Kingspan Has Acquired Proven Energy Who Became Short Of Cash

Kingspan Has Acquired Proven Energy Who Became Short Of Cash



Kingspan the company renowned for there insulation and energy saving products acquired the assets of Proven Energy UK the manufacture of wind turbine equipment. The company get into trouble when their popular P35-2 model had blade issues in the US and Europe with many recalls costing the company dearly. Employing 20+ people at its Scottish plant the jobs were safe guarded by the purchase by Kingspan on the 7 October 2011.

Proven Energy's website is still running but the the livery of Kingspan and mention that the site will be up and running again soon. With many wind turbine installers familiar with the Proven Energy range of wind turbines it is a guessing game what future equipment Kingspan will release in the future. Kingspan is a very well respected brand and it is undoubted they will spend a lot of time and money on Research and development  before releasing any new products. This was the problem with Proven energy and ultimately the closure of the casket lid.

The KW3 and KW6 are the main models which Kingspan are pushing out on the market which were existing Proven Energy Models.

Kingspan KW6 wind turbine 6kW

Kingspan KW6 wind turbine 6kW

Kingspan have become the new owners of Proven Energy and now introduce the KW6 wind turbine which stands out from all other small scale wind turbines due to its unique blade and hinge design which allows it to regulate its rotational speed, maximizing output - as the wind gets stronger the blades pitch and cone, protecting the turbine and allowing continual operation during the fiercest of storms.

Kingspan KW6 wind turbine is the result of over 30 years research and development and born from a global installed fleet size in excess of 800 – including the world’s largest rural off-grid fleet in The Falkland Islands through to specialist installations in Asia, Europe, North America, offshore oil platforms and the global telecoms sector.

MODEL	KW6 (6kW)
Cut In (m/s)	2.5
Cut Out (m/s)	None
Survival (m/s)	70
Rated (m/s)	12
Rotor type	Down wind (self regulating)
No. of Blades	3
Blade Material	Glassthermoplastic Composite
Rotor Diameter (m)	5.5
Generator type	Brushless, Direct drive, Permanent Magnet
Annual Output	6000 - 15,000 kWh
Head Weight (kg)	600
Mast Type	Tilt up, tapered, self supporting, no guy wires
Hub Height (m)	9, 15
Noise @ 5m/s	45dBA
Noise @ 12m/s	65dBA
Rotor Thrust (kN)	10

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