Johnnie Andringa, CEO ETP Annual Conference April 2013, Edinburgh

Small Wind Turbine

Developed in 1993 in Denmark

100 turbines installed in Denmark

Owned by different companies, latest Mita-Teknik

Never managed to make the step outside Denmark

New Ownership & move to Glasgow in 2007

Turbines; • Volumes: 10/yr in 2007

4/wk 2010 7/wk 2012 10/wk by end 2013

32/wk max capacity, 2016?!

• Experience – 1st turbine 20 years old, circa 600 in the field

• Starting with 1 employee in 2007, now 35 skilled people

• Scotland’s fastest growing private company, nr 8th in UK!

• Reliability Evolution of original Danish concept Integrated with online monitoring

capability accessible via internet HB Certificate in Denmark, MCS

Accreditation in UK, NREL Tested USA • Significant Investment in Technology

Gaia-Wind Features: 133/11kW Turbine

• Great performance due to large swept area • Two bladed, down wind, constant speed • Low noise: 40 dB(A) at 100 m, rural night time

background level; 20-40 dB(A), QUIET Turbine!

Become NUMBER 1 in small wind turbines;

• Get our factory full; 1500 turbines/year

• Best Product / Performance / Quality

• Global Leader - 50% export!

• Main driver; Cost of Electricity

Benefits: • Low risk development of new and novel

technologies

• Validated skills tailored to projects

• Close cooperation with leading university experts

• Potential future resource pool

• 2011 Glasgow University – PhD Project “Variable-fidelity Robust Aerodynamic Design of Wind Turbine Rotors”

• 2012 Edinburgh University – PhD Project “Hybrid Wind Diesel Systems”

• Glasgow University Renewnet project

• Start; August 2010 • Partnership with

Gendrive; Cambridge spinoff

• Now; market introduction!

http://user.gaia-wind.com/mobile/466030102943

• 2013 Strathclyde University – 2 x 12 week support Projects – IR Based Oil Condition

Monitoring – Drivetrain Condition monitoring

(in preparation)

Thanks for your attention!

Johnnie Andringa, CEO�ETP Annual Conference �April 2013, EdinburghWhere have we�come fromGrowing �in the UKSlide Number 4Future...ETP – Gaia Wind PartnershipProjects UnderwaySingle Phase �inverter �developmentProjects PlannedThanks for your attention!�