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See also : Proxwind
Anywhere the wind blows
In many parts of the world, conventional wind turbines are very difficult to install. However, it is these very regions that most need a clean and efficient source of power, the key to the energy independence and an essential resource for sustainable development.
These regions suffer from one or more of the following constraints :
Geographical constraints
- - Isolated location
- - Mountainous regions
- - Hurricane zones
- - Access problems (unsurfaced roads, etc...)
Material and human constraints
- - Lack of logistics resources/li>
- - Lack of qualified local staff
- - High cost of civil engineering
- - High cost or absence of heavy cranes
Electrical constraints
- - Weak power grids
- - Grids subject to random power cuts
Economic constraints
- - Strong impact of oil price fluctuations on the cost of electricity generation
(« oil dependency ») - - Increasing energy needs
- - Need to adopt renewable energy policies (carbon credits) and diversify the energy mix
Solutions that work !
Our solutions are perfectly adapted to the constraints in Farwind® regions :
Centralised solutions
Decentralised solutions
Autonomous systems
Our range of wind turbines combines high-technology and robust design :
More than 700 Farwind® turbines are currently generating electricity around the world.
Chatham
Problem
- - An island of 600 inhabitants
- - 800 km off New Zealand's South Island
- - 100% oil dependency
- - Energy needs : power for households and for ice suppliers to the fishing industry, the island's main source of revenue
Vergnet Farwind® Solution :
- - Two 200 kW GEV MP wind turbines
- - Linked to the diesel-powered grid
- - Energy storage
- - Supply 50% of the island's energy needs
Cuba
Problem
- - An island 800 km south-west of Cuba
- - High hurricane risk
- - Growing population
- - 100% oil dependency
Vergnet Farwind® solution :
- - Six 275 kW GEV MP hurricane-proof wind turbines
- - Three hurricanes up to category 4 have passed through the island without damaging the turbines in any way