Wind Turbines for Farms
Farmers have harnessed the wind for hundreds of years, using it to mill grain, pump water and saw wood in Europe since the 12th century. Rain and sunshine will always be vital to farming, but to modern farmers, the role of wind has almost been forgotten. We believe it plays a more important role than ever.
Farming in the 21st century carries significant challenges. They include rising diesel costs, battles with supermarkets over milk pricing and unseasonal weather brought on by climate change. And all of these have to be dealt with while trying to feed a growing population.
Benefits of wind turbines for farms
Diversification, the government have set up grant schemes and interest free loans to aid Farmers in using the new technology of microgeneration to build an infrastructure across the country to help reach the reduction in our carbon footprint by 20% in 2020.
The BWEA has predicted that Farms could both benefit and contribute to the 1.7tkW predicted by BWEA and the Energy Trust from 156,000 new turbines erections in the next 10 years.
Financial
The introduction of the Feed in Tariff (FiT) scheme in April 2010 has led to a surge in interest from those looking to make renewable energy a viable financial investment. The generation tariff pays you an above market rate for solely generating green energy. If you don't use this energy and sell it back to the grid, you will be paid the export tariff. Alternatively you may use the energy you generate and save money on your electicity bills. For more information of how FiT's work please visit the Energy Saving Trust website here.
Environmental
Because it relies on natural energy to produce green electricity, a Coemi 55/15 50kW Wind Turbine reduces the amount of harmful CO2 that would normally go into the atmosphere from burning traditional fuels.
Commercial
Just as organic farming has grown new branches of business in recent years, so too can farming with green energy and environmental conservation at its heart.
Which Coemi wind turbine is best for me?
A full technical survey of your farm’s land, taking into account your electricity usage, average wind speed and capacity to supply surplus energy to your local grid is the definitive way for us to help you choose the right rural wind turbine.
However, the following models should provide you with a general guide. Each model’s output is based on an average wind speed of 6 metres per second (13.4 miles per hour).
Coemi-G3 55/15
The Coemi 55/15 is by far the most efficient best value 50kW wind turbine in the UK today. Generating up to 188,000 kWhs pa at wind speeds of 7 m/s. The Coemi 50kW turbine has a choice of tower heights, 18m, 24m, 30m. The 18m tower is self raising using a hydraulically cylinder, never before could maintenance be this simple. With a ‘direct grid’ asynchronous generator they are 20% more efficient than conventional fixed magnet wind turbines withou the need for an Inverter. Using the reliability of Siemans SIMTEC S7-200 PLC technology and GPRS communication the Coemi is the answer to serious generation strength at microgeneration prices.