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23 Nov 2023, RNZ - Renewable energy generator, a game changer in emergencies
After our exhibit at the NZ Agricultural Show in 2023, Bill was invited to talk with Jesse Mulligan from RNZ about the PowerCrate and rural energy resilience in NZ
22 Nov 2023, ODT - Generator Wins Innovation Award
A short article in the Otago Daily Times after winning the innovation award at the NZ Agricultural Show , November 15th-17th 2023.
19 Dec 2018, Stuff - The Kiwi company taking on the wind with a small scale turbine
Bill Curries discusses the single-blade Thinair with Stuff Magazine in the early days of commercialisation
PHW joins the Infrastructure Sustainability Council
Powerhouse Wind is now a member of ISC - the Infrastructure Sustainability Council - which accredits projects in NZ and Australia for their sustainability. We now have both a member profile, and an ISupply profile on which the PowerCrate is listed . By joining ISC we...
Southern Field Days PowerCrate Demo
PowerCrate® had a perfect outing last week at Southern Field Days... "Departed on Friday, delivered on Monday, deployed on Tuesday, demo'ed on Wednesday....." It's a common theme of ours. PowerCrate is a turnkey system housed in a portable 20ft container module and...
PowerCrate at Yealands Estate Winery
Powerhouse Wind collaborates with Marlborough Energy and Yealands Estate Winery to place a PowerCrate at the viticulture office of the Seaview vineyard. The vineyard already is grid connected and also served by a large solar array and some small wind turbines (see...
Powerhouse Wind Wins Innovation Prize
Powerhouse Wind were chuffed to win the innovation prize for our PowerCrate® at The New Zealand Agricultural Show in November 2023. This was a key recognition for a product aimed at empowering rural New Zealand and built out of Thinair™ ! Bill and Tim gleefully hold...
Powerhouse Wind Launches PowerCrate®
Powerhouse Wind has officially launched PowerCrate® with the installation of its first show unit in Dunedin. PowerCrate is a turnkey off-grid energy solution for remote businesses and residential homes. It is classified as a hybrid generator harvesting renewable...
Production of the Thinair Wind Turbine
An interesting benefit of the single blade design is that the turbine can be packed with the rotor fully assembled. Marie-Laure developed this concept as part of her recent internship with Powerhouse Wind. Two ThinAir wind turbines packed and ready to ship. Final...
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