Solar Soluciónes

Wind Generators

	Although we are lucky that we get a lot of sun hours in southern Spain it is possible, especially in the mountains, to experience spells of bad weather which thankfully usually will come with wind. Also there are places that get wind blowing nearly all the time due to their geographical location, be it coast or campo. People who live in these areas are often using small wind generators along side solar panels. Wind generators in the correct site can be an excellent, reliable source of clean energy. Before investing in a wind generator it is essential to make a reasonably long-term study of your particular site to make sure you will get a good return from it. Noting how many windy days and sun days is a good start; also fairly localised information on average wind speeds is available on the Internet. With as much site specific information as possible, and of course your power requirements, we can move forward and select the correct equipment to suit your needs, from the compact Air X (shown on the right) to the amazing Windeco Vento 5kw.
		On the left is a Bornay Inclin 3kw turbine (mounted on 12m tower) On the right is a Windeco Vento 5+kw turbine (mounted on 15m tower)
	When comparing prices of different wind generators it is necessary to gain as much information as possible about the “ product“ that is offered for sale. Sometimes the “price” will include the tower and all related control equipment, leaving (depending on the size of the tower) only a  digging machine (JCB), crane and concrete to be sourced locally. More often however it is only the “generator” unit itself that is priced and so more parts need to researched, selected and then priced into the real cost of a “complete, installable kit”, before making direct comparisons between products and prices .