Viking Wind participates in exciting WWEA podcast
13/6/2024
Ulrich Høgenhaven, CEO of Viking Wind has recently participated in an exciting podcast about the prospects for small wind turbines. The World Wind Energy Association (WWEA) hosted the podcast with General Secretary Stefan Gsänger as interviewer.
The half-hour podcast focused on the residential wind turbine market and the barriers and benefits of small wind turbines.
New market potentials were discussed for Viking Wind, which, with a stagnating Danish domestic market, has to look for new markets globally. Exports to Japan in particular are currently in focus, but also the reconstruction of Ukraine and Asia in general are exciting markets. But also some European countries may have export potential.
However, penetrating new markets costs a lot of money, as each country usually has its own rules for approval of household wind turbines, and it is both lengthy and expensive to go through the approval process for a small company like Viking Wind. Therefore, uniformity in the certification of small wind turbines in the global market will be a great advantage in the future.
Another barrier in the residential wind turbine market is that over the last 15 years, the price of solar panels has dropped significantly, whereas the price of a residential wind turbine has not experienced the same price drop. This gives solar cells a competitive advantage on the price parameter in the green energy market.
CEO Ulrich Høgenhaven does not see solar cells as primarily a threat to Viking Wind's turbines, he would rather see them as an exciting partner, as they can be integrated into our hybrid solutions with solar, wind and battery. This offers unlimited possibilities for stable energy solutions in remote areas with little or no electricity supply.
They also talked about which aspects are important when it comes to choosing a household wind turbine. Of course, the size and yield of the turbine is a cardinal point and price is always important. But the quality of the turbines and safety aspects are also important parameters to consider when choosing a household wind turbine.
The podcast also discusses how Viking Wind advises potential new customers and dealers.
Finally, it talks about the future prospects of the residential wind turbine industry, which is considered slightly optimistic.
You can listen to the full podcast here (English only)
Ulrich Høgenhaven, CEO of Viking Wind has recently participated in an exciting podcast about the prospects for small wind turbines. The World Wind Energy Association (WWEA) hosted the podcast with General Secretary Stefan Gsänger as interviewer.
The half-hour podcast focused on the residential wind turbine market and the barriers and benefits of small wind turbines.
New market potentials were discussed for Viking Wind, which, with a stagnating Danish domestic market, has to look for new markets globally. Exports to Japan in particular are currently in focus, but also the reconstruction of Ukraine and Asia in general are exciting markets. But also some European countries may have export potential.
However, penetrating new markets costs a lot of money, as each country usually has its own rules for approval of household wind turbines, and it is both lengthy and expensive to go through the approval process for a small company like Viking Wind. Therefore, uniformity in the certification of small wind turbines in the global market will be a great advantage in the future.
Another barrier in the residential wind turbine market is that over the last 15 years, the price of solar panels has dropped significantly, whereas the price of a residential wind turbine has not experienced the same price drop. This gives solar cells a competitive advantage on the price parameter in the green energy market.
CEO Ulrich Høgenhaven does not see solar cells as primarily a threat to Viking Wind's turbines, he would rather see them as an exciting partner, as they can be integrated into our hybrid solutions with solar, wind and battery. This offers unlimited possibilities for stable energy solutions in remote areas with little or no electricity supply.
They also talked about which aspects are important when it comes to choosing a household wind turbine. Of course, the size and yield of the turbine is a cardinal point and price is always important. But the quality of the turbines and safety aspects are also important parameters to consider when choosing a household wind turbine.
The podcast also discusses how Viking Wind advises potential new customers and dealers.
Finally, it talks about the future prospects of the residential wind turbine industry, which is considered slightly optimistic.
You can listen to the full podcast here (English only)
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