Exciting week for Windflow Technology
Windflow Technology's first wind-turbine will be erected at its Gebbies Pass site over the next few days. This marks a
high point for the Christchurch-based wind energy company which should be supplying electricity to the Christchurch
network in the near future.
Weather permitting, the Company plans to lift the 'nacelle', housing the wind-turbine machine into place on Friday, 16th
May.
This 'pre-production' unit is fitted with sensors to monitor the performance of key elements of the structure and
machine.
"We've run all the laboratory and factory tests we've needed," said company Managing Director, Geoff Henderson. "In this
next commissioning stage, we'll monitor and adjust the unit's performance each day. So people passing the site during
the next few weeks should not expect to see the blades rotating."
The company plans to manufacture at least six units in the second stage of its development. "We have designed this
wind-turbine to be a world-beating machine," said Mr Henderson. "The performance of the pre-production unit will prove
our design, and allow us to make refinements for stage two."