2019 Blog Articles

Our toughest wind turbine, the LE-v150 Extreme, is now even tougher

Our toughest wind turbine, the LE-v150 Extreme, has got even tougher with the introduction of stainless steel rotor blades to this vertical axis wind turbine. Perfect for use in applications where a traditional horizontal axis turbine simply couldn’t survive prolonged periods of storm-force winds, the LE-v150 Extreme is suited to powering industrial and research equipment in mountainous areas or coastal sites. We recommend this wind...

Celebrating delivering "Local Power Worldwide" in over 59 countries

This year, Leading Edge is celebrating 10 years in business, delivering "Local Power Worldwide". During this time, we have supplied our wind turbines to customers - large and small, end users as well as large organisations - in over 59 countries, on all 7 continents. We pride ourselves in developing wind turbines that will survive the most challenging environments. Our LE-v50 Extreme and LE-v150 Extreme vertical axis wind tur...

Renewable power deployed in disaster-prone British Virgin Islands

Getting power back online after a disaster is essential – for relief operations so teams can communicate and allocate resources to where they are needed most, for medical teams providing first aid and to power water purification equipment. Renewable power comprising a hybrid solar/wind system provides essential electricity to help a community get back on its feet. The system doesn’t require fuel to keep it running, ...

Designing a bespoke off-grid power system - here's our approach

At Leading Edge, our professional and personal service includes a bespoke design service, offering unrivalled expertise. We calculate power output for individual months over the year for both solar and wind, making sure both forms of green energy meet your power requirements. By adding a 20% safety margin should unusual weather patterns occur, we ensure the system continues to function 24/7. Here's our approach...

Flood & Coast 2019 - planning for climate resilient future

Whether you call it Climate Change or even a Climate Emergency, there's no doubt we can already see the impact of a changing climate with increased flooding and summer heatwaves. The upcoming Flood & Coast 2019 conference and exhibition looks at flood and coast erosion risk, resilience and response. Leading Edge Power is exhibiting, we're on Stand D25 so come and see our off-grid power solutions used for telemetr...

Join us at International Disaster Management Exhibition 2019

When the unfortunate event of disaster occurs and the infrastructure of a community is devastated, Leading Edge Power steps in providing renewable power for essential equipment in IDP camps. Key areas of the camp can be kept lit at night (catering and toilets) and essential equipment, such as security cameras and WIFI connectivity, can continue to be powered. Next week at the International Disaster Management Exhibition in London...

With arrival of Spring, marine users power up for the 2019 season

Today is the first day of Spring and yacht and sailing boat owners are busy getting their craft ready for the 2019 season. With all of us looking to reduce our reliance on fossil fuels, the demand for green power generation has never been stronger. Why not reduce the need to run the engine to keep batteries topped up by choosing ever more efficient marine solar panels - glass-fronted, walkable semi-flexible and flexible panels. Maint...

Off Grid power Innovation gets remote communities connected

Here is a great off-grid installation featuring the Leading Edge PowerBox™. This bespoke off-grid power systems is a stand-alone self-contained unit delivering a 50W continuous load, even through the Scottish winter. The PowerBox is running a 4G broadband network on the top of a hill, to the valley below in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. Helicoptered into position, the kit has 280W of on-board solar panels and the Leading Edge LE-...

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