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24/02/2010 Vertical Wind Energy attend Building Schools Exhibition 2010
Vertical Wind Energy, the supplier and installer of the Field2 (up to 3kW) and Field3 (up to 6kW) vertical axis wind turbines for use in schools, farms and commercial developments are attending the Building Schools Exhibition & Conference (BSEC) on 24 & 25 February 2010 at Excel London.
Vertical Wind Energy have an area on its suppliers’, Abacus Lighting’s stand, stand number 554.
Speaking to attendees as the exhibition opened, Tony Gordon, Chief Executive, Vertical Wind Energy, explained: “With the Government going to pay Feed in Tariffs (FITs) of up to 34.5 pence for 1kW of energy generated from wind from April 2010, payable to anyone who installs a turbine, regardless of whether they use all the electricity themselves, schools will instantly have a new income stream by installing a Vertical Wind Energy turbine and harvesting free wind.”
“The Vertical Wind Energy turbines can generate electricity regardless of the direction of the wind unlike many conventional horizontal axis wind turbines.”
“The payback on your investment on a Vertical Wind Energy turbine is between 5 and 10 years. A recent independent market survey looking at the 11 leading turbines on sale in the UK shows that VWE’s Field3 produces the lowest cost electricity, taking into account all costs over the 20 plus years lifetime of the turbine, for turbines rated at less than 10kW.”
In addition the turbines save CO2 and can make for a very real and visual teaching aid cutting across subjects such as science (physics and chemistry re climate change and how the turbine works), maths (energy unit costs) and even politics (planning permission), history (windmills and industrial revolution) and geography (visual impacts and human development needs).
Further the change in the planning regime around permitted developments should speed up the planning approval process. This should also be in place by late summer 2010. This will make it easier for customers to get planning approval and install such turbines.
Tony Gordon, Chief Executive, Vertical Wind Energy added: “As well as being able to operate at variable wind environments and of course creating an income stream for schools, our Field2 turbine which given the way the FIT rates are going to work are most appropriate for schools, are also very quiet.”
Abacus supply lighting, columns and masts to the education sector and have been leading the market for over 50 years. From sports lighting, to amenity lighting, to wind turbine masts Abacus can provide a turnkey solution for schools, colleges and universities nationwide.
For further information on Vertical Wind Energy’s turbines and how they can generate your school income visit www.vweltd.co.uk