[Woodside] – Seaforth Energy has announced the expansion of its Italian business with distribution partner Fenyx. Fenyx has deployed two AOC’s in Italy already and now has placed a further order for four additional AOC 15/50’s for its clients.
“The AOC 15/50 is a proven wind turbine and its dependability and durability is critical for our customers,” says Andrea Toma, manager for Fenyx in Italy. “Its global deployments and 15+ year track record of certified power production makes it an excellent solution for our clients and agents in Italy.”
Based in Halifax, Seaforth Energy has two complementary lines of business. The company manufactures and exports the AOC 15/50, the most proven and longest-running 50kW wind turbine worldwide. The AOC 15/50 is sized for institutional, commercial, industrial, agricultural and remote applications.
As well, Seaforth Energy’s renewable energy systems integration group provides design, engineering, construction, installation and maintenance for renewable energy solutions to residential, commercial, industrial and institutional clients.
Italy launched small wind feed-in tariffs in late 2009. Feed-in tariffs are the price per kilowatt-hour (kWh) paid by a utility for electricity generated by a source of renewable energy and is typically a premium to the price charged by the utility for electricity to consumers. The Italian feed-in tariffs program offers €0.30/kWh (approximately CDN $0.40/kWh) for small wind energy generation.
“The Italian market, like other markets that have adopted small wind tariffs, is really taking off,” says Jonathan Barry, president of Seaforth Energy. “The program gives rural, agricultural and coastal Italians the opportunity for long-term electricity savings and investment returns while helping the Italian electricity grid through distributing generation throughout Italy.”
In addition to the relationship with Fenyx in Italy, Seaforth has recently signed distribution agreements with several firms in the U.K., U.S. and Israel.
The AOC 15/50 has undergone testing and certification internationally and through the U.S. government’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL). The AOC 15/50 is designed for a 30-year life, is highly reliable, quiet and robust with minimal maintenance requirements. It operates safely in normal and extreme environments.
“We're continuing to increase distribution of the AOC 15/50 turbine internationally,” says John Simon, vice president of Seaforth Energy. “We continue to seek out high quality distribution partners like Fenyx and plan to capture the considerable momentum for small wind globally.”
