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Turbine history

Overview of installed turbines

Below a list of installed wind turbines by country. Read more about our recently installed turbines.

ARUBA (Caribbean)

Mr. Tromp Oranjestad
1989 : 1 LMW 1003

AUSTRALIA

Antelope Engineering
1985/1986 : 10 LMW 600
: 20 LMW 1003 AUSTRIA
1989-1993 : LMW 600 (stand alone in mountains)
: LMW 1003 (standalone in mountains
: LMW 10/7 (grid connected)
1999 : Fortis Passaat
2000 : Fortis Montana

BELGIUM

Turbowind Overijse 1988 -1993 : 6 LMW 250 (offshore application - coast guarding) : 1 LMW 600 (offshore application - coast guarding) : 1 LMW 1003 (demonstration) 1998 : 2 Fortis 600 (offshore application - coast guarding) 1999-2000 several Fortis wind turbines model Espada and Passaat 2001 Passaat grid connected 2002 Fortis Alize grid connected 2003 : 3 Fortis Montana wind turbines on roof top, grid tied

BRASIL

Mr. Hauser 1997 : 1 Fortis Passaat CANARY ISLANDS Fidelina de la Cruz de Medina Santa Cruz de la Palma 1987 : 2 LMW 1003 (powering chicken farm) 1998 : 1 Fortis Alize (water pumping for desalination plant) 2000 1 Fortis Montana

CABO VERDE

MDRP ENERGIAS RENOVAVEIS 1990 : 10 LMW 1003 (complete wind turbines for rural electrification)

CHILE

CABEZAS PAVEZ Teno Curico
1987 : 1 LMW 1003

CROATIA :

manyl Fortis Passaat for GSM network
2002/2003

COLOMBIA

Quijte - Luz del viento Bogota
1997 : 1 Fortis Espada
1998 : 3 Fortis Passaat

PR of China

Xingang National Machinery Corp.
1986 : 40 LMW 150 & 250
: 20 LMW 1003 Liang Yung Gang
1993 : 5 LMW 3600 and 1 LMW600, 1 LMW 250
demonstration project with support from EC 2001 : 2 Fortis Espada ( technology transfer)
2002 : 1 Fortis Passaat Leader University, Tainan

CURAÇAO (Caribbean)

Aerolux
1987 : 2 LMW 600

DENMARK

Nordvestjysk Folkecenter, Hurup
1987 : 1 LMW 1003 (for demonstration and test)

EGYPT

National Research Council, Giza
1991 : 1 LMW 2500 (research and demonstration)
(UNDP sponsoring)
Monastry St. Makarius
1990 : 1 LMW 10/7
A.O.I. Engine Factory, Helwan
1991 : 1 LMW 2500 and 3 x LMW 1003

FINLAND

Finland Reuse Tenala
1989 -1993 : LMW 150 - LMW 600 - LMW 1003 - LMW 10/7

FRANCE

Atout Vent S.A.,St. Savournin
1989 : 2 LMW 250 (off- shore applications)
Eolien Developpement S.A.
1995 : 1 LMW 2500, 1 LMW 1003

ECOLAB Energies Plancy L'Abbaye
1997 : 1 Fortis Espada
1998 : 1 Fortis Passaat
1999 : 2 Fortis Passaat
Librelec La Roche Bernard : Fortis Air, Espada, Passaat and Montana
2000/2001 : 2003 3 Fortis Passaat wind turbines in Paris
Urban Windturbines

GERMANY

Alfred Wegener Institut, Bremerhaven
1988 : 1 LMW 1000 ( for use in Antarctica)
1 LMW 1003 ( for use in Antarctica)
1993 2 LMW 250 ( for use in Antarctica)
Fraunhover Institut Freiburg
1991 : 1 LMW 1003 ( hybrid system with 4 kWp solar and
diesel generator) Röstoc 1992 : 2 LMW 2500 (cathodic protection)
1999/2000 several Fortis wind turbines Passaat and Montana for grid
connection

GREAT BRITAIN

SHELL London
1984 : 2 LMW 600 (installed in Morocco)
1985 : 1 LMW 1000 ( installed at a gas plant in Scotland)
Centre for Alternative Sources of Energy
Wales
1988 : 1 LMW 1003 ( for training and education)
Highland Regional Council
Scoraig Primary School, Scotland
1991 : 1 LMW 3600 (heating and electrification)
Primary School, Isle of Eigg
1994 : 1 LMW 10/7 (heating and electrification)
Windsund, Sunderland
1998 : 1 Fortis Espada (offshore application)
Galeforce
2000/2003 : Fortis Espada, Passaat and Montana
2003 approved for Clear Skies

GREECE

Mr Agelos Assimatopoulos Athens
1989 : 1 LMW 1003
Hellenic Alpine Club Acharnon
1989 : 1 LMW 3600 (hybrid system with 1000 Wp solar)

CREST

1994 : 1 LMW 1003 (test , EC-JOULE project)
1998 : 1 Fortis Montana

HUNGARIA

1 Fortis Passaat for GSM network
2004 : 1 Fortis Montana emergency power system

INDIA

MNES Dehli
1989 : 10 LMW 250
NEDA
Lucknow
1990-1991 : 5 LMW 600
9 LMW 1003
8 LMW 3600
NEPC Madras : Joint Venture production under licence of LMW 1003
2003 : 3 Fortis Montana in Northern India at 6000m high

INDONISIA

LAPAN
1990 -1994 : 33 wind turbines LMW 600 - LMW 1003 and LMW 2500
for village electrification on Java 1997 : 2 Fortis Boreas (2500) rural electrification)
1998 1 Fortis Passaat
1999/2000 : several Fortis Passaat and Montana

IRELAND

MERC
1993 : 1 LMW 3600 grid connected (EC-JOULE project) Prof. Dr Herbwert Geuss
1998 : 1 Fortis Passaat (privat house)
1999 - 2003 : many Fortis Montana, Passaat and Espada

ISRAEL

Military application (border guard)
1998 : 1 LMW 600
1989 : 1 LMW 2500/1003
1991 : 3 LMW 3600 (wind diesel systems)

ITALY

Plasto Work and Wind Engineering
Perugia
1991 : 1 LMW 2500
2004 : 1 Fortis Montana and Passaat

JAPAN

1991 -1994 : 1 LMW 1003 (hybrid system for demonstration in Tokyo) several LMW 1003 and 2500 for grid connection
1999/2000 : Fortis Passaat and AC 500 wind turbines
2001 Fortis Montana and Passaat

KOREA

University of Seoul
1995 : 1 LMW 1003
1998 : 2 Fortis AIR - 12V
1997 : 1 Forits Alize
2000 : 1 Fortis Montana

LYBYA

Centre for Solar Energy Studies
Tripoli
1989 : 1 LMW 1003 and LMW 10/7

LUXEMBOURG

1992 : 1 LMW 2500 (for grid connection)

MAURITANIA

1992 : 3 LMW 1003 (rural electrification)
1995 : 14 LMW 1003 and LMW 2500 wind turbines
(battery charging stations) training for local production)

MAROC

1986-1992 : local production of LMW wind turbine
2002 : 1 Fortis Montana

MALTA

1 Passaat grid tied system for University
2002

MALI

1998 : 1 Fortis Passaat (village electrification)
1999 : 1 Fortis Passaat for water pumping

MONGOLIA

1999 : 6 Fortis Montana for village electrification

MOZAMBIQUE

2004 2 Fortis Montana wind turbine water pumping system PSOM project (Dutch government support)

NAMIBIA

1994 : 11 LMW 250 and LMW 1003

NETHERLANDS

Rijkswaterstaat
Bruinisse
1986/1988 : 30 LMW 150 (off-shore applications)
1 LMW 1003 (off-shore applications)
4 LMW 600 (off-shore applications) NIKHEF Amsterdam
1991 : 1 LMW 1003 (for expedition to Antarctic)
Mr A.van der Kaa
1987 : 1 LMW 1000 (first Dutch hybrid system)
Mr Versteeg Diemen
1989 : 1 LMW
1003 (houseboat)
ORGA Schiedam 1989/1992 : 18 LMW 600 (for beacons)
1988 : 1 LMW 1003(for oil platform)
Technical College Zwolle
1998 : 1 Fortis Montana (grid connection)
Technical College Groningen
1998 : 1 Fortis Passaat (demonstration and education)
ECN (Dutch Energy Research
Institut) Petten 1999 : 1 Fortis Montana
Pilkes 2001 : 2 Fortis Montana grid connected
2001-2004 : Mainly grid tied Fortis Montana wind turbines
2004 Participant in demonstration project for Urban Wind turbines in North part of Netherlands

NIGERIA

Upse
1993 : 1 LMW 250

NORWAY

Frits Gaustad, Trontheim
1990 : 4 LMW 250 (coast guard)
1991 : 1 LMW 1003(radio repeaters)
2001 1 Fortis Passaat (private user)

PERU

Peerensal,Trujilio
1987 : 2 LMW 1003
2003 : 1 Passaat -24V

PORTUGAL

Electrosol, Portimao Codex
1991-1993 : 2 LMW 1003 (privat house with 4kWp solar) Portugese Telecom
1994 : 4 LMW 1000/1003 (repeating stations)
2002 1 Fortis passaat
Oporto University

RUSSIA

Russian-Dutch LMW Windenergy Joint Venture
Khabarovsk
1991-1994 : 40 LMW 1003
4 LMW 3600
5 LMW 10/7
Joint venture LMW 1003 production under licence

SLOVENIJA

2002 : 1 Fortis Passaat in the Mountains

SOUTH AFRICA

1993 : 2 LMW 2500 (electrification of school and hospital)

SPAIN

Consulting International Gijon
1997 and 1998 : 2 Fortis Passaat (battery charging)
Disol - Sevilla
1993 : 1 LMW 1003 (water pumping)
Jaime de Juan Y Pons, Majorca
1987-1990 and 2001 : several Fortis wind turbines Passaat and Montana for villa and restaurant electrification
Cooperative del Mar Rio Frio
Lepe 1989 : 1 LMW 10/7 (EC-Thermie project) Ecotecnia, Barcelona
1994 : 4 LMW 1003 (hybride systems)

SUDAN

Wadi Halva
1991 : 1 LMW 2500

SWEDEN

Svenska Stiftelsen Linby
Dingle
1989 and 1998 : 2 Fortis Montana (battery charging)

SWITSERLAND

Planforum
Winterthur
1998 : 1 Fortis Passaat (grid connection)

NEW ZEALAND

Link Technology
Lower Hutt
1998 ; 1 Fortis Passaat
2000/2001 2 Fortis Montana and Passaat

TAIWAN

3 Fortis Passaat wind turbines Grid tied and Roof top
2003/2004

TURKEY

1999/2001 : 1 Fortis Espada for water pumping
several Fortis Passaat/Montana wind turbines

UKRAINE (CRIMEA)

1 Fortis Alize with 3000 Wp PV system
2001 1 AOC 15/50 wind turbine

URUGUAY

2 Fortis Passaat and Montana
2001/2003

USA

1 Fortis Montana for battery charging and grid tied
2002/2004

UZBEKISTAN

2000 : 1 Fortis Passaat ( UN project)