Irelands foremost supplier and installer the most
efficient, cost-effective small wind turbines available
ReGen (NI) designs, supplies, installs and services renewable energy
systems and prides itself upon it's professional service to all
customers, attention to detail and competitive prices. We provide a full
turnkey package from design through installation, commissioning and
servicing providing advice and assistance along the way to ensure that
our clients receive only the highest standards from all aspects of our
business. Our technologies include Wind Turbines, Solar Panels, Wood
Fed Boilers and Borehole systems.
ReGen (NI) evolved through Pipeline Renewable Services, the
environmental arm of Pipeline Services. Due to the increased demand
for renewable energy systems we are now providing a more
comprehensive service in this area, have allocated more resources and
rebranded the service to appropriately reflect the renewables market.
Our Renewable Energy Systems
Wind Turbines
ISKRA AT5-1
Skystream 3.7
Solar Panels
Photovoltaic (PV)
Solar Water Heating
Wood Fed Boilers
Pellet
Chip
Log
Bore Hole Systems
Domestic Water Supply
Irrigation Systems
Our mission is to promote the application of renewable energy through
the installation of technologies and services provided by ReGen(NI).
ReGen (NI) has been selling and installing the Iskra AT5-1 5kW
small wind turbine across Northern Ireland since November 2006. We
have done this utilizing Pipeline Renewable Services support.
The AT5-1 5Kw wind turbine is suitable for powering community and
local authority projects, farms, country estates, industrial units, rural
domestic properties, offices, schools and many more applications.
In addition to our high-quality, state-of-the art wind turbines, we offer
comprehensive expertise. ReGen(NI) is an experienced and reliable
partner who will assist with the planning process, installation and
servicing of your wind turbine. Our services include:
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Technical Support
Site Survey
Turbine Location
Planning Assistance
Complete installation, Turnkey Project
Annual Service
ReGen(NI) has installed numerous Iskra wind turbines. Shown below
are just some of the installed Iskra turbines.
Technical Support
We will provide the required technical information to assist your
decisions relating to placing a suitable wind turbine on your property.
This will include the approximate annual mean wind speed in your area
and an overview of the equipment that will be installed for your
project.
Site Survey
We will conduct a free site survey and discuss all aspects of installing
our wind turbine and address the suitability of the site. This
information will also assist in the generation of a full quotation and
subsequent planning and grant applications.
Turbine Location
All of our wind turbines have free standing
towers and require a concrete foundation.
Suitable stable ground is required otherwise
piling may be required. The location of the
wind turbine will also consider the direction of
the prevailing winds and the vicinity of any
other residence in the area.
Ideally, the turbine should be as far as
possible from buildings or trees which may
block the wind and cause turbulence. As a
guide, the wind generator should be about
twice the height of obstructions in front of it
(for at least the prevailing wind direction). The ideal location is at the
top of a gentle south west facing slope. The best location for your
turbine will be established during the site survey mentioned above.
Planning Assistance
Your planning application requires the appropriate form, a site location
map with site boundary and access road, site layout and location of
the turbine, details of foundations and information regarding the
turbine structure. We will process your application including all of the
above information free of charge. However, you are required to
provide the planning fee (currently £200).
Complete installation, Turnkey Project
All electrical, mechanical, civil work and commissioning required for
your project will be carried out by ReGen(NI) or one of our qualified
sub contractors. Estimated pricing guide for the ISKRA AT5-1 is
between £22k and £25k
Annual Service
Your ISKRA wind turbine will require a service once a year. ReGen(NI)
will carry out the service which will take one day at a standard charge
of £200 includes VAT
Other Technologies
(13-11-08)
Solar thermal, wood heating and ground systems aren't new to the
market, but until the recent increases in fossil fuel prices most people
weren't choosing them over oil, natural gas or electricity to heat their
homes or businesses. Now, advances in technology and government
subsidies and high fossil fuel prices are helping to change that.
ReGen(ni) provide the latest solar, wood boiler and bore hole
technologies described below:
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Solar Water Heating
Photovoltaic (PV) cells
Wood pellet boilers
Wood chip boilers
Wood log boilers
Solar Water Heating uses the radiation from the sun to heat water in
a panel usually sited on the roof which in turn can supply that heat as
hot water or to a central heating system. Solar water heating can be
used in the home or for larger applications. For a domestic system you
will need 3-4 square metres of southeast to southwest facing roof
receiving direct sunlight for the main part of the day. You'll also need
space to locate an additional water cylinder if required.
If the system has been sized correctly, it can provide at least 40-60%
of all your hot water requirements throughout the year. The average
domestic system reduces carbon dioxide emissions by around 400kg
per year.
Solar Water Heating should not be confused with generating electricity
from the sun or photovoltaics (PV) in which solar power is used to
directly generate electricity which can be used in the home or fed into
the National Grid.
Regen (ni) offers solar water systems in a number of standard sizes,
with solar panels from major manufacturers.
Photovoltaic (PV) cells use light to generate electricity.
‘Photovoltaic’ is a marriage of two words: ‘photo’, meaning light, and
‘voltaic’, meaning electricity. Photovoltaic technology, the term used to
describe the hardware that converts solar energy into usable power,
generates electricity from light.
Solar PV cells can be
arranged in panels on a
building’s roof, walls, or
mounted at ground level and
can often directly feed
electricity into the building.
Groups of solar PV cells can
be added together to provide
increasing levels of power.
This can range from small,
kilowatt-sized solar panels for
use in domestic households,
to larger arrays, which
function as separate solar
power plants feeding power
directly into the electricity
grid. Regen (ni) offers PV
systems in a number of
standard sizes, with solar
panels from major
manufacturers, and may be
specified to be connected to
the grid, or used to charge a
battery bank for off-grid
applications, where no grid
connection is available.
An ideal location would be south facing on a 30 - 40 degree angled
roof, with nothing shading the panels.
ReGen (ni) offer a full design service to analyse the requirements and
recommend the most efficient and cost effective solutions for your
application.
Biomass
Biomass, also known as biofuels or bioenergy, is obtained from organic
matter, either directly from plants or indirectly from industrial,
commercial, domestic or agricultural products.
The use of biomass is generally classed as a ‘carbon-neutral’ process
because the carbon dioxide released during the generation of energy is
balanced by that absorbed by plants during their growth.
Woody biomass
Energy can be derived from woody biomass sources (including forest
products, waste wood and straw) using combustion systems, which
can be used to heat anything from a domestic stove or hot water
system to an entire community. Biomass can also be used on its own
or by co-firing it with fossil fuels in power stations, reducing
greenhouse gas emissions by replacing a component of the fossil fuel
required. In industrial or agricultural use, boilers fuelled by woody
biomass such as cardboard, wood and waste pellets or straw can help
reduce waste removal costs. For small-scale domestic applications of
biomass the fuel usually takes the form of wood pellets, wood chips or
wood logs
Wood Pellets
Thanks to the current burner technology pellet
consumption is very low; pellets have an efficiency
rating of 93%. Not only is wood an environmentfriendly fuel, it is also available in sustainable
quantities. Woodworking industries produce a huge
amount of wood waste which can be taken untreated
and pressed into pellets. Wood waste is in plentiful
supply. This combined with the relatively short delivery distances
between the producer and consumer has made wood one of the most
cost-effective fuels in recent years.
Pellets are made of 100% natural wood. Shavings and sawdust are
compressed under high pressure and pressed into small cylindrical
rolls and held together by lignin, contained naturally in the wood. This
results in a clean, convenient fuel with a high calorific value and very
low ash content (0.2%). Every year, more wood is renewed than is
consumed. All of these facts are what makes the most convenient of
all wood fuels such an interesting alternative in terms of both ecology
and economy. Today’s wood burning boilers and stoves can no longer
be compared to traditional solid fuel or wood fuelled appliances of the
past. The biomass heating systems are super efficient and can be
compared to high efficiency oil condensing boilers.
Wood Chip
Some boilers designed for wood chips can also
burn pellets, however boilers designed
specifically for pellets cannot generally use
wood chips. A wide range of boiler systems are
commercially available but all share the same
basic features of a boiler, a storage facility and
a feed mechanism. The choice of whether to
install a pellet or woodchip boiler will largely
depend on local circumstances, for example
the size of the heat load or the availability of
the different fuel types. For most projects either solution will offer
advantages and disadvantages, some of which are outlined in the table
below:
Wood chips systems
Wood pellets
systems
Fuel availability
Can be readily produced
locally
May require significant
delivery distances
Fuel quality
Variable – must ensure
boiler matches local supply
Very standardised
Fuel storage
Bulky fuel
Compact fuel
Capital costs
High installation costs
compared to fossil-fuel
alternatives
Generally cheaper than
wood chip systems
although higher than
fossil-fuel alternatives
Wood Logs
The ideal choice for users who want to cover
more or less the whole of their heating
consumption by using wood, and who want to
protect the environment (nature).
Firewood is a modern, environmentally friendly
fuel (stored solar energy), which is C02-neutral
since the CO2 which is formed during
combustion is consumed/transformed when
new trees grow up. Furthermore, heating with
firewood is economic, depending on how you
purchase it, but heating with firewood is not
just a matter of economy - it is a life style. The firewood must be
prepared, sawn and chopped to the right dimensions.
Wood combustion can be divided into the following stages:
During heating in the first stage, the moisture content of the wood
evaporates, and the wood is dried out.
During the second stage after drying out, the temperature rises
further and various energy-rich, combustible gases are driven out
of the firewood. During mixture with a suitable quantity of pre-heated,
secondary air, the gases are burnt off under turbulence and a good
temperature in the flame tunnel. As the gas burns completely without
being cooled, a completely optimal combustion of the volatile
substances in the wood is achieved and these substances comprise
80% of the calorific value.
The third phase is the burning out phase, during which the remaining
charcoal is burnt out. Hardwoods contain the highest calorific value per
cubic metre and softwoods contain least. Amongst other things, this
means that if you fill up the combustion chamber with coniferous wood
this will burn out more quickly, and it will be necessary to fill up more
often than with, for example, beech wood.
ReGen (ni) offer a full design service to analyse the requirements and
recommend the most efficient and cost effective equipment and
solutions for your application.
Bore Hole systems
Commercial users and Domestic households are turning to borehole
water sources for significant savings for future water supplies.
Environmentally Friendly
Water boreholes are environmentally friendly as the demand for water
increases from new housing. It is generally estimated that there is two
thirds more water underground than on the surface. For every
customer who switches to his own source, there is saving to the mains
water supply which may have been abstracted from rivers. Borehole
water is usually completely independent of surface water and they
obtain their water from underground aquifers running through the
rock, the source of which may be several miles or more from the
borehole position. Additionally the borehole is lined with steel until
solid rock is reached and then pressure grouted into the rock so as to
seal the borehole from outside sources and to eliminate any chance of
surface contamination. There can be no guarantee of water quality but
in general terms borehole water quality is excellent and most water
can be treated economically to meet potable water standards or the
requirements of the user.
ReGen(ni) offer a competitive service for the total installation of a
complete independent groundwater supply.
Unit 22,
T: +44 (0)28 9037 0662
Somerton Industrial Park
F: +44 (0)28 9037 0664
Dargan Cresent
Belfast
BT3 9JB
Web site www.regenwindturbines.com
Email us at info@regenwindturbines.com