Windflow Technology

The turbines are assembled using only quality components: 90 percent of the components are made in New Zealand with Australia and Europe accounting for the rest.

The Windflow 500 is fully certified to IEC 61400-1:2005 (edition 3) Class 1A. The certifying body is Lloyd's Register. IEC certification is a third party verification of the turbine design and performance and it attests that the Windflow 500 will operate for more than 20 years in the strongest, most turbulent wind regime in the IEC classification.

Initial production was for the supply of 97 turbines to New Zealand Windfarm's 48.5 MW Te Rere Hau development near Palmerston North, New Zealand. This is one of the world's toughest testing grounds with very turbulent conditions besides the high wind speeds. The turbines are frequently operating in gale conditions above 25 m/s. 

In August 2010, Windflow appointed VG Energy as its exclusive UK distributor to capitalize on demand within the UK for the Windflow 500. A new UK government policy is incentivizing small scale (up to 5MW) wind farms via feed-in-tariffs (FITs) and the Windflow 500 fits into the 100-500 kW bracket which for medium sized turbines is the most profitable.

Further in line with their international growth plans, in October 2010, Windflow signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Dutch Energy Corporation (DEC) to install two Windflow 500 wind turbines on DEC's wind farm in Palm Springs for demonstration and as an entry point into the growing North American market.

Website: www.windflow.co.nz.

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