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Wind Turbine Kits – How To Guide

Instructions to build your own small windmill or mini wind turbine as with Wind Turbine Kits. Windmills are rather simple machines powered by wind energy. Wind turbines make use of wind to turn rotating blades. In earlier times, windmills were used to produce energy to grind grain and pump water. Nowadays, windmills are used to turn… Read the rest

How Much Power Can Windfarms Generate?

Countries like the UK have and advantage, they are very windy and wind has the potential to meet the UK’s power demands three times over. If the UK would use its coastline for offshore wind power generation it could have a constant supply of non polluting energy. But wind energy will still have to be supplemented… Read the rest

Google Contest recognises Jellyfish Wind Turbine Invention

High hopes for a Seattle man – will his Jellyfish wind turbine receive worldwide support from Google users? A Seattle inventor named Chad Maglaque decided to enter his wind turbine invention in Google’s “Project 10 to the 100th” contest and this got people talking. To celebrate the company’s 10th birthday, Google campaigns a contest, which will… Read the rest

Faster growth for lesser established wind energy regions

Strong wind energy potential can be found with large areas of open land much across the US. These open land areas are rated windy enough for efficient power generation and a shallow continental shelf along the Atlantic shoreline. Up to 2007, the largest sales were accounted for the West South Central sub-region with 33 percent… Read the rest

10 Amazing Things Wind Can Do

WIND POWER 10 Amazing Things Wind Can Do Although the use of wind power is documented to go back to 300 BC, where the wind was used to power furnaces, the first modern wind turbines were built much later, in the early 1980’s. Energy generation through wind is still young and every year there are more… Read the rest

5 Great Movies Where The Wind Blows

Just a great selection of movies where the wind blows. Most of these you will have seen, but if you haven’t, go rent a copy and relax. All of them are first class!… Read the rest

Can old windmills run extra power too? – Net Metering

How brilliant would it be if you could see your electric meter turn anti-clockwise? In other words, would it not be nice to get $’s from the power company for a change? This is the concept of ‘net metering.’ This is a brand new idea….expand net metering to more hosts. One fact we have to admit… Read the rest

Building My Own Small Wind Turbines Saves Money Every Day

A personal letter from Tim Barrett – Manchester, New Hampshire – USA Have you ever thought of generating your own free energy using wind power? Then this personal letter might interests you as Tim Barrett is going to share his own personal experience with you. To start with, he’ll give you a run down of… Read the rest

Does wind power generated energy make financial sense? If yes, who for?

Homeowners, developers, architects, farm owners, public sector clients and businesses are the ideal target customer group for self-build, wind-powered energy generating projects. Design, installation, and support are the key factors for the successful operation of a wind turbine project on your own turf. Tailor-made solutions are widely available for all types of interest groups. As no… Read the rest

Building Your Own Residential Windmill Power System

A windmill is a device that captures wind energy and converts it into other types of energy. Wind powers rotating blades, making mechanical energy, which in turn produces electrical energy. The windmill is a very useful machine in times of energy crisis. In the past, windmills were used to pump water, grind corn and towing boats.… Read the rest