April 15, 2009 

Press Release:  

Ampair reveals Award Winning new 6kW wind turbine 

Ampair, the Berkshire, UK based company, has just revealed photographs of its sleek new 6000W x 

5.5m turbine, the latest in a long line of reliable, rugged and quiet wind generators. This impressive 

turbine recently won the prestigious Rushlight Windpower Award 2008 and the company is now 

accepting orders via its distributors. 

The new machine has a rotor diameter of 5.5 m and is ideal for supplying power to remote farms or 

rural houses, telecoms systems, public buildings, schools or industrial infrastructure, either offshore or 

onshore, for 230V grid connection or for 48V battery charging.  

Like all Ampair turbines, it is manufactured from high quality marine grade materials making it 

particularly suited to remote, coastal or cold-weather applications and in keeping with the company’s 

quality ethos is designed to be compliant with the IEC 61400-2 standard for a Class I turbine, which 

means it can be easily and safely installed worldwide. It is a fully sealed unit that does not require 

costly annual servicing. 

A range of mast options is available. As with all turbines, more height gives greater power because of 

the increase in wind speed so Ampair can supply masts from 10m to 30m in a variety of styles 

including monopole or lattice; guyed or unguyed. 

The price for the grid connected 230V system on a 10m mast is just £13,500+VAT. As Ampair’s 

managing director David Sharman says “We have always worked on an unsubsidised commercial 

basis and see no reason to charge the high prices that are the norm in the 6kW market. In my opinion, 

the current grant subsidies from Westminster and Scotland to favoured manufacturers are propping up 

this practice and are a distortion of the market and should be withdrawn immediately.” 

Continued 

Since 1973 Ampair has been recognised as a leader in small wind turbine technology with over twenty 

thousand units installed worldwide. There are Ampair turbines from the Antarctic to Alaska, and the 

Solent to the Sahara including some of the harshest environments known to man. The lessons learned 

from this continuous history are always incorporated into every generation of the company’s products, 

ensuring an extremely high “return for investment” level due to reliability and longevity. 

The family-owned Ampair is Britain’s oldest wind turbine manufacturer and is proud to be an 

independent and thriving manufacturer with strong export sales through its network of global 

distributors. Additionally, the company prides itself on its after sales service and boasts that it can still 

service and maintain units going back over many years, often by the same experienced technicians 

who manufactured them decades ago. 

The new Ampair 6000 fits neatly into a slot in the market which Ampair has been working to fill for 

several years to satisfy the rising demand for a turbine of this size made to Ampair’s high standards. 

More information: 

New England Distributor: 

 Wirewiz 

 Larry Liesner 

 31 Lincoln St 

 Westport, CT 06880 

T: 203-644-2404 

F: 203-557-0556 

E: wirewiz@gmail.com 

W: www ampair.com