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WES History
The original design of the successful WES wind turbine is from the Dutch wind turbine pioneer Henk Lagerwey about 30 years ago. In 2003 Lagerwey was the last Dutch wind turbine manufacturer that went out of business, due to changes in Dutch grants regulations. In 2004 Wind Energy Solution (WES) bought the exclusive rights, drawings and engineering files in order to give this unique turbine a second life cycle in specific niche markets. Where the original Lagerwey LW wind turbine was installed mainly with farmers in The Netherlands, WES changed the control system and power conversion with modern remote monitored technology and continued to develop, support and sell this successful wind turbine in each continent under the name WES wind turbine.
The typical two-bladed rotor has an unique hinged system and a passive blade angle adjustment. This unique, robust mechanism guarantees a high efficiency and needs simple and little maintenance. The WES wind turbine has proven to be a durable, reliable high performance wind turbine. The first turbines have been around since 1983, are still going strong and generate energy for their owners. The typical box shaped blue nacelle of the WES turbine was designed in the early 80's of last century. Over 1000 units of the WES wind turbine have been installed around the world at (agricultural) businesses, universities, islands, small communities and at coastal and mountainous sites. |
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