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 [...]
Connecting to the grid
There is some really useful information on this on the ESB site here
Why we only offer a 2.5kw turbine
We have decided to offer a 2.5kw turbine as a modest turbine that most people can afford, and which will make a meaningful dent in their energy bills There are some cheap 5kw machines out there, but they are usually Chinese made and are simply not designed for our climate. At the other end of [...]
A few photos…
Here are a few photos for media and other use; Click on the link to see the photo. Right click on the link and select “save target as” to download it as a file. Quentin Gargan and Dougie Blair of Turbotricity examine prototype turbines Click Here Quentin Gargan with Turbotricity tower and blade set in [...]
ESB to pay 9c for micro generators
The Commissioner for Energy Regulation has decided that the ESB offer is to stand as is. You can find their decision document by clicking here. Its good news – at least we are getting paid something for the electricity we spill to the grid, though a higher feed in charge would have been a welcome [...]
Press Release on ESB microgeneration
We sent out the following press release last night. INN took it up for their syndicated news service to local radio stations, and I’ve done two other interviews so far, as well as receiving heaps of enquires, so it seems to be welcome news! ESB to purchase electricity from domestic wind turbines The Commissioner for [...]
Wind Turbine Foundations
Our Proven instructions insisted that the base of the turbine sit flat on the concrete, and be floated into place. We found that most other tower installers don’t do this – it is tricky getting the base level, and ensuring that you have no air under it, and even at that, the vibration over time [...]
Wind Turbine Noise Levels
Early wind turbines suffered from high levels of noise. In the case of large wind farms, this was partially caused by gearboxes rumbling, but modern domestic generators are designed to work without gears That leaves the swish of air passing the blades as the only remaining source of noise. In a well designed turbine, this [...]
Planning Permission for Wind Turbines
Ireland has probably the most liberal regulations in the EU for installing domestic wind turbines. Basically, small turbines are considered as an exempt development – in other words, you don’t need to look for planning subject to some conditions. However it should be noted that recently An Bord Pleannala insisted in the removal of a [...]
Downwind Turbines – Reducing Tower Shadow
One problem with many downwind turbines is that because the tower is upwind of the blades, as each blade swings past its lowest point it suffers a shadow effect from the tower. We are getting around this by setting the turbine on a lighter tubular pinnacle, and using cowlings to minimise the wind disturbance caused [...]