For several years there has been an unmistakable trend towards decentralized renewable energy. Private persons and SME’s mainly seek refuge to the construction of photovoltaic installations as a way of self-supporting their own energy need. However, more recently there is a revival in the market of small-scaled wind turbines.

The energy knowledge platform Power-Link is currently building a demonstration field for small wind turbines on the site of the Greenbridge science park. In this field, a couple of small-scaled turbines will be set up for a certain period of time, with a minimum of 1 year, in which the electrical yield of the turbines will be monitored. The results are correlated with the wind regime on the site, measured by a detached weather mast. All the data will be registered by the Power-Link PowerMonitor, an in-house developed measurement, logging and monitoring system.

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The results of the various turbines and the average wind speed will be published on the Power-Link website on a monthly basis. The objective is to demonstrate the potential of this kind of renewable energy production and to help the consumer, both private persons as professionals, selecting an appropriate turbine.

In the category of small wind turbines we consider every turbine with an axis height of 15 meter and a yield of maximum 10 kilowatt. In order to compensate the annual energy need of an average family, a turbine of 3.5 kilowatt is sufficient.

If you would like to participate in the demonstration field as installer or producer, please contact the energy knowledge platform Power-Link.