The Gaia-Wind 133-11kW turbine is the most productive small wind turbine in the 10-20kW range.

On a site with an average wind speed of 6m/s at hub height, a Gaia-Wind 133-11kW outperforms its nearest competitors by up to 50%.

The table below outlines an energy comparison of wind turbines in the 10-20kW range currently eligible for the UK Feed-In tariff.

Production comparison

Bigger blades are better

The most important factor in assessing the performance of a wind turbine is the swept area. This is the size of the area covered when the rotor blades turn – the bigger the blades, the bigger the swept area, which results in more energy generated. 

The Gaia-Wind 133-11kW wind turbine has a swept area of 133m², compared with the swept area of similar sized turbines which are less than half this figure.

The diagram below illustrates the swept areas of turbines currently certified for the UK Feed-In tariff.

In recent tests conducted by the US Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory, the Gaia-Wind 133-11kW wind turbine outperformed its nearest competitor by a factor of more than 2 to 1.

A Gaia-Wind turbine generating 30,000 units of green electricity per year, will offset around 17 tonnes of CO2 emissions. This is sufficient to erase the carbon footprint of the average 4 person household.

Contact us to find out how much energy your site could produce with a Gaia-Wind 133-11kW turbine.