“I’ve never had to chase anything up. Ecoways automatically gets a notification if a turbine stops, and they sort it out. I can recommend this form of energy generation to other farmers.”
“Solar works well in summer, but in winter and at night, there’s no energy production. That’s why we started looking at a small wind turbine as a complement to cover those periods when there’s little or no sunlight.”
“When the sun is not shining, the wind turbines ensure that we still have power. The fact that the wind turbines also look nice suits us well. They show that sustainability is important to us.”
“Ultimately, the mill really brought us a lot. It became a second branch of our business. It guaranteed our power supply, and ultimately, it became, quite simply, the highest-earning square footage in the company, which is quite remarkable. Something you wouldn't have expected.”
Henri Busz, Holwierde, Groningen
Poultry farm with 34,000 broiler chickens. Energy consumption: 120,000 kWh per year with three wind turbines.
Steenblock Family, Germany
Dairy farm with 100 cows and 150 hectares of arable land. Energy consumption 94,000 kWh per year. One windmill plus solar installation.
Tom van den Hurk, The Netherlands
Goat farm with 1,500 goats and 1,000 pigs. Energy consumption 150,000 kWh per year. Two wind turbines with 83 kWp solar panels.
Dick van Tilburg, The Netherlands
Medium-sized potato farm with one WES 80 model wind turbine.
