Gaia-Wind News

Gaia-Wind Are Hiring: Installation Support Coordinator

Thursday, March 11th, 2010

With a Danish pedigree, 15 years of experience and more than 200 installations, Gaia-Wind has a track record for delivering small wind turbines with a good energy output, a high level of reliability and superior economics.  Our turbines are ideally suited for residential, rural (farm) and light industrial use. With a...

Great News for Gaia-Wind Customers

Monday, March 8th, 2010

Gaia-Wind has achieved full certification for the Microgeneration Certification Scheme (MCS). This enables all UK Gaia-Wind customers to benefit from the government’s Feed-In Tariff (FiT), due to be introduced in April 2010. The Microgeneration Certification Scheme is an independent scheme and is the first to cover all ‘microgeneration’ products against consistent...

Government Feed-In Tariff Levels Announced

Monday, February 1st, 2010

The details of the UK government’s new Feed-In Tariff have been released today and make excellent reading for those considering renewable energy options. The Feed-In Tariff (FIT), which is introduced from the 1st of April 2010, will reward households, small businesses and communities who install renewable technologies with payments for...

Gaia-Wind gets green light for MicroGeneration Certification Scheme

Thursday, January 14th, 2010

13th January 2010 Gaia-Wind is proud to be included in the recently published transition list of small wind turbines eligible for the UK Government’s forthcoming MicroGeneration Certification Scheme. The MCS certification has replaced the Clear Skies scheme in the UK, which gives consumers a guarantee that the products listed have conformed and been...

Boersen Article: Small Wind Turbines on a global growth journey

Thursday, January 14th, 2010

Denmark, October 2009 The question is not whether Gaia Wind will increase their sales of household small wind turbines next year. The question is how much it will increase by, will it double or treble. The Danish wind turbine manufacturer is a classical example of the many up and coming CleanTech companies...

‘Wind in the back’ – Gaia-Wind’s CEO Johnnie Andringa on the organisation’s future

Wednesday, January 13th, 2010

I’m not really sure whether this Dutch expression translates to English but the meaning will be clear; the ‘downwind’ rotor of a Gaia-Wind turbine is propelled by the ‘wind in the back’. Similarly, our company is currently being driven by strong winds of change. Since Gaia-Wind came under new ownership in...

Sites with difficult access no longer a problem

Wednesday, January 13th, 2010

One potential problem for customers considering installing a small wind turbine is installation. Often sites with difficult or limited access would be unable to install a wind turbine without trackways or temporary roads to allow a large crane access. Now however, in co-operation with Segen, Gaia-Wind has developed an innovative...

Gaia-Wind available with a 15m tower

Wednesday, January 13th, 2010

Traditionally the Gaia-Wind 133-11kW turbine is supplied on an 18m tower, which gives the customer an average increase in energy captured of around 10% compared with nearest competitors. However, in some areas of the country planning officials have strict requirements regarding tower heights. In order to ensure our customers are...

Italians adopt Gaia-Wind for outstanding results

Wednesday, January 13th, 2010

In November 2009, Gaia-Wind installed their first two wind turbines in Southern Italy. Following the success of several Gaia-Wind installations in the north of the country, the demand for small wind turbines in Italy is steadily increasing. In close co-operation with our local distributor, Viento (based in Eboli and Foggia),...

Segen and Gaia Wind Partnership driving sales in 2009

Wednesday, January 13th, 2010

Gaia-Wind is pleased to announce a successful start to the organisation’s strategic partnership with Segen. The partnership has seen growing sales figures in key UK areas and has significantly added to the number of turbines installed in 2009. The success of the venture is down to the complementary attributes of...




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