Our Design
Originally developed with a NASA grant and designed for remote and isolated sites, the Northwind 100 placed reliability at a premium. Regular and costly maintenance was not an option for applications located in the South Pole or the Indian Ocean—let alone your farm, school or business. What this means for your application is more energy and less maintenance.
An engineering advancement in simplicity and precision, our gearless direct drive technology maximizes energy capture and outperforms conventional gearbox designs, therefore, optimizing the Northwind 100 for low wind speeds. Our turbines begin making power at wind speeds as low as 3 meters per second (6.6mph) and can provide clear economic benefits in sites with as little as 5.5 meters per second (12.3mph) average annual wind speeds.
What’s more is that you can track these advancements by utilizing our SmartView monitoring system. All of our turbines come standard with the SmartView
computer application which provides onsite and remote access for viewing real time power production via the web.
All turbines capture wind but Northwind 100 captures it better!