6kw wind turbine

mark perego · Mar 18, 2017

Couple of questions about these.

which is the best built one out there?
Do you need planning?
And do you need grid connection?

wasted years · Mar 18, 2017

mark perego said:
Couple of questions about these.

which is the best built one out there?
Do you need planning?
And do you need grid connection?

That's 3 questions.
1, don't know
2,yes
3,yes if you want to export energy to grid, no if using it yourself.

f0ster · Mar 18, 2017

you are allowed to generate 16A per phase without a grid connection so for single phase it works at about 3.65kw, with PV 4kw is installed but the inverter is locked to 16A max,
with three phase it works out at about 11.5kw but once again with PV it is rounded off at 12kw because the inverter is locked to 16A max per phase. with wind the rules are the same 16A per phase max and you do not need a grid connection but you do need planning.
the 11kw gaia comes in just under the radar for requiring a grid connection.

Still Farming · Mar 18, 2017

Kingspan 6 kw

Still Farming · Mar 19, 2017

Courier · Mar 19, 2017

So it will probably average 45 - 50 kWh per day and save you about £40 per week [emoji41]

Still Farming · Mar 20, 2017

More than that possible.
6kwhrs x 24 hr period is 144 kwhrs ?
Maximum .
But 70 -90 kwhrs easy .
Usually a domestic house only uses 10-20 kwhrs a day so quids in !

f0ster · Mar 20, 2017

have a look at their web site to see the production data if they have any. it will give you an idea of production, better still there are plenty of them about so ask someone who already has one. the blades fall off the larger ones but the 6kw one is ok.

Treemover · Mar 20, 2017

Anyone any guideline prices for the turbines above? The kingspan 6kw

Still Farming · Mar 20, 2017

Contact them

https://www.kingspanenviro.com/us/renewable-technologies/wind-energy/small-wind-turbines

And this man is excellent too :-

http://www.sustainergy.net/index.php?id=16

Courier · Mar 20, 2017

Can anyone explain if there is a link between Kingspan & Proven please?
And the poor reputation that Proven had acquired.

f0ster · Mar 20, 2017

proven went bust and kinspan bought the company,

straightandnarrow · Mar 20, 2017

I have a 15kw Proven which has been brilliant , simple and easy to maintain.

Still Farming · Mar 20, 2017

The product has survived in nearly most countries around the world .
Gordon Proven the inventor and product company died and the company fell but was then taken over to new heights by world re-known Kingspan .
You only got to look at how many "new turbine "companies have come and gone and these keep going .

Courier · Mar 21, 2017

Still Farming said:
The product has survived in nearly most countries around the world .
Gordon Proven the inventor and product company died and the company fell but was then taken over to new heights by world re-known Kingspan .
You only got to look at how many "new turbine "companies have come and gone and these keep going .

Thanks for that, I do remember looking at a Proven at the Great Yorkshire Show one year and then the next it was nowhere to be seen. The relative simplicity compared to others does look appealing and it appears that reported hinge and blade problems were probably overstated by rival designs. Just because the blade design is not optimised to get every last ounce of power out of the wind (which is free and sustainable) does not really matter on this scale [emoji41]

Still Farming · Mar 21, 2017

The problems were with the very early 15kw model and longer blades but they sorted that.
The rival companies had and are having much worst troubles than that?
All these companies come and go but the proven one carries on.
Don't think Kingspan would have bought a "lemon"- do you ???

mark perego · Mar 23, 2017

Has anyone had a price for one recently?

f0ster · Mar 23, 2017

I had a price for three but it was over a year ago and it was just over 50k plus install assuming the farmer will do the digging etc,

Still Farming · Mar 23, 2017

f0ster said:
I had a price for three but it was over a year ago and it was just over 50k plus install assuming the farmer will do the digging etc,

That's never right for three is it ?
What 6kw ?
9 mtr mast is it ?

mark perego · Mar 25, 2017

Still Farming said:
That's never right for three is it ?
What 6kw ?
9 mtr mast is it ?

Too cheap?

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