Scottish Water installs Evance R9000 Grid+ system to power water treatment works
1st July 2013: Evance is pleased to announce the commissioning of three R9000 small wind turbines at Scottish Water’s water treatment works on the island of Stronsay in Orkney.
Due to the grid connection limitation Evance has installed the R9000 Grid+ system, so enabling the maximum energy from each 5kW turbine to be captured and used, while only allowing 3.68kW to be connected to the grid, so complying with the requirements of G83.
“Stronsay has a great natural wind resource so, by installing our Grid+ system, Scottish Water is able to harness this renewable energy for use at the water treatment works. The three turbines will be able to generate around 55MWh of electricity a year, which will mean nearly an 80 per cent reduction in the energy costs of running the works,” comments Tim Sammon, Director of Evance Wind Turbines.
“We have a few hundred turbines installed on the Orkney Islands. These customers have turned to Evance as the R9000 has proved its reliable and continuous operation in all the wind conditions experienced on the islands,” stated Tim Sammon.
Eddie Johnstone, Project Manager with Scottish Water’s Energy Team added; “At Scottish Water we continue to pursue opportunities to deliver best value by developing renewable energy. Our Stronsay wind project is another example of just that. It will mean a dramatic reduction in the need for purchasing electricity – so reducing the overall cost of running the works.”
Evance is pleased to be working in partnership with Scottish Water to help harness wind power and so reduce the energy costs of running a vital service for the Scottish community.
About Scottish Water
Scottish Water is the fourth largest water & waste water service provider in the UK, providing 5 million customers, with 1.3 billion litres of clean water every day, and also takes away 839 million litres of waste water a day.
With over 2,100 water and waste water treatments works, and other sites, Scottish Water is a large user of energy. Scottish Water continues to work on projects to generate green energy to reduce operational costs, reduce the cost to customers and also help to meet Scotland’s renewable energy target.
The turbines are part of the wider investment programme by Scottish Water Horizons – the utility’s commercial subsidiary – in renewable generation schemes across Scotland.
About Evance Wind Turbines Ltd
Evance Wind Turbines, a world leading manufacturer of small wind turbines, is dedicated to helping customers capture and use wind power to reduce both their energy bills and their carbon footprint. Evance has a global footprint of over 1,600 installations helping farmers, home owners, businesses and schools to become green energy producers.
Evance’s 5kW R9000 wind turbine is fully MCS certified, so eligible for the UK’s Feed-in Tariff scheme, and certified in the US and Japan.
As a leading manufacturer of small wind turbines, Evance delivers efficient and reliable solutions designed to produce maximum energy yield. www.evancewind.com
