NEWS – Vertogen well-represented in Greater Manchester Innovation100 list
A hundred Greater Manchester companies have been recognised in the region’s first Innovation100 list, including several green innovators working in areas from food waste to energy management. Innovation100 was created by the Business Growth Hub and business news site...
NEWS – Assembled and Live Testing now
Vertogen now have the components to assemble a complete working VAWT. A portable ground level system will facilitate mounting the VAWT to test the whole mechanical assemble for the next few Months. The VAWT will be driven 24/7 without the blades by a DC Motor at...
NEWS – Wind turbine innovator looks to generate investment
A Bury company with a unique vertical wind turbine designed and manufactured entirely in the North West is working with specialists to find investment and bring its design to market. Unlike conventional wind turbines which rotate on a horizontal axis, Vertogen’s...
Annual wind report confirms power is cheaper from wind.
DOE/LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATIONAL LABORATORY Wind energy pricing for land-based, utility-scale projects remains attractive to utility and commercial purchasers, according to an annual report released by the U.S. Department of Energy and prepared by the Lawrence Berkeley...
Cheaper electricity for urban and suburban areas – Our Vertical axis wind turbines an ideal solution
This article from research by the U.S. Department of Energy makes plain that a Vertical axis wind turbine is "an ideal energy harvesting devices in urban and suburban environments" We have such a turbine! Researchers model optimal configurations of vertical axis wind...