Epicyclic/planetary gears with wind turbine?
I have a motor and am using it to generate power with a small home built wind turbine — can I use planetary gears to increase the power and is there a limit to what gear ratio I can use? Sorry – better explained, I want to increase the revs/min of the motor for a […]
World’s First Wind Powered Movie Theater- The Harvest Moon Twin Drive-in
This is a video shot by the the drive-in fanatic. It showcases the two wind turbines that are now in operation at the Harvest Moon Twin Drive-in, the World’s First Wind Powered Movie Theater. The vertical axis turbine is a Mariah Power Windspire and the taller horizontal axis turbine is a Southwest Windpower Skystream 3.7. […]
Wind Farms Environmentally Beneficial?
I have a debate coming up about the Wolfe Island Wind Turbine Project (The second largest wind farm in Canada). The debate is whether or not the Wolfe Island Wind Project, as well as wind turbines in general, are beneficial to the environment or not. I know there are the simple answers that wind power […]
Wind-Powered Aeroponics vs. Dirt
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UFO Hits Wind Turbine…?
Has anyone heard about this? Over in the UK a wind turbine blade was smashed at 4:00 am. The turbine which is used to generate electric is 290 feet off the ground and the blade is 65 feet long. There are no reports of aircraft hitting it and the wind isn’t strong enough to do […]
The Wind Guys Hummingbird Wind Art! Really Flies in the Breeze! Wind Powered Energy Ornament!
Wind Powered Flying Hummingbird Line Flyer. These and other Line Flyers can be purchased at windguys.net, where The Wind Guys sell their many different Line Flyers. They Demonstrate Wind Power and Wing Lift. Educational and Decorative Ornament. They fly up their line in as little as 5 mph wind. Variable winds, crosswinds and updrafts make […]
Can one buy wind deflectors for solar panels?
I’ve installed some solar panels near the ground, but even though they’re protected from the wind, snow is building up on them. I’d like to install some deflectors to channel the wind up and over the back end of the panels so that less snow builds up on the surface. The strip of panels is […]
Wind and Solar power generation……?
A simple question, hopefully with a simple answer. I need to generate 10,000,000kWh per year via wind and solar power. With 8760 hours in the year, please presume 2500 full hours of good wind. How many turbines do I need and of what rating? What is the most efficient set up? At peak operation I […]
Wind power grid connect
Image taken on 2008-05-20 10:21:15 by lnoonan_blog.
Does Duke Energy buy back wind power in Ohio?
I think they buy solar power (if you generate a ton) but I was wondering if they bought back wind? I was thinking about making some homemade turbines for a winter project.
Solar Cell Panel and Wind Power Generator in Yazakicho-bosai-koen near JR Fuchu-honmachi Station
Image taken on 2009-06-27 18:10:13 by ykanazawa1999.
how can I connect a windmill to my home electrical unit?
the wind spins turbines on the windmill to generate electricity……. do i need to buy some kind of an inverter to hook up the power generated from the windmill to my home?
Wind turbine part 4
Wind turbine: Part 4 Copyright 2009 by LaMar Alexander All rights reserved This is the final video of the wind turbine series showing the wind turbine set up on my cabin and in oppperation
Part 6 of 6. The aeromechanics of wind powered vehicles using rotors for energy conversion.
Theory and basic mechanisms that make wind turbine powered vehicles going directly upwind work are explained by Mac Gaunaa. Furthermore, it is shown that the same theory explain how and why DDFTTW (Directly downwind faster than the wind) work. This is part 6 of 6. The total length of the combined presentation (all six parts) […]
Buliding a wind turbine generator?
Can anyone give me the link to a good site with the step by step procedures of making a wind turbine generator. It is for a school science fair so not something with very expensive parts or anything. Also, I am testing what shaped blades generate the most electricity. Is that a good idea or […]
how do i make a small wind mill model for my science project?
I wanted to make a small wind mill project that can generate a small ammount of electricity. well the project is about conserving electricity,and one of the topic is model of a wind mill that produces electricity so can you please help me out in this one
Wind and Solar Power How-To Number 2
This is the second video of a small power setup using an AirX windmill and 3 80 watt solar panels. For those that are interested in solar and wind power and would like their first clue on how to start this may be of some help.
Windmill turbines, yay or nay in the United States?
Those big pinwheels that are wind powered to generate power. I’ve seen them in Atlantic City, NJ. Do you like them or do you think they should not be put up? I actually would love to see more of them on our coasts. Especially on the uninhibited beaches along the VA peninsula, Georgia coast, & […]
what would make you decide to or not to buy a wind turbine system for your home?
for generating electricity. If you say cost, please indicate what price you WOULD be willing to pay. thanks
5000 Watt VAWT Wind-Powered Area Light
This shows the wind powered area light at night.