Proven 6kW Wind Turbine

The three bladed machine comes with its own self supporting tower (9m, 15m) and can be connected in three ways:-

1. Grid-Tie - (connected into the mains supply9national grid))
2. Battery system - (charges a battery bank) for remote/'off-grid' locations.
3. Heating Only - Used on dedicated heaters.

If your located in a windy place then a 9 meter tower (height to hub) should be sufficient; however, if you have obstacles such as buildings, trees, hills then it is always better to choose the 15 meter tower.

Right:- 6kW Proven wind turbine on a 9meter self supporting tower.  This picture shows Proven's new and more sleek twintex blades.  These blades provide more power than the older versions and are also quieter than ever before. This turbine requires a concrete base of around 6 cubic meters and an anchor block of around two cubic meters (optional) for winching the turbine up and down.  Detailed information can be seen in the foundation pack (click on the icon beside the appropriate listing on the left).   for more technical data on this turbine please click here
What is at the other end of the wind turbine cable? In the picture below you can see the turbine control panel (on the left of picture), 6kW grid connect inverter (right of picture) and ROCs meter (bottom centre of picture). These devices are mounted on a 4ft x 4ft wooden board (1" thick). The ROCs meter is an energy meter that measures all the energy the turbine has produced in its life time.
Power Usage;  Unlike the 2.5kW turbine that will provide enough electricity to supply all of you're electricity needs excluding heating, the 6kW turbine will produce enough power to for all your electricity needs.  Obviously peoples electricity needs vary depending on their house size, family size, lifestyle etc.. so we base our calculations on the average household consumption figures. Annual output;  The 6kW Proven wind turbine will produce somewhere in the region of 7,500 units of electricity per year (based on average site wind conditions).

System Types;  The 6kW wind turbine comes in one of three different types depending on the system preferred.  As explained in the 'wind turbines explained' page, the three types of system to choose from are; battery, heating-only and grid-tie.

Costing; The grid-tie system is the most popular at around £18,250 (guide price only).

For those with no mains power there are battery systems.  The battery system includes a bank of batteries to store the power and so costs a little more at £25,000 (guide price only).  Heating-only systems are good for supplying power to heaters only, hence the name 'heating-only'.  Heating-only is good for draftee old houses or heating swimming pools/ domestic hot water systems etc..  Heating only are the simplest and therefore the cheapest of the three systems.  Also, all renewable energy systems are charged at a 5% VAT rate not 17.5%!