This is hilarious

[Rolfe]

I thought we were talking about wind turbines. There's a lot of wind around here so I have looked into it, but unless you can mount the thing on a very high pole, and it's not so close to habitation that it's going to drive you nuts, it's not really on. Farmhouses and isolated rural homes have them.

 

[siteguru]

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I’m kinda hankering after a hydroelectric setup today ️

Looks like the weather missed us and hit your way ... thunderstorms forecast but it's been overcast but dry here today (so far).

 

[Archev]

Looks like the weather missed us and hit your way ... thunderstorms forecast but it's been overcast but dry here today (so far).

Oh I AM ever so glad - really

 

[Bam Bam]

Yeah, we were talking about wind.

Microgeneration wind isn't a go-er, unlike solar. You need height and no buildings or trees nearby.

Gary summarises the issue here.



Engineering with Rosie is a good channel for the physics of wind power and how they have got bigger and bigger over time.

 

[Gadget Geek]

Yeah, we were talking about wind.

Microgeneration wind isn't a go-er, unlike solar. You need height and no buildings or trees nearby.

Not entirely accurate:

 

[Archev]

Not entirely accurate:

Very interesting- I like the last one with no easily visible blades. Very neat looking.

 

[Gadget Geek]

I like the O-Wind design. Very clever the way it can catch wind from any direction.

 

[Archev]

I like the O-Wind design. Very clever the way it can catch wind from any direction.

Even from the owner - but that might tax it’s structural integrity depending on what’s over on the “what’s for dinner tonight “ section

 

[Everest]

Not enough windy days, too expensive to install and too much maintenance needed for domestic wind generation to have acceptable ROI, IMHO - unless you live on very windy hillside.