Ampair microwind, microhydro, and solar PV systems.

Ampair manufacture the Ampair wind turbine (aka microwind, marine wind generators, marine wind turbines, micro wind generator, micro wind turbine, Ampair Pacific 100, Ampair 100, Ampair 300, Ampair 600 small wind turbine systems & domestic wind turbine, or wind chargers or windsave / windsavers), the Aquair hybrid wind/water turbine (aka Aquair 100), and the Underwater 100 micro hydro generator (aka Aquair UW, Aquair UW 100, UW 100) which is in the pico hydro class. Ampair stock Flexcell amorphous silicon flexible solar panels including the Sunpack and Sunslick range. Ampair also stock SunWare semi-rigid crystalline solar PV panels, and panels from BP Solar, Unisolar, and other leading solar PV brands. Ampair stock Studer and Victron inverters, battery chargers, and combi-inverters as well as Phocos and Fox regulators.

Since 1973 Ampair wind turbines and water turbines have been powering many thousands of remote homes, yachts, scientific, and commercial locations worldwide. On this website you will discover why Ampair micro turbines are the choice of professionals from Alaska to Antarctica, the Solent to the Sahara, and you can then order on line, by telephone, or from one of our many distributors and installers. To complement the microwind and microhydro products which we manufacture in the UK, Ampair also supplies a range of specialist solar panels and accessories.

Increasingly societies are realising that microgeneration has a role to play in combating global warming, increasing security of energy supplies, alleviating fuel poverty, and generally creating sustainable communities. At Ampair we are proud to be both a catalyst and an enabler in this growing global movement, and we hope you will join with us.

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15th September 2006: launch of new free standing stern mount system

Ampair launched their new free standing stern mount system for their Ampair 300 marine micro wind generator at the Southampton Boat Show.

Ampair has been the choice of the global yachting community since 1974. With this long legacy the company truly understands the need for strength and reliability and the demands and restrictions that yachtsmen face in the marine environments where its products are used.

A well designed and engineered marine wind turbine like the Ampair 300 needs an equally well engineered mounting system to bring out the best in the turbine. Traditional wind turbine mounting systems pose problems fitting to modern backstay systems. A radical re-design was needed and Ampair set out to work with Scanstrut, specialist manufacturers of mounting systems, to produce a new generation, free standing stern mount system.

The system comes in kit form and consists of a 2.5m long, 3” diameter aluminium, white powder coated pole which accepts the spigot of the generator. The base has a universal ball and socket for easy mounting to any deck angle on the stern of the yacht. Two adjustable stainless steel bracing struts clamp to the pole at their upper ends and mount to the deck at their lower ends. These resist the thrust and inertial loads of the wind turbine. A stainless steel guardrail bracing strut is also included.

The power cable from the generator connects inside the plug and socket in the pole and it exits at the base through the deck. Connection below deck is to a matched stop switch, ammeter and appropriate regulator and then to the yacht’s batteries. The system will also accept other Ampair marine wind generators: the Ampair 100 wind turbine and the Aquair 100 wind conversion module.

Built to withstand the rigours of the world’s oceans, the Ampair Scanstrut de luxe free standing stern mount system retails at £517 + VAT and is available from Ampair or its overseas distributors.

1st May 2006 : announcement of Ampair 600 micro wind turbine

AMPAIR announce the Ampair 600 micro wind turbine. This is a micro wind turbine aimed at householders and other small users (i.e. home owners, schools and small companies) It is both of use for remote locations without grid electricity supply (the battery charging version); and also for homes etc that are connected to the grid to supply base load electricity (the grid tie version)

Ampair is the oldest UK manufacturer of micro wind, water and hybrid generators. For over thirty years it has been the brand of choice for the global yachting community. This is an expert and discriminating audience who look for a turbine that not only delivers power, but is also robust, quiet and elegant.

Half a year ago Ampair launched the Ampair 300. This 0.3kW battery charge micro turbine is primarily aimed at the leisure marine and remote location market, situations where no grid supply is available. The Ampair 600 is a new wind turbine. With a rotor diameter of only 1.7 meters, and an output of 0.6kW, it’s designed to meet the growing demand from householders for a renewable energy source. A battery charge version for the remote location market will also be available.

A wind turbine is an investment in the long-term. So it’s reassuring to know that Ampair has been the choice of the global yachting community since 1974. Ampair is backed by Boost Energy Systems, specialists in distributed energy since 1957 and recent winners of awards for market-leading research and development. www.ampair.com

1st January 2006 : introduction of FlexCell flexible solar panels to UK

AMPAIR announce the introduction of FlexCell flexible solar panels to the UK and Ireland. After a long period of product testing and collaborative contribution to product development Ampair are proud to become the exclusive UK distributor of FlexCell solar photovoltaic panels. The FlexCell range of Sunslick and Sunpack, offer a solution for rugged remote power for campers, sailors, researchers, media crews, and general leisure use. These solar panels are the only good quality panels available on the market and have superceded the now obsolete panels from UniSolar which have ceased production. They are manufactured in Switzerland using the unique VHF process. Detailed information on products and pricing can be found at www.flexcell.com and www.ampair.com, and they can be purchased online on the Ampair web shop.

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