GB Windpumps – Winner of the British Pump Industry 2004 Environmental Contribution of the Year Award for the new 1.8m Poldaw Windpump
Pumping Life into the Countryside
GB Windpumps is committed to the development, supply and installation of pumping equipment that uses renewable energy and so makes a positive contribution to the global environment.
The drain on the world’s energy resources by electric pumps is well documented. They use 20% of the world’s energy, and as many as 80% are oversized for the job they have to do.
This is why GB Windpumps has added a 1.8m windpump to its Poldaw range, creating an appropriately sized and commercially viable unit for domestic water supply requirements, water features and applications where limited liquid capacities are the norm.
By developing the 1.8m version alongside its 3.5m and 5m Poldaw models, GB Windpumps is able to offer environmentally sound pumping equipment to a much larger marketplace. As a consequence, there are now more pumping applications than ever before for which renewable energy is a viable option.
The 1.8m Poldaw windpump is supplied with a six metre tower and is manufactured, fully galvanised, in materials that can be recycled after use. The tower is designed with hinged feet so that it can be assembled horizontally at ground level, before being safely and easily winched into place. It can be assembled on site by the GB Windpumps team, or it can be supplied with comprehensive instructions to enable customers to install the unit themselves.
The 3.5m and 5m range of Poldaw windpumps can be used with lift pumps from two to 12 inches in diameter, depending on site conditions and capacity requirements. The 1.8m windhead can be matched with two to six inch units. Lift pumps can also be supplied with priming chambers, for limited suction lifts, when it is not possible for the pumps to be submerged in the pumping medium.
The introduction of the GB Windpumps 1.8m windhead unit will bring wind power to a wider range of applications than ever before, at economically acceptable prices. As a result, little now stands in the way of wind power becoming the acceptable renewable source of energy for pumps all over the world.