Windmill power is one very important source of power that needs to be expanded. In a previous post we talked about the possibility of illness that could be caused by living to close to a windmill farm. If that concerns you then you are in luck. Plans for windmill farms located out in the ocean […]
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A Different Spin On Windmill Electricity
Posted in November 10th, 2008
by Donna in Windmill Power
New technology for windmill electricity generation still excites me. While I was surfing I found just that on the website for Boise, Idaho’s channel 7 TV:
“The windmill, called the Blackhawk, is a vertical axis wind turbine with an articulating rotor. The windmill rotates more like a top rather than a clock when faced […]
Good Residential Windmill Info
Posted in October 21st, 2008
It’s good to see that we have good information available to us about home wind power generation. This site looks like a good one. The American Wind Energy Association has good pages about what they label "small wind", which is residential windmill and small business related windmill power.
They provide a ton of useful stuff from […]
Windmill Power of Yesteryear
Posted in October 17th, 2008
by Donna in Windmill Power
Finding sources of sustainable energy is becoming more and more important. But using windmill power to help us work isn’t new. I was looking for information on windmills today, and came across this site. They have a collection of windmills from the early days of the American West, back when windmill power was harnessed to […]
Windmill Design On The Cheap
Posted in October 14th, 2008
by Donna in Windmill Power
With the economy on shaky ground and money possibly becoming tight, we need to look even harder for ways to save cash.
Windmills are a great way to cut down on power bills, but some of those systems run into the thousands of dollars. I have been looking for windmill designs that help cut down on […]
Residential Wind Turbines - Don’t Live to Close
Posted in October 6th, 2008
by Donna in Windmill Farm
The green power that comes from wind turbines is wonderful as long as you don’t live to close to a wind farm.
A pediatrician named Dr. Nina Pierpont has written a book on the medical problems people have had that live very close to wind turbine farms, Wind Turbine Syndrome “likely to […]
Solar Costs - Solar VS Your Electricity Bill
Posted in June 27th, 2008
by Donna in Solar Power
Solar Costs - Solar VS Your Electricity Bill
By Robert Farbe
Developing solar is vital to you. If you are thinking of putting solar on your home, plan ahead. Most people consider a small system like a 3 kilowatt or kw. On average, it would take you five years to pay it off. Some states are giving […]
Home Wind Power
Posted in June 13th, 2008
by Donna in Windmill Power Articles
Wind energy is a plentiful, renewable and clean source of power that can be used in a large range of applications from wind farms through to home wind power. In residential applications a wind turbine, which is installed on top of a tall tower, collects kinetic energy from the wind and converts it to electricity […]
How to Build a Windmill? Check Out This Book
Posted in March 14th, 2008
Would you like to learn to build your own wind turbine? The cost of buying windmills new can be a bit expensive. If you are interested in exactly how windmill works then this book is just the thing for you. If you are in the USA then the European measurements might throw you, but it should […]
Do you have enough wind to use windmill electric power?
Posted in March 14th, 2008
Test the wind around your home to find out if windmill power is for you. This handy little tool is called a Handheld Windspeed Meter. If you have regular winds it can let you know how fast they are moving. This meter has two ranges, the first is 2 to 10 mile per hour, and […]
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