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Wind generators designed for the people who keep them running.
Veldane Energy designs direct-drive generators for wind turbines, and designs them so the people who service them can see what they are working on. Open one up in 3D further down the page.
Stock photo, for illustration.
About Veldane
We want more of the world’s electricity to come from wind. We also want the machines that make it to be easy to understand, easy to service and easy to repair. We start with the generator, the part that turns the rotor’s slow turn into electrical power, because it is the part everything else depends on.
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DD-45 Concept
Inside our generator
Turn the Veldane DD-45 Concept, open a hotspot and follow it from the terminal box to the mounting feet.
DD-45 Concept, direct-drive generator · VLD-DD45
- The 3D model is a simplified stand-in for the concept generator.
Spin it. Tap a number.
This box stands in for the live 3D view until the demo twin is published. Nothing is loading.
DD-45/12
Type designation. How a Veldane model code is read.
Code
Meaning
DD
Direct-drive generator, no gearbox
45
Rated power in tenths of a MW, 4.5 MW
/12
Rated speed in rpm
Technical data. VLD-DS-4500_C, 03/2026. Values in SI units.
Type
Direct-drive, three-phase
Rated power
4.5 MW
Rated speed
12 rpm
Rated torque
3.6 MN·m
Rated voltage
690 V
Mass
38 t
Concept product. Fictional specifications.
How the DD-45 is put together
01
Direct drive
In a direct-drive design the rotor turns the generator directly. There is no gearbox between them. That takes a whole assembly out of the nacelle, and with it the parts a gearbox needs. The shaft enters the generator through the opening in the end shield.
02
A frame that sheds heat
A generator turns some of its power into heat, and the heat has to go somewhere. The DD-45 has fins along its frame. They give the heat more surface to leave from, and air moving past carries it away. Keeping the fins clear is part of every service visit.
03
Designed to be serviced
Power leaves the generator through a terminal box with two cable glands. A technician can see the connection points from outside the generator. The generator bolts down on mounting feet, each with a bolt hole, so it can be fitted and refitted in the nacelle.
Sustainability
A wind turbine turns moving air into electricity without burning fuel while it runs. That is why we build for wind. It is not the whole story, so we hold ourselves to three design principles.
01
Repair before replace.
A part you can reach is a part you can fix.
02
Plan for the end of life.
We design the generator so its main materials can be separated.
03
Say less, prove more.
This concept page carries no emissions or efficiency figures and no certifications. A real company's page would carry audited ones.
These are concept statements by a fictional company.
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Veldane Energy is a concept company, so there are no openings and no sales team.
VLD-DS-4500_C · 03/2026
VLD-DW-4500_A · 01/2026
VELDANE
Veldane Energy, concept company
Aberdeen, Scotland
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Concept brand. Fictional company, demo for DITTO by Grey State Development.
Model: Electric Motor (high poly) by Scarecrow_original, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: material colors set.