06/12/2013
World Wind Energy Award 2013 goes to French Wind Turbine Manufacturer Vergnet Eolien
The WWEA Board recognises Vergnet’s contribution to the introduction wind technology that is adjusted to the needs of millions of people mainly in rural areas and in the so called developing world. Vergnet has become the first major successful wind turbine manufacturer from France with an international scope.
Vergnet is providing adjusted technology for which there is a major need in many countries, for example on the Caribbean islands. While many of the large wind turbine manufacturers showed no more interest in the market for medium-sized wind turbines, Vergnet has shown vision and courage by offering this needed technology.
According to the experience for example from a wind farm installed in Cuba in 2007, Vergnet’s wind turbines produce excellent results under Caribbean conditions and with the specific de-centralised grid structure.
Considering the huge need for and correspondingly bright prospects of wind power in decentralised applications, WWEA hopes and expects that Vergnet Eolien can play an even more significant role in many regions that still suffer today from a shortage of electricity.
WWEA would like to underline that the association sees it as a major task to foster the development of adjusted wind technology. For this purpose, WWEA is working closely with companies such as Vergnet and to extend its full support and cooperation in fostering such rather new wind markets, e.g. in the Caribbean region and many other new wind markets all over the world.
With the award, WWEA would also like to encourage the government of Cuba and of other countries in the Caribbean region and in Latin America to support the development of the domestic wind sector and the related industries.
- Source:
- WWEA
- Author:
- Posted by Trevor Sievert, Online Editorial Journalist / By WWE Staff
- Email:
- ts@windfair.net
- Link:
- www.windfair.net/...
