Homemade Wind Turbine Very Popular The homemade wind turbine or diy (do it yourself) wind turbine has become very popular as the number of large industrial sized wind turbines as spread across the country. A homemade wind turbine comes in one of two basic formats; horizontal axis wind turbine hawt, or vertical axis wind turbine [...]
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Climate Change – It’s on everyone’s lips now Democratic Nominee Obama Vows to Defeat Climate Change Environment News Service - 14 hours ago Gore hailed, warns against McCain, climate change Reuters - 19 hours ago ‘Rich nations should give money to fight climate change‘ Times of India, India - 2 hours ago Lawmakers agree on action plan to [...]
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Clean Coal Does NOT Exist Some lobbyist would tell you that “clean coal” is just as good as burning Natural Gas in electrical generating stations. They may talk of test sites and government support. In virtually all cases, the companies involved in “clean coal” have given up on these unproven technologies. To quote Eric Redman on [...]
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Small DIY Wind Turbines Taking Flight As the price of fuel and electricity increases, so does the interest in do it yourself (diy) wind turbines. These small, household or cottage sized wind turbines will generate enough power to charge a set of batteries. Later, you can convert this power into standard household current for your use. [...]
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How much power can a small wind turbine produce? Warning: a little bit of math follows – not to hard, bear with us. We will give examples for 2 small turbines, one with 2 foot blades and one with 4 foot blades. Power AVAILABLE in the wind = .5 x air density x swept area [...]
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Just Returned from Green Living Show – Toronto Lots of ideas packed into a relatively small space and something for everyone. From soaps, lotions, and foods, to bikes, cars, solar thermal, PV and wind turbines. Most ”seen” product – eco friendly cleaners Most popular with my wife – hand lotions including hand massage Most popular for [...]
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Wind Turbines Make Great Science Project There are several do-it-yourself wind turbine projects featured on the internet. Some are available in kit form while others give you a detailed parts list and instructions. The projects vary in size and complexity so any grade level can get involved. We have a good wind turbine project listed here for [...]
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How Much Power Will I Get From A Wind Turbine? You’ve checked your power bills for the last 12 months and know how much power you use. Your local power distribution company allows you to Net Meter, so you can produce power and just put it onto the grid, no expensive batteries and charge controllers. [...]
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