Our approach
What we do
We build, install and maintain wind turbines on land owned by farmers, smallholders, schools, businesses and homeowners, giving them a completely free source of electricity.
Windcrop was founded in 2009. At that time, turbines were expensive and less reliable, which discouraged people from investing in them. We wanted to offer a practical, low-risk way for landowners to start generate their own power at no cost to them.
We supply and install compact and reliable 5KW wind turbines. We have also developed a fast, environmentally friendly installation method, using helical piles instead of concrete and a custom built mast. So far, we have installed over 100 turbines throughout Norfolk and Suffolk, and we are now expanding to other areas of the UK.
Our service is completely free to the landowner. We fund the installation of the wind turbine ourselves, and recoup our costs from government payments for electricity generation (the ‘Feed-in-Tariff’). Where feasible, we can install more than one turbine.
We take care of everything; we sign a 20-year contract with the landowner to use part of their land in return for free electricity. We obtain planning permission, grid-connection permission and registration for the Feed-in-Tariff.
The landowner benefits from free electricity, usually saving them around £500 per year but this does depend on your usage pattern and how windy your site is. We take full responsibility for operating and maintaining the turbine and aim to have it up and running within 72 hours in the event of a breakdown.