Dutch Forces: tulips and windmills reinvented
Pontis Engineering is partnering in a new and completely Dutch project: TULYP Wind. TULYP Wind, powered by Arkom Windpower B.V., is an innovative wind turbine that makes it possible to generate profitable wind energy in complex environments. Noise pollution, risk contours, shadow flicker, horizon effects…. quite a few challenges have to be overcome in order to set up a successful wind project in densely populated areas, while there certainly is a need for this.
With Tulyp Wind, Arkom brings together "Dutch forces" to solve this problem. TULYP Wind is a vertical axis 300kW wind turbine with tulip shaped airfoils. With a tip height of 60 meter, a low noise level and a small risk contour TULYP Wind is easily integrated in urban, industrial and port areas. Outside of the Netherlands, TULYP Wind is perfectly suited for microgrid solutions and decentralized energy generation. Recently Arkom received full support from the Dutch Government (RVO.nl) to develop and build this innovative TULYP Wind turbine.
Pontis Engineering is responsible for the development of the rotor blades of the TULYP from design to production. The first prototypes are expected in early 2019.