Hi-VAWT

Hi-VAWT Technology Corp. Ltd.
Industry Renewable Energy Solutions
Founded 2005 as Hi-Energy Technology Corp. Ltd., renamed in 2009 [1]
Headquarters New Taipei City, Taiwan
Area served
 Worldwide
Key people
 Michael Chen, Chairman; Jacken Chen, CEO
Products Small wind turbines, solar panels, hybrid streetlights
Number of employees
 50
Website www.hi-vawt.com.tw

Hi-VAWT is a renewable energy solutions provider headquartered in Linkou District, New Taipei City, Taiwan.[2] Hi-VAWT has installations in many countries/territories worldwide (Taiwan, China, Japan, South Korea, Hong Kong, India, Malaysia, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Spain, Austria, Czech Republic, Italy,[3] Germany, Poland,[4] Guam, Hawaii,[5] the USA,[6] Jamaica [7] and Canada),[8] and on every continent including Antarctica,.[9] The company also a member of Taiwan Wind Turbine Industry Association.[10]

Hi-VAWT's turbines utilize a combined Darrieus and Savonius wind turbine. Savonius turbine is a drag-type wind turbine that perform well under low-wind speed condition, while Darrieus turbine is a lift-type wind turbine that perform best at high-wind speed condition. The vertical axis allowing the turbine to take wind from all directions simultaneously. While the combo-blades provide a self-starting performance while maintain a good working condition in higher wind speed situation.[11]

Locations

Hi-VAWT business organization was started and is headquartered in Linkou District, New Taipei City, Taiwan. The company also has offices/distributors in China,[12] South Korea,[13] Japan [14] and the US,[15] which serve those individual regional markets.

Products

Hi-VAWT’s services including vertical axis wind turbines (ranges from 300 to 3000 watts system), solar panels and hybrid street lights system. The DS-3000 wind turbine system currently is the only vertical axis wind turbine system that has been certified by Nippon Kaiji Kyokai [16] and qualify for Feed-in tariff application in Japan and Taiwan.[17]

Hi-VAWT wind turbine installation in Taiwan

References

  1. ↑ "Hi-VAWT Business Presentation" (PDF).
  2. ↑ "Hi-VAWT info".
  3. ↑ "Green thinking - Etneo Energy Italy VAWT".
  4. ↑ "WPIP partners".
  5. ↑ "Aloha Energy Group".
  6. ↑ "With long paybacks, vertical turbines still a tough sell".
  7. ↑ "Wind Energy - Small Wind Focus Jamaica" (PDF).
  8. ↑ "Hi-VAWT DS-3000 Photo Gallery".
  9. ↑ "Hi-VAWT DS-300 Project Gallery".
  10. ↑ "About TWTIA".
  11. ↑ "Small Scale Wind Turbines Optimized for Low Wind Speeds" (PDF).
  12. ↑ "Hi-VAWT China official website".
  13. ↑ "Hi-Energy Korea official website".
  14. ↑ "Fujita Business Partners official website".
  15. ↑ "List of distributors".
  16. ↑ "Register of wind turbine certification" (PDF).
  17. ↑ "ROC launches small wind turbine certification".
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