Sitec Completes Grand Design For Wind Turbine

The first residential Skyrota vertical axis wind turbine installation by
Cambridge-based, Sitec Infrastructure Services Ltd, is to be featured on a
forthcoming episode of Channel 4s Grand Designs.

The unique two-blade vertical axis turbine, which is designed for use in
urban and rural locations and can collect wind from all directions, was
recently installed within the garden of Dr Jonathan Belseys new home,
The Radian Project in Boxford, Sudbury.

The 5kW rated turbine from Skyrota was installed as one of the propertys
renewable energy technologies and will provide sufficient energy to help
power the privately owned 175 sq meter single story building. With
increased interest in renewable energy production the unique design of the
wind turbine is set to be an important feature within the program, which is
presented by Kevin McCloud.

Chris Evans, Director of Sitec Infrastructure Services Ltd, comments,
With increased performance and a competitive payback on the electrical
generation of energy, this new type of vertical axis wind turbine is
creating a lot of interest and is perfectly suited to this situation and
application.

We were delighted to be part of the team involved in this particular
project, the renewable energy solutions incorporated into the design and
structure of the building are immense and certainly deserve the recognition
theyll receive when the programme is aired later in the year.

Dr Jeremy Harrall, Managing Director of SEarch Architects, specified the
Skyrota wind turbine for the project. Part of the Radian Project brief
was to achieve a greater level of autonomy of essential resources such as
energy while having a positive environmental impact, comments Dr
Harrall.

The Skyrota wind turbine plays a key role in helping to achieve these
objectives. Its unique design and construction are certainly in keeping
with the rest of the development and its generation of renewable energy
will contribute significantly in the buildings drive towards autonomy
and self reliance in terms of energy generation and consumption.

The Skyrota wind turbine features a unique gearbox system developed by
Richard Chadwick and was featured on BBCs Dragons Den. The result
in an extremely efficient and quiet turbine, which can collect wind from
all directions to provide renewable energy to properties in domestic,
commercial and industrial settings alike.

For more information, visit www.sitec-is.co.uk or www.skyrota.com