This is the website of the Small Wind Industry Strategy, funded by the European Commission, with the intention of stimulating growth in the small wind turbine industry.
In the drop down menus above you will find technical, market and contact information, as well as a FAQs section, designed to inform you about the current status and future direction of the industry. Each section contains useful links to other information sources.
The project seeks to establish why the small-wind industry is small relative to its potential; to understand barriers in the fields of know-how and marketing; and to propose actions to boost the industry.
Its aims include detailed analysis of the small wind turbine (SWT) industry, through an exhaustive review of existing European SWT actors. The project team, including SEED (Société d'Études Et de Développement), EWEA, and industry representatives such as Vergnet, is compiling details of successful SWT installations to date, and surveying national markets. The project will include market analysis covering Europe and wider international markets, leading to recommendations for market development, and will prepare user guides for identified market segments.
1. Provide a comprehensive manual covering all aspects of the smal wind industry field
2. Inform policy makers, industry specialists, and the wider public
3. Promote wind energy as a market showing vigorous growth
4. Inform the general public of the reality of wind energy as a mature and beneficial technology
5. Initiate a regularly updated internet based information source
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