The base version of the 11 kW Gaia-Wind turbine was developed 10 years ago, in keeping with the ‘Danish design’ - well known as the design basis for large wind turbines. Since then, some 150 Gaia-Wind turbines have been erected, most of them in Denmark. Mita-Teknik A/S, the leading supplier of controls for large wind turbines, has owned Gaia Wind A/S for the past 6 years and during this period has stamped its professionalism on the organisation. The leading investor and Managing Director of the new Gaia-Wind is Johnnie Andringa. With a background in large wind turbine design, Mr Andringa founded Mecal BV in his native Netherlands and spent 12 years as Managing Director of the company. More recently, he gained experience in the management of a small wind turbine company operating in the fast-growing United Kingdom market.