Turbine Selection Advice

We provide all the services required for a successful development from initial feasibility and detailed wind resource assessment right through to turbine selection, planning, installation and future servicing contracts.

We are are NOT a wind turbine reseller. This enables us to provide impartial advice on what turbine is most suitable for a clients project.

As we are also a developer, we need to ensure the turbines we use are to the highest standard.  Landowners wishing to purchase their own wind turbine face the exact same.  It is for this reason that Wind NI would like to offer some high level advice on what to be asking any manufacturer you choose to work with.

Here are some of the high level points we cover when we “vet” a turbine manufacturer.

• Detailed information on the manufacturer and their premises
• Turbine specification and component description
• Manufacturing and supply chain capabilities
• Ability of the local reseller to deliver
• Cost comparisons against other suppliers of similar nature
• Turbine insurance – Proof of underwriting capability locally
• Logistics involved for delivery/transportation
• Lead time on turbine and lead time on spare parts
• Service and Support Capabilities
• Certification Status of turbine
• Grid Code Compliance
• Power performance / Measured power curve
• Operational experience/data

We will expand on these in the near future as there is quite a lot to go through!