* First name:
* Last name:
Company:
* Telephone:
* Email Address:
Address1:
Address2:
Address3:
Address4:
Postcode:
Country:
Your role in the project:
1 - Market size
a) Can you give us an indication of the current size of the small wind market in your area (small wind being <50kW):
b) Can you give us any indication of projected growth:
c) Do you know what the installed capacity is today in MW? - source if known:
d) Are there any other wind turbine suppliers in your market, if so who are they? Can you give us any information on number of installations, prices etc:
e) What can you tell us about attitudes to wind energy in government, businesses, general public etc:
2 - Wind Resource
a) Would you describe your area as windy - what figures can you give us for average wind etc? - sources
b) Suitable locations for turbine - Coast, city, mountains etc?
3 - Grid Connections
a) Ease of grid connections. The qr5 needs to be connected to the National Grid - can you tell us what licences are required and what the process / costs are involved in obtaining them?
b) What is the Voltage / frequency of the grid in your area?
4 - Planning Requirements
a) Are there any planning requirements that relate to renewable energy? E.g. a % of energy that should come from a renewable source on site?
b) Are there any planning guidelines / limitations of installing turbines especially
in urban environments? E.g. any structures over 12m require central planning authorization.
5 - Installations
a) Which (if any) of these do you have any interest and / or experience in:
Installations
Ground works
Assembly/manufacture
Structural engineering
6 - Transport
a) Where is the main industrial centre or centres?
b) Are there good international transport connections ie. ports and good local transport connections NB. Assume delivery is by boat from Wales, UK
7 - Energy Prices
a) Energy Prices - please break out normal versus green tariffs if applicable.
b) What is your delivered cost of electricity? - cents/kwh? (please break out green tariff if available)
c) What is your wholesale cost of electricity? - cents/kwh?
d) How is the current electricity demand generated (coal, gas etc)
e) Any predictions on energy prices in the next ten years.
8 - Incentives for Renewable Energy
a) Are there any other mechanisms that might incentivise the take up of new renewable energy solutions, such as grants, tax breaks etc.
9 - Additional Information
a) Please tell us any more you can about your particular market:
b) Ease of access for delivery quality of internal infrastructure:
c) Hurricane or cyclone risk:
d) Temperature / extreme weather conditions grid downtime:
10 - Additional Notes
a) Please use this to tell us anything more about your company and its ability to distribute turbines of the size and nature of a qr5.
This might include:
Existing client base
Network
Team – size and skills
Ability to invest in marketing etc
Thank you very much for taking the time to fill this in. We are gathering as much information as we can on potential markets and envisage we will have capacity for international expansion in a couple of years. We will be in touch once we have evaluated the market and all the results.
