Installation

The installation process

How the installation takes place, all the way up to producing power.

  1. Step 1

    Customer query

    Your enquiry goes to your local approved partner or to Kodair Wind.

    A Kodair turbine in open farmland beside farm buildings
  2. Step 2

    Initial consultation and feasibility

    Site suitability, energy assessment and a customer proposal. Our independently verified power curve makes it easy to predict annual production.

  3. Step 3

    Planning and grant application

    Planning permission and grant applications, with support from Kodair Wind.

  4. Step 4

    Order placement

    Place your order with Kodair Wind for a complete turbine system.

    A Kodair nacelle on a stand
  5. Step 5

    Kodair Wind supplies equipment

    Nacelle, tower, blades, inverter, foundation kit and technical documents.

    A Kodair nacelle and tower section on a flatbed truck
  6. Step 6

    Foundation construction

    The foundation is built as per Kodair Wind specification.

    A finished circular concrete foundation with the tower base set in the centre
  7. Step 7

    Installation and electrical connection

    Install the tower, nacelle, blades and electrical connection. Instead of needing a crane to erect the tower and nacelle, a hydraulic system tilts it up from the base.

    The tower laid out on site beside the inverter hut
  8. Step 8

    Commissioning and handover

    Commissioning and customer handover as per Kodair procedures.

    A Kodair turbine against a cloudy sky
  9. Step 9

    Service and maintenance

    Ongoing servicing is carried out to Kodair procedures, with a routine service every 3 years. The turbine is monitored 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, with ongoing technical support and parts supply.

    Seen from above: a technician working inside the open nacelle at the top of the tower