Financing Your Wind Turbine
We offer a risk-free way for your business to benefit from its own alternative energy supply.
Your project can be financed in a number of ways: Wind Energy Direct can finance the project in its entirety or you can work with us in a joint venture arrangement.
Electricity Price Inflation
The price of electricity from your wind turbine is agreed before installation, guarding you against the rising costs of fossil fuel generated electricity. By acting now, you can protect your business against this key financial risk.
Sample Site – Large Manufacturing Business
In 10 years, a business with a 10.5GWh electricity consumption and one 1.5MW turbine will save over £1.23m.
Vital Statistics
- 1200kW 24/7 base load
- Wind Resource: 7m/s mean wind speed at 75m
- 27% Capacity Factor
- Requirement: 1.5MW turbine which will deliver 5GWh per annum
- 80% generated electricity is consumed on-site
Results
- Significant reduction in client’s energy costs
- Approximately 27 percent of client’s energy costs are hedged against retail energy price increases for 20 years
Sample Site Savings
- Year 1 Savings £85,500
- Year 5 Cumulative Savings £442,800
- Year 10 Cumulative £1,300,000
Typical Project Costs:
- Feasibility: £6.5k (funded by Wind Energy Direct)
- Planning: £44k (funded by Wind Energy Direct)
- Total Project Costs: £1.3m per MW approx( funded by Wind Energy Direct)
Find out how wind power could boost your bottom line: use our Savings Calculator.
Wind Energy Direct is a UK wind energy company based in Edinburgh, Wind Energy Direct specialises in installing wind turbines on business and industrial sites throughout the United Kingdom.
