Gaia-Wind's Advanced Small Wind Turbine FortyForty

Projektinformationen

GW-FortyForty

ID Finanzhilfevereinbarung: 729363

DOI 10.3030/729363

Abgeschlossenes Projekt

EK-Unterschriftsdatum 8 Juni 2016

Startdatum 1 Juli 2016

Enddatum 31 Dezember 2016

Finanziert unter

• SOCIETAL CHALLENGES - Secure, clean and efficient energy

Gesamtkosten € 71 429,00

EU-Beitrag € 50 000,00

Koordiniert durch

GAIA-WIND LIMITED
United Kingdom

Ziel

Small onshore wind turbines have become increasingly accepted as an alternative to powering many homes, farms and businesses offering on-site electricity generation and increased security of energy supply. However, a number of barriers are preventing wide spread uptake: high cost; performance predictability issues; small wind currently fails to compete with low usage high retail electricity pricing without subsidisation from feed-in tariffs (FiT) or without a very high retail price of electricity. Governments are under immense political pressure to significantly reduce/cut subsidies for renewable technologies, creating a market for small wind which is increasingly unsustainable. To address the need for innovations that overcome principal barriers to small wind, this project seeks to advance Gaia- Wind’s innovative small wind turbine from a prototype demonstrated in a relevant environment (TRL6) to complete and qualified commercial prototype (TRL8). Gaia-Wind’s ‘FortyForty’ is the first low cost, highly efficient small wind turbine that can compete with the retail price of electricity globally and deliver an excellent ROI for customers, independent of financial subsidy. End-users include farms, rural land owners, investors, communities and rural businesses. Gaia-Wind has an existing and extensive customer base in these markets to ensure rapid roll out. Also targeted towards: residential, commercial and industrial, fish farms, hybrid systems, remote villages, pumping, water desalination and purification, remote monitoring, research and education, telecom base stations hospitals, College/Universities. Study Objectives: Technology and manufacturing process optimisation, market analysis, economic and business assessment, operational capacity analysis. Activities will be delivered within a 6 month period and result in a comprehensive feasibility report detailing the next steps towards development and commercialisation, forming the basis of the SMEI Phase 2 Business Plan.

Wissenschaftliches Gebiet

• engineering and technology › mechanical engineering › manufacturing engineering
• engineering and technology › electrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineering › electrical engineering › power engineering › electric power generation
• engineering and technology › environmental engineering › energy and fuels › renewable energy › wind power
• engineering and technology › chemical engineering › separation technologies › desalination

Programm/Programme

• H2020-EU.3.3. - SOCIETAL CHALLENGES - Secure, clean and efficient energy Main Programme
• H2020-EU.2.1.1. - INDUSTRIAL LEADERSHIP - Leadership in enabling and industrial technologies - Information and Communication Technologies (ICT)
• H2020-EU.2.3.1. - Mainstreaming SME support, especially through a dedicated instrument

Thema/Themen

• SMEInst-09-2016-2017 - Stimulating the innovation potential of SMEs for a low carbon and efficient energy system

Aufforderung zur Vorschlagseinreichung

H2020-SMEInst-2016-2017

Andere Projekte für diesen Aufruf anzeigen

Unterauftrag

H2020-SMEINST-1-2016-2017

Finanzierungsplan

SME-1 - SME instrument phase 1

Koordinator

GAIA-WIND LIMITED

• Netto-EU-Beitrag: € 50 000,00
• Adresse: 100 HIGH CRAIGHALL ROAD, PORT DUNDAS ; G49UD GLASGOW ; Vereinigtes Königreich
• KMU Die Organisation definierte sich zum Zeitpunkt der Unterzeichnung der Finanzhilfevereinbarung selbst als KMU (Kleine und mittlere Unternehmen). Ja:
  Region
  Scotland › West Central Scotland › Glasgow City
• Region: Scotland › West Central Scotland › Glasgow City
• Aktivitätstyp: Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
• Gesamtkosten: € 71 429,00