Paul Boughton
2011 proved a record year for Evance Wind Turbines, the UK manufacturer of small wind turbines. The Leicestershire-based manufacturer has seen sales grow by over 200 percent over the last 12 months, and enters 2012 with a strong forward order book for the company’s innovative R9000 small wind turbine.
Evance has seen a large increase in the take up of small wind across the UK. Continued strong demand has seen Evance recently expand its facility, doubling in size to increase its manufacturing capability, and its workforce has also grown by 25 per cent over the last year. This growth is also supporting many UK manufacturers who make up a large part of Evance’s supply chain.
Currently the Evance turbines installed can generate around 9,900MWh1 of electricity annually, so saving over 4,250 tonnes of CO2 emissions2 - equivalent of taking around 1,800 cars off the road3.
“2011 was a record year for Evance and we look forward to a strong 2012,” commented Kevin Parslow, CEO of Evance Wind Turbines “We’ve seen strong demand for turbines and we’re keen for the Government to continue its support for this important emerging renewables sector through stable Feed-in-Tariffs that encourage the wider adoption of small scale wind turbines by individuals, communities and small businesses. With energy costs rising by around 20 per cent this year and possibly more in the future years, wind energy is a great benefit.”
1. Using an average annual wind speed of 5.5m/s.
2. Based on carbon savings of 0.43kg CO2 per kWh (DEFRA).
3. Based on an annual emission rate per car of 2.27 tonnes of CO2 (SMMT).
For more information, vist www.evancewind.com
Evance has seen a large increase in the take up of small wind across the UK. Continued strong demand has seen Evance recently expand its facility, doubling in size to increase its manufacturing capability, and its workforce has also grown by 25 per cent over the last year. This growth is also supporting many UK manufacturers who make up a large part of Evance’s supply chain.
Currently the Evance turbines installed can generate around 9,900MWh1 of electricity annually, so saving over 4,250 tonnes of CO2 emissions2 - equivalent of taking around 1,800 cars off the road3.
“2011 was a record year for Evance and we look forward to a strong 2012,” commented Kevin Parslow, CEO of Evance Wind Turbines “We’ve seen strong demand for turbines and we’re keen for the Government to continue its support for this important emerging renewables sector through stable Feed-in-Tariffs that encourage the wider adoption of small scale wind turbines by individuals, communities and small businesses. With energy costs rising by around 20 per cent this year and possibly more in the future years, wind energy is a great benefit.”
1. Using an average annual wind speed of 5.5m/s.
2. Based on carbon savings of 0.43kg CO2 per kWh (DEFRA).
3. Based on an annual emission rate per car of 2.27 tonnes of CO2 (SMMT).
For more information, vist www.evancewind.com