
Using Wind Turbines in Urban Built-up Areas
Wind turbines generally don’t work well in built up areas, where they may be placed downwind from houses, tall hedgerows or trees. An area might still be very windy, but this wind is made up of eddies and gusts with a lot of turbulence. Eddies come from various directions and the turbine cannot respond quickly [...]
Minister Ryan Introduces 19c Feed In Tariff for Wind Turbines
PRESS RELEASE 26th Feb 2009 Minister Eamon Ryan today announced a substantial increase in the rate that the ESB is to pay for electricity purchased from householders with their own wind turbine or other renewable energy system. Last week the Commissioner for Energy Regulation had announced that such electricity would be purchased for 9c per [...]