What sets Innovative Windpower’s turbines apart from the industry norm and what are its advantages?
Leading players such as Vestas, Enercon and GE are all focussed on multi-megawatt systems and heavy machines, while our main product is a 1.25 MW turbine that weights at least 20% less than its direct competitors. Also, unlike other manufacturers our turbine can fit in a 40-foot container, we use a unique integrated three stage planetary gear system, and our turbines include an integrated crane system that replaces the need for an external crane for maintenance. While a crane is still needed to install the system, the lower weight of our turbine allows the use of cranes with lower lifting capacity and therefore lower cost. The power curve of our turbine when performing in different wind regimes compares very favourably with other manufacturers, and as a new entrant we are offering a lower price per megawatt than our competitors. Since some technological features are new to the market they have no performance track record. How long it will take before Innovative Windpower can offer a pr
