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Why Wind Power?
Wind power is the first renewable energy ever exploited by mankind, from ships, windmills and
pumping water up from wells, we now have the technology to fully exploit this natural and renewable
energy to produce electricity and displace imports of expensive fossil fuels to create electricity here.
Ireland is uniquely located on the western edge of Europe with an infinite resource of wind energy
to exploit.
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Government Legislation
The government, in order to address the twin challenges of tackling climate change
and insuring energy security, need to dramatically increase energy generation from low-carbon
sources and make the UK attractive to low carbon businesses increasing the amount of electricity
generated from renewable sources is central to their efforts in moving to a low carbon economy.
Follow the links below to view some of the government policies which are driving this.
Renewable Electricity Financial Incentives
Northern Ireland Financial Incentives
Realising the Potentials of Renuwable Energy in Northern Ireland
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Is my Location Suitable
In order to determine where the best site is on your land, we use a number of techniques.
One of the methods you can use to estimate your average wind speed is from
Average Wind Speed Weather Maps.
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Return on Investment
Once you have found your average wind speed use the table below to see how much income you could be generating.
Average Windspeed m/s |
kw/hour |
kw/day |
Annual Profit Based on Price/kw |
12p |
14p |
16p |
18p |
20p |
22p |
23p |
6 |
31.8 |
763.2 |
£33,428 |
£38,999 |
£44,571 |
£50,142 |
£55,713 |
£61,285 |
£64,070 |
7 |
52.5 |
1260 |
£55,188 |
£64,386 |
£73,584 |
£82,872 |
£91,980 |
£101,178 |
£105,777 |
8 |
82.4 |
1977.6 |
£86,619 |
£101,055 |
£115,492 |
£129,928 |
£144,365 |
£158,801 |
£166,019 |
9 |
114.5 |
2748 |
£120,362 |
£140,423 |
£160,483 |
£180,543 |
£200,604 |
£220,664 |
£230,694 |
10 |
148.3 |
3559.2 |
£155,893 |
£181,875 |
£207,857 |
£233,839 |
£259,821 |
£285,803 |
£298,795 |
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