The DuoGen combined water / wind generator produces
enough electricity to run most, if not all, of your
on-board equipment |
FACT: Towing
a water impeller as you sail is the most efficient and
effective way to recharge your yacht's batteries. |
FACT: DuoGen
in water mode produces a steady 8 amps at 6 knots, 11
amps at 7 knots, 16 amps at 8 knots. |
FACT: DuoGen
is easy to deploy, troublefree to run, non-intrusive,
simple to recover. |
The well-equipped cruising yacht incorporates an increasing
range of electrical and electronic equipment designed
to make cruising on board simpler, safer and more enjoyable.
Welcome as these innovations are, they impose increasing
demands for electricity on the ship's batteries. A modern
cruising yacht may well be operating auto pilot, radar,
as well as marine radio, computerised plotting, pressurised
water and navigation lights. None of this equipment is
of any use if the ship's batteries are flat. |
DuoGen in water
mode produces more power to help run your on-board electrical
and electronic equipment as you sail, without the worry
of flat batteries. |
Ideal Renewable Energy Device |
As committed yachtsmen, we at DuoGen are well aware
of this problem, and sought to address it by considering
what constituted the ideal renewable energy device for
use aboard a yacht. Based on extensive discussions with
experienced yachtsmen, a product specification was drawn
up and used as the basis of a development programme which
has led in time to the production of the DuoGen machine.
Many existing systems, promise large electrical outputs
in very high wind speeds. This is of limited use to most
yachtsmen who generally avoid high wind speeds, and do
most of their sailing in more benign Beaufort numbers.
This is when most power is actually consumed aboard a
yacht and, by definition, when most power is required
to replace it. |
Maximise Generation While Cruising |
All yachtsmen, however, already own a large wind machine,
and that is the yacht herself. Whereas a normal micro
turbine, suitable for mounting on a yacht, may intercept
7 - 10 square feet of air stream, the sails of a typical
cruising yacht will intercept many times that figure.
For this reason, the way to maximise generation whilst
cruising is by drawing energy from the yacht's motion
through the water rather than directly from the wind.
This fact has not been entirely lost on the marine industry
and several wind/water combinations are available
They tend to be adaptations of single purpose machines
and are characterised by being problematic to deploy and
recover, and time-consuming to switch from one mode to
another. |
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Newsflash!
For the first time ever, the DuoGen Wind/Water Generator and the D400 Wind Generator will be on display in Florida, USA, this week. It is not often that you see ‘something new’ at a boat show, so don’t miss the opportunity to see these great products.
Our US distributor, Southeast Marine Services, has a booth at the St Petersburg Boat Show and Strictly Sail, which runs from December 4th through to December 7th. Larry Janke will be pleased to demonstrate, and discuss with you how the DuoGen or D400 can be installed on your yacht.
The Show is held at the Mahaffey Theater Yacht Basin, 400 First Street South, St Petersburg, Florida 33701.
Closer to home for European customers, the products will feature on the stand of our exclusive French distributor, ATMB Marine, at the Paris Boat Show. This is one of the biggest boat shows in the world, featuring 1,200 exhibitors and 1,400 product brands, and more than 270,000 visitors are expected.
The Salon Nautic de Paris runs from 5th to 14th December, so don’t miss the opportunity to visit the ATMB stand and discuss your onboard energy requirements with Elie Menard and the team.
The London International Boat Show 2009, at ExCel in Docklands, takes place in January from the 9th to the 18th. The DuoGen team has moved to the North Hall this year, and we look forward to welcoming you.
Boot Dusseldorf follows from January 17th to the 25th. More details about these shows in the next week or so. |
DuoGen's water mode in action. Picture of Nimrod during ARC2004, kindly provided by Andy Williams.
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